CHINA is looking forward to accomplish more milestone achievements with Solomon Islands under the China-Solomon Islands bilaterial cooperation. PRC Ambassador Cai Weiming uttered this sentiment when interviewed after the signing of the Agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for ordinary passport holders of Solomon Islands and China at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has passed an ordinance to remove dark tints from public vehicles in an extraordinary meeting held on Monday 4 November. The decision comes in response to recent public concerns over alleged abduction attempts by masked individuals using tinted vehicles. The new ordinance includes penalties for non-compliance, with a maximum fine…
SOME classroom buildings at St John School in West Honiara are expected to undergo upgrading works as part of the school’s ‘Expansion Project.’ Principal Macson Keniano announced this at the prize-giving and grade six graduation ceremony held at the school hall on Tuesday. “As we look to the future, I am excited to announce our…
Australia’s support for Solomon Islands’ cocoa sector continues to grow with the announcement of its latest partnership with Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation (TCP), a local woman-owned business in Guadalcanal. TCP is well known for producing and exporting high quality dried cocoa beans overseas. Australia’s latest support will upgrade TCP’s solar drying facilities and cocoa processing capabilities…
THE Western Provincial Capital Gizo came alive on Monday as hundreds of children, mostly students, celebrated the annual International Children’s Day. This year’s event was commemorated under the theme “Investing in our future means investing in our children.” About ten schools from around Gizo converged on the provincial capital to mark this important and colourful…
Tandai Ward in the Guadalcanal Province will head to the polls in a by-election to elect a new Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) on Wednesday 13th November 2024. Five candidates, four males and one female, have been nominated. The contesting candidates are Mr. Universe Panda, Mr. Mato Mui, Mr. Desmond Iro, Mr. Henry Maenu, and Ms Melinda…
AS the festive season approaches Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Makira-Ulawa Province has issued a strong warning to all Makira-Ulawa people that they will face the consequences of illegal sale of alcohol. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai, said over the last few years police have arrested and charged individuals…
THE Premier of Malaita Province, Elijah Asilaua has called on all residents and communities of the province to support its ongoing development projects. Two major development projects underway in Malaita are the Kilu’ufi Hospital Improvement Project funded by Japan and the Auki Tar Sealing Project funded by the People’s Republic of China. For the Kilu’ufi Hospital Improvement Project, construction machineries have arrived in Auki, signaling the soon commencement of the…
THE waste-littered Mataniko River in Central Honiara is an eyesore and this seemingly ignored problem has come under the spotlight on social media. If one travels on the Mataniko Bridge by foot or vehicle, one would see the river is littered with all sorts of garbage and they clog the water lily growing along the…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has described Finance Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s press conference on Sunday as extremely disappointing but not surprising. Wale said, instead of apologizing for deceiving the nation about his hypocrisy and bad decisions in granting almost $200m in exemptions from Jan to September 2024, Sogavare instead sought to justify his actions. The…