PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has successfully submitted to his Papua New Guinea counterpart Peter O’Neil to harmonise visa arrangements for our students. The Prime Minister raised with his PNG counterpart that the current visa arrangements whereby student visas are obtained…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands Nursing Association (SINA) fully supports the mass movement of registered nurses to work in Vanuatu this year. This announcement follows the news that 100 of our experienced nurses will leave this year for Vanuatu.…
By Gary Hatigeva BUSES are still running the illegal short routes and operating with invalid licences, according to recorded data. The new bus route Honiara City bylaw is well in its second month of implementation. This goes to show that…
BY JENNIFERKUSAPA A man facing 19 counts of larceny by servant will appear in court today for mention This is the case against former employee of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, Tommy Qazobatu. The accused Mr Qazobatu is facing…
DEAR EDITOR, in the Solomon Times newspaper, yesterday, February 12, 2018 a coconut crushing mill operator in Malaita Province, Billy Funusulia, revealed a troubling story in which a potentially income generating project is failing because of operating costs and marketing…
DEAR EDITOR, the Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) is expecting to launch its first round of training programmes next week under the slogan “Strongem Woka blo Ologeta Merefo Jonim Politiks lo Solomon Aelans.” According to a press a…
DEAR EDITOR, I have received the following message from Canada via my website. “I am writing on behalf of Monsignor Gregory Ace who came across this Nativity set on the internet. It was carved in Solomon Islands. Would you know…
Leroy private jetty opens security door wide open with questionable checks of out and in-bound ships BY ALFRED SASAKO WHEN Leroy private jetty was built along the Ranadi coast in early 2016, some businesses thought it was a good idea.…
