DEAR Editor, A few months ago writing to the local media I mentioned how I once started a profitable garden enterprise from scratch when in charge of the Santo Prison in Vanuatu and needed to find both occupational therapy for…
DEAR EDITOR, in a news bulletin broadcast today, January 8, 2018, Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) quoted the Solomon Islands Prime Minister as saying the Solomon Islands will ratify the UN Convention on Persons with Disabilities. This is the text…
BY BEN BILUA THE landowners of Gold Ridge Mining have called on the government to live up to its promise in the development of Gold Ridge Mining. Chairperson of Gold Ridge Mining Mr Dick Douglas said operation at Gold Ridge…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) strongly recommends that an administrative mechanism be established to facilitate collaboration between the Ombudsman office and other integrity institutions to enhance resource and information sharing. The traditional role of the Office…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO WESTERN Province Premier Hon Wayne Maepio has thanked the province’s public for cooperation over the Christmas and New Year’s period in Western Province. He acknowledged church elders, community leaders, and members in particular for celebrating last…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO GIZO market venders will temporarily be relocated to the MSG building to make way for constructions of a new re-developed market house funded by the Australian Government. Western Provincial Secretary, Jeffery Wickham yesterday confirmed that on…
BY ALFRED SASAKO PROPERTY tycoon, Ian J Hosking Richards, is almost certain to be Solomon Islands’ next Honorary Consul in Sydney. In the event he does, he replaces a close friend Trevor Garland whose tenure was terminated about three years…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA IF a bus planning to operate transportation is passed at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), HCC will do its inspection at their Depo Works Division as well. This is according to the Honiara City Council (HCC)…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) has suggested that the Government consider amending the Constitution to set qualification, disqualification and eligibility standards for the appointment of an Ombudsman. This is according to recommendations of the Committee’s report…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO HONIARA City Council has warned bus owners that increasing bus fares without any legal proceeding is illegal and that HCC will interrogate buses that charged $5 yesterday. Mayor of Honiara City Hon Andrew Mua said his…
