IMPROVING the economic status of women in the country is a policy priority of the government. This was according to Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), Freda Rangirei during the Australian Government’s partnership with Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) through Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Business Networking…
CHARLES Elliot Fox, a populated community high school (CHS) in the southern region of Malaita is yet to fully resume its academic classes for this semester. This is because most of its teaching staff from both primary and secondary are yet to return to the school following the end of the mid-year break, it was…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned people not to abuse or threaten our front liners. Speaking during his nationwide address on Monday, the Prime Minister said he was informed that some members of the public are abusing and threatening our vaccination teams. “Please respect our front liners as they are doing their duty to protect…
Guadalcanal Province Premier, Francis Sade has reportedly signed a contract for the supply of exercise books for the Guadalcanal Provincial Schools in return for a commission, according to documents obtained by the Solomon Star. The document, sighted by this paper showed Premier Sade signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with road construction firm, NAYA Company…
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be conducting a Render Safe Procedure task at AJ gravel site, from 8am to 2pm at the upper Lungga River in East of Honiara, Tuesday. Officer In-charge (OIC) EOD team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “This was in response to a UXO…
THE long shadow of fear which gripped Honiara prior to the outbreak of the so-called ethnic tension some two decades ago returned on Monday as a group demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stood firm on their demand. Members of the group, numbering in their hundreds assembled in various parts of the city,…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner designate to the Independent state of Papua New Guinea (PNG) His Excellency William McDonald Soaki was commissioned, Monday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare administered the Commissioning ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Jeremiah Manele, senior Government…
CENTRAL Coast FC is back at the top of the Telekom S-league (TSL) table with 25 points following their eighth win of the 2021/2022 TSL season at Lawson Tama, Sunday. Coast edged past a determined Solomon Warriors side 1-0 to give them the lead three points ahead of Warriors and four points from third place…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Makira-Ulawa Province Extension office has boosted Maepua model farm in Central Makira with the delivery of new agricultural machines. MAL based Makira-Ulawa extension officers officially handed over the inputs worth around $33,000.00 to Maepua Model farm through Banabas Tolei and a farmer group consist of over…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) has delayed the start of semester 2, 2021. The reason behind this is to allow students, schools, and academic staff to better prepare for the new semester. Classes will now begin on August 16, 2021, and not August 9, 2021 as previously planned by the university. The decision…