TWO teenagers accused of setting fire to the leaf hut at Parliament house last November will face the court again tomorrow. The boys aged 16 and 17 who cannot be named for legal reasons are both facing one count each of arson. Their matter was previously listed for mention yesterday. A check to the Magistrate’s…
UGHELE village on South Rendova, Western Province celebrated New Year 2022 on Sunday. This was because it is an Adventist village. Like other Adventist villages in the country and across the globe they couldn’t celebrate the New Year on Friday night and Saturday because they have to welcome the Sabbath day. Ughele Village has five…
Christmas and New Year celebrations need to be meaningful to each of us while preparing for these two events. This message was highlighted during the Christmas day celebration at a small Catholic Community in Toghala village, Ranoggah Island, Western Province. Despite many people celebrating with liquor during those events, the message was highlighted during the…
RNZI: Seventeen people have been recognised in the New Year’s honours for their services to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Faumuina Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga leads the New Year’s Honours list for Pacific recipients. She was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Pacific health and tertiary education.…
Dear Editor – The SI government has been urging all those that remain without being fully vaccinated in the Solomon Islands to do so to prevent catching Covid-19 When perhaps it would be thought inconceivable for Covid to reach Antartica, then the following RNZ report makes for sobering reading and should prove food for thought.…
Dear Editor – In the past year the Solomon Islands had many tragic incidents to report and I felt deep personal sadness reading of incidents involving the loss of life but a story by Allen Waitara written in June 2020 and shared by the SIBC left its mark and has stayed with me. I will…
Dear Editor – We are at the start of New Year and my hopes for a better year, and future, for the Solomon Islands focuses I believe on re-creating national unity and on ethical journalism and the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair, truthful and thorough, ethical standards MASI is working hard to…
Dear Editor – New technology must be adopted to change life and work for the better in a future Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands has capably and effectively made use of new technology in using video conferencing and “zoom” use to communicate at a time when the Covid pandemic has seen travel and conferencing at…
Dear Editor – The Solomon Islands in past years issued some wonderful revenue stamps illustrating its history, culture, music, dance, historical events and its flora and fauna. The art of stamp collecting by agents and individuals remains strong and some countries receive considerable income from the production and sale of its stamps. What is the…
Dear Editor – It is reassuring that the supply of riot equipment by the PRC to the RSIPF comprises non lethal items, and any future consignments, as hinted at by Minister Dickson Mua, should also be non-lethal and in further support of the RSIPF’s ability to deal with public order disturbances in compliance with the…