MAINTENANCE work has been completed and Aviation already declared Gwaunaru’u airport safe to received flights after an inspection, but all those efforts were in vain when landowners refused to sign the reviewed Memorandum of Understanding with the Government and Malaita Provincial Government on Tuesday this week. Malaita premier Peter Ramohia said the delegation of landowners…
A $3.7 MILLION payment government made to owners of Sun Express was financial support towards the business. That was according to Special Secretary to Prime Minister Rence Sore. He was responding to public criticisms and concern about the controversial payment. Mr Sore said the payment does not covers the costs of damage to the boat…
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A SOLID waste management workshop for counterparts in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu is currently underway in Honiara. Participants from respective countries in government, city councils including relevant organizations are here for this three days’ workshop that started on Wednesday. This is part of JICA under its J-PRISM program under its pilot projects…
AN INFLUENTIAL facilitator of the Sycamore Tree Program in the country says that our country’s justice system could be merged with the justice system encouraged by our churches so that unresolved issues can be heard. Simon Mani made the statement in an interview with this paper on Tuesday, as it is one of the challenges…
The United States of America and Solomon Islands will commemorate the 73nd anniversary of the landing of the U.S. Marines and the Battle of Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942. U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu, Walter North, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Operations Officer Colonel Michael Gann, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far…
The reconstruction of the Fiu bridge in Central kwara’ae, Malaita province is currently under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) assessment program. That was according to the Malaita provincial Premier Peter Channel Ramohia in a brief interview with this paper on Wednesday in Auki. He said, some other bridges in the province that had been…
“We should see us as a nation building.” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made this statement when he hosted a dinner with Makira and Ulawa provincial government executive and officials. His pointed that Makira as any other province should not see them as from Makira, a term he used as individual but as Solomon islander. “Let…
Committee organizing the recent Malaita summit has handed over its report to the Malaita Provincial Government yesterday. Premier Peter Ramohia received the report on behalf of his government. Provincial Member Leslie Kwaiga and coordinator of the Malaita conference planning Committee and his deputy coordinator Dr. Judson Lee Leafasia presented the report. The handing over ceremony…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) Education Division in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Scouts Association has organized a training for flag rising among the schools in the city. HCC Chief Education Officer Wayne Koebule said, this is part of the DCC Government through the endorsement of the Ministry of Education to revive the daily flag…