About 20-30 people have been hospitalized at Gizo hospital after eating fish bought from Gizo Fish Market. It was suspected the fish poison may have caused as a result of the oil spill from the sunken vessel MV Kosco last month. Those affected got diarrhoea and vomiting. A visit by this paper to the hospital yesterday…
SOLOMON Islands national football players, Alvin Hou and Atkin Kaua has signed up with Fiji’s Rewa FC. This was confirmed by Oceania Football in a statement yesterday. The duo will be Rewa for the 2023 football season in Fiji. Nazeel Buksh, Rewa’s FC president, confirmed the deals to Oceania Football. “Alvin and Atkin will join…
Washington re-establishes diplomatic presence in Solomon Islands after almost 30 years of withdrawal The United States (US) Embassy will accelerate the vital collaboration in building the decades of ties between the US and Solomon Islands after 30 years of diplomatic absence in Honiara. US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, made this assurance during the…
NOT many people on Malaita are convinced, let alone accept the rationale for the No Confidence motion being moved against Premier Daniel Suidani. For one thing, timing to the next election is far too short. Only five more months to the next provincial government election. The protagonists argue there’s little time to do anything if…
A list of 34 futsal players has been announced for the country’s national futsal team training squad to prepare ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers in October 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. The names were released by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) following the announcement by Interim Head Coach and former Kurukuru…
Government through the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira Constituency (CMC) Honourable Nestor Ghiro continues to support development in his constituency by injecting more than SBD$2.8 million worth of equipment to boost economic activities in CMC. On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Honourable Ghiro and his Constituency Officer handed over a new grader machine, four…
Only 11 matters relating to the riot in November 2021 are outstanding in the Honiara Magistrates Court from the total of 91 matters filed, says Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. Sir Albert revealed the data yesterday at the 2023 Legal Opening Year yesterday to clear the air following numerous calls for perpetrators of the 2021…
GIZO: THE Western Provincial Assembly has agreed through a policy paper that was passed and adopted by the Full Assembly this morning that all elected 26 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) must not pay for their own accommodation worth more than $500,000 for the past weeks. This came after the Ministry of Provincial Government…
KILUSAKWALO Christian Community High School in Malaita province will accommodate only 20 students for its first ever form Seven (7) class this year. This come after the school was given an offer to franchise the pacific TAFE Foundation Art program commencing this year. School Principal Christian Mekope in an interview said the school is proud…
Solomon Islands is a country blessed with natural resources both on land and sea. However, the impact of the climate change and other natural disaster has also brought significant changes to the environment. As a result the natural vegetation and forest are affected. Along the coastlines, one of the natural vegetations which is abundant are…