ADB reactivates multi-billion-dollar Greater Honiara City Plan, an Auki City Master Plan to follow suit THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is believed to have indicated to the Government its willingness to reactivate plans for a Greater Honiara City Master Plan. A similar design for the Greater Auki City would follow. The multi-billion-dollar project is expected…
Hearing of Maenu’u, Garu petition strikeout applications, Aug 30 THE High Court has set down August 30 to hear the applications to strike out the petition cases filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau-Mbaelelea Ben Maenu’u and MP for West Guadalcanal Moses Garu. High Court judge Michael Collin Pitakaka set down the dates when he…
SOLOMON Islands could benefit from India’s example by establishing a museum that is dedicated to all Prime Ministers who have served the country since independence in 1978. Such a museum would provide the younger generation with insight into the nation’s history, showcasing the contributions and challenges faced by its leaders after gaining independence from Great…
A STARLINK Satelite Disk for Luesalemba Provincial Secondary School (LPSS) was delivered to the Project’s Fundraising Committee by the Tinakula Festival Association Committee 2024 on Tuesday. The handing over was done at the Geotech Positioning Solutions Limited Office, fulfilling their promise to donate an internet disk for the school. After a fundraising drive last Saturday…
MALAITANS living in Taro, Choiseul Province, last week gathered to celebrate Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary. Malaita Province celebrated its Second Appointed Day every August 15 to commemorate its attainment of provincial status on 15 August 1983. The Malaita Day event in Taro was not only a cultural celebration as it provided a platform…
AUSTRALIA marks the return this week of the final members deployed under the Solomons International Assistance Force (SIAF), after supporting the successful delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games and 2024 Joint Elections. SIAF was established after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) responded within 24 hours to Solomon Islands’ call for…
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students who graduated on Thursday have been urged to step out into the world of employment with courage and use their qualification to uplift their families and contribute to national development. Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu uttered the words of encouragement during the university’s annual graduation ceremony at the…
THE country on Thursday witnessed about 174 qualified teachers completing their studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The Teachers In Training (TIT) have pursued training program over the past years and have graduated with certificates, diplomas and graduate diplomas in teaching. A graduation ceremony organized by SINU on Wednesday at the Seventh Day…
CLOSE to 200 marijuana plants have been uprooted by Police officers in Auki, Malaita near Ngadefiu village in Central Kwara’ae on Tuesday, 20th August. Community leaders of Ngadefiu village have been working together with the Auki police for the uproot of the marijuana plants and arrest of the alleged suspect, a statement issued by Police Media…
MP Vokia and wife Ethel and co-accused election conspiracy case dismissed by High Court due to contradictory testimonies THE Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal, Jamie Vokia, his wife Ethel and three others who were tried on the charges of conspiracy to defeat justice and interfere with a witness in relation to the…