Caretaker premiers Harrison Benjamin and Christian Burley Mesepitu reinstated after their premature vacation of office following the dissolution of the Western and Choiseul provincial assemblies in June this year THE Caretaker Premiers of Choiseul Province and Western Province have been reinstated as Caretaker premiers following their premature vacation of office after the provincial assemblies of…
The High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana to the Solomon Islands presented her letter of credentials to the Governor General, Sir David Vunagi at government house yesterday. Botswana’s High Commissioner, Her Excellency Dorcas Makgato’s visit to the Governor General was a start to an eventful day on Thursday with courtesy calls being made to…
THE Electoral Office has announced December 14, 2022 as the election date for the Western and Choiseul Provincial Assembly elections. Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Fredrick Bosoboe, announced this date after the election date was officially published in the gazette by the Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strenthening, Rollen Seleso, marking the opening of nominations.…
THE soon to be registered political group ‘IUMI For Change (U4C)’ led by the Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, will hold its first public awareness talk in the provincial capital, Auki, today. The group has successfully elected its interim committee last month will start its awareness programme at the Auki Central Market at 10am. According to…
The Hon. Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), the Hon. Rollen Seleso handed over a 73 meters 12 classroom block to the school chairman, school management, parents and students of Hoffi Community High School at Koviloko Ward, Maringe, Isabel Province. The handing over ceremony was attended by more than a thousand people from…
Visit by the Switzerland-based Glencore PLC to Kolosori is dubbed a good economic news for the country PACIFIC Nickel Mines Ltd’s multi-million dollar investment in the rich Kolosori nickel deposit on Isabel may have attracted the world’s largest commodity trader to Solomon Islands. A team from the Switzerland-based Glencore Public Limited Company [PLC] slipped in…
Solomon Islands can learn a lot from the South African country of Botswana in economic development. Formerly one of the world’s poorest countries in the late 1960s, Botswana with a population of around 2.6 million people is now transformed into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare…
SAINT Nicholas school on Wednesday celebrated the academic achievements of its students for this year at the school’s 2022 Graduation and Prize-giving Day. Guest of Honour at the ceremony was the Director of Tropical Glass and Aluminum, Justin Fo’o. In his speech, Mr Fo’o said the ceremony marked a major step in the academic journey…
A MONTH-LONG trip for police officers to undertake advance training in China last month appears to have been hijacked by the Executive of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The officers arrived back on Sunday and began questioning why four members of the Police Executive had to go on the trip, when they were…
SOLOMON Islands Seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand are pleading to their families and relatives back home for more understanding about their situation to avoid asking them for more than they can afford. Speaking on behalf of the country’s seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand, one of the seasonal workers said the burden…