GREAT to see our development partners visiting the provinces and talking face-to-face with the premiers. In recent months and weeks, we’ve seen donor reps visiting provinces they’ve never visited before. This week for instance, Australia, New Zealand and China representatives…
ANOTHER group of Solomon Islanders left yesterday to work in Australia. They are the latest to travel under the Australian Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). Again, public reaction to this latest travel was mixed. While the majority are happy to see…
WORK on the multimillion dollars Pacific Games stadium official started yesterday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who was instrumental in bringing the Games here during the bidding process in 2016, was at hand yesterday to officiate in the ground-breaking ceremony. China…
IT is clear as daylight. Since they came into power more than a year ago, the current bunch of elected Honiara City Councillors have no plan and vision for the city. From day, they came up with self-serving decisions that…
THE Mamara New City project west of Honiara will be officially unveiled this morning. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will be the guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony. Details of the project and what it entails will be outlined at…
PUBLIC reaction to the removal of the Miss Solomon Islands title from Gladys Habu over the weekend went out of hand on social media. It resulted in personal attacks and hatred against the Miss Solomon Island Pageant (MSIP) committee, who…
POLICE are now going after a man they wanted to speak to in relation to the killing of a Chinese woman last week at her Point Cruz shop in Honiara. The man is reportedly evading police and is believed to…
SO the Sogavare Government intends to extend the life of parliament from four to five years. Its intention was revealed in a secret cabinet paper that was leaked to the public. The leaked document confirmed cabinet had approved the proposal.…
POLICE reported a disturbing incident that occurred last Friday at the Metropolis Development site at Mamara, west Guadalcanal. It involved a group of men who entered the site and caused damages to properties there. Some police officers were involved, according…
COUNCILLOR Eddie Siapu is our new city mayor. He was elected yesterday following the recent ousting of Wilson Mamae, whose leadership was tainted with numerous allegations of mismanagement. Fourteen councilors threw their support behind Siapu against the six that backed…
