Dear Editor – I am writing to express my deep concern about the alarming rise of Gender- Base Violence (GBV) in the Solomon Islands, which is a violation of basic human rights. Recent media reports have shown an increase in GBV which is a very grave concern. As a signatory to International human rights treaties like the Convention…
Dear Editor – As a citizen of Samoa, I am writing to express my frustrations about the Poor Governance happening in our country. While the country is getting ready for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) next week, there has been a lot of effort put in by the Public Sector to ensure a…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele MP officially launches the Samasodu telecommunication tower in Isabel. In a small but historical ceremony at the Solomon Towers Limited, STL, head office, Prime Minister Manele had the honour of making the first official text, video and phone calls to distinguished community leaders at Samasodu village in the Hograno, Kia,…
Five students from Selwyn College will represent the country in the ‘Youth Ambassadors for World Tsunami Awareness’ program in Kumamoto, Japan next week. The weeklong program will take place from October 19 to 25. The form four students, chosen for their outstanding academic achievements, will depart for Japan this Thursday, accompanied by their college principal,…
SOLOMON Islands National Museum is amongst the first cultural heritage institutions in the region to be accessed virtually. This followed its launching last week under a project supported by the British and High Commission Offices. “Today the Solomon Islands National Museum becomes one of the first cultural heritage institutions in the region to have an openly…
Solomon Islands has registered its interest to partner with the gulf region of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the area of Labour Mobility. This came soon after the country established its embassy there. Solomon Islands’ focus is on strengthening cooperation and secure opportunities and arrangements that will increase the participation of Solomon Islanders in UAE’s…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, received a courtesy call from the visiting Minority Clerk of the U.S. Senate, Paul Grove. Mr. Grove is in the country as part of an assessment and review of foreign assistance and security programs by the U.S. Department of State. In the brief meeting, the Prime Minister spoke highly of…
Hailing last weekend’s Melanesian music-oriented Bonfire Festival in Honiara a major success, Bronze sponsor Tourism Solomons has described the event as providing an ideal blueprint for local event planners – be the event musical, cultural or sporting – to start looking at ways these events can be promoted in overseas markets. Tourism Solomons CEO (acting),…
In an exciting display of rugby, Our National Women’s 7s had a series of thrilling friendly matches over the weekend with the visitors New South Wales (NSW), Sydney-based rugby club, the Briars Women’s Rugby. The friendlies were held at Town Ground Rugby Stadium on Saturday. With the series of friendly matches, the Solomon Islands National women’s 7s team has…
Senior supervisory officials from the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sunday October 6, 2024, visited SAPE farm in North Guadalcanal. The MARA team comprised of YAN Shi, President of AMI, MARA, and LIU Jinping, AMI, MARA Division Director…