A CLAIM for compensation payment by members of the National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force (NRSF) has resurfaced after more than 30 years of false promises by successive OUR Party-led governments. The NRSF Veteran Association re-lodged the claim last week on behalf of its 446 members who served on the Solomon Islands-Papua New Guinea Sea border…
SAINT Joseph Tenaru Catholic School has confirmed it has enrolled additional students into its Form 1 and Form 4 classes for this following approval from the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD). Recently, the school’s management approved an enrolment limit of 40 students for each of its two Form 1 classes as well…
FOLLOWING the departure of the first three Solomon Islands young footballers Raphael Le’ai, Rovu Boyers and Javin Wae to Australia last week after securing moves to various clubs in Australia for the Australia National Premier League (NPL) 2025/2026 season, another three Solomon Islands footballers have followed suit. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) confirmed this upon…
A newly elected Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Tandai Ward in North West Guadalcanal, Henry Suia Maenu’u has made a passionate appeal for increased investment in the tourism sector. In his opening speech during the Sine Die Motion last week, Maenu firstly thanked his constituents for their trust and support. He is promising…
SOLOMON ISLANDS could be amongst the top 100 gold exporting countries in the world, if government agencies kept accurate records on the annual export of the precious metal. Poor record keeping is blamed for mineral exports over the years, robbing the government of tens of millions of export dollars. Coordination is said to be weakest…
DAY in and day out and in rain or shine, the state-of-the-art National Referral Hospital (NRH) Comprehensive Medical Centre (CMC), which was officially handed over by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Cai Weiming to the Solomon Islands Government last Friday, will stand as a reminder of two overarching factors. The first…
In the picturesque town of Gizo western provincial capital, where resilience flows as freely as the sea breeze, young people are rising above challenges to craft productive futures. Among them is 34-year-old Hence Ghoni, a beacon of hope for his peers in Paelonge, West Gizo’s Simboro community. Life in the Solomon Islands often comes with…
SOLOMON Islands Postal Corporation (SIPC) has officially opened its new office building in Auki on Friday. This marks a significant milestone in the expansion of postal services in the country. Malaita Province Premier Elijah Asilaua, representatives from local businesses, and senior staff of Solomon Post, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alfred Ghemu attended the…
A BUILDING being constructed in Gizo, Western Province, by a foreign businessman to accommodate his printing business, has sparked fears amongst local printing businesses. The proposed foreign-owned printing business has drawn criticisms from locals who feel that the introduction of a foreign-operated printing service could negatively impact local entrepreneurs who rely this service for their…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has endorsed the plan for the establishment of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation’s (SIBC’s) Wantok FM in Auki. This was announced by Premier Elijah Asilaua at the 2024/2025 Revised Budget Meeting recently. He said the MPG has already endorsed the plan to host SIBC’s Wantok FM 96.3 in Auki. “Soon,…