May 29, 2018

Prime Minister arrives

BY GEORGINA KEKEA  PRIME Minister Rick Hou and his delegation arrived yesterday from his tour to Japan and Taiwan respectively. Upon his arrival at the airport, PM Hou held a press conference for members of the media while at the…

Patrick Wong fires back at Silas Selo

PATRICK Wong, the man whose ownership claim of Russell Islands Plantation Estates Ltd (RIPEL) has fuelled on-going controversy, has fired back at Russell Islands’ tribal landowner, Silas Selo, saying Mr Selo has no business talking about RIPEL. “Mr Selo is…

Female candidate disqualified

BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO A female candidate of ward 8 in Western province has been disqualified from contesting. Mrs Mary Doko from Maravari Village, Ward 8 in South Vella la Vella Island has been confirmed as disqualified by the Returning…

Menstruation a setback for school girls

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MENSTRUATION has offered multiple challenges for girls in schools across Solomon Islands that don’t have proper WASH facilities available for students, it is reported. This is according to a study on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in…

Western province assembly adjourns

BY ALFRE PAGEPITU GIZO THE last provincial assembly meeting under Premier Wayne Maepioh convened briefly yesterday and was adjourned to continue today. During the meeting, Speaker Richard Tekifono introduced the order paper number 1 for the current sitting. This included…

NGOs urged to spread plastic ban message

By Mike Puia Gizo WESTERN provincial secretary, Jeffery Wickham, encourages environment bodies and groups in the province to roll out awareness about the province’s planned ban on plastics. Wickham made this call when speaking at the opening of the second…