By Mike Puia GOVERNMENT is in the process of paying $3 million to Hatanga to secure the land at Rock Valley, in West Honiara. This is for residents that are said to occupy the area informally. Chairman of the Association,…
BY ROMULUS HUTA ISLANDERS Rugby Club has settled down in Fiji ahead of the start of the Raka 7s Rugby Sevens Competition this Friday and Saturday at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. The Honiara-based club left Honiara for Nadi on…
Western Boxers arrive today BY ROMULUS HUTA A total of 20 spots are up for grabs in the national boxing training squad for 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. The spots will be filled out after the three-day national boxing trials…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE FORTY-FIVE candidates have sat for the first official Mandarin proficiency test- TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language), Listening and Reading Test Novice level at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on November 26th. According…
BY ELLISON.T.VAHI THE Children’s Park Playground at the perfect time has been re-painted by the navy from USCG Cutter Munro. The final touches to the playground were made yesterday when the Navy known as the Coast Guard Team re- painted…
BY ELLISON.T.VAHI WITHOUT proper planning and access to information, developments like mining will threaten the natural resources Solomon Islanders depend on. While mining offers opportunities for economic development, without adequate management, it also poses direct and urgent threats to livelihoods,…
By Mike Puia THE country’s construction sector holds huge potential to boost the economy, says Amila Salgado, head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Extended Mission in Solomon Islands. Salgado made the comments at a graduation ceremony in Honiara last…
COMMISSIONER of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Matthew Varley calls on all men in Solomon Islands to join the campaign to end violence against women and girls and make a commitment not to tolerate it in our communities.…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE INADEQUATE beds for pregnant women at National Referral Hospital’s (NRH) labour ward is a current medical situation the Obstetrics and Gynecology (O&G) department is facing. This was expressed by Dr Loo Zixi, an obstetrics and gynecology…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SCHOOLS across Solomon Islands is yet to see much progress in accessibility and quality of education. Many schools still experience inefficient learning opportunity due to classroom space, lack of teachers and facilities. Permanent Secretary for Ministry…
