April 26, 2018

Lanelle hits campaign trail

By Mike Puia Gizo THE female candidate for the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election, in the Western province, Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada, wasted no time as soon as the nomination period closed yesterday. Lanelle completed her nomination formalities in Gizo yesterday morning and in…

Bed nets for one-third of population

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA NEARLY 200,000 bed nets will be distributed to 16 locations across the provinces, it is reported. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services through National Vector Borne Disease Control programme is preparing to distribute a total…

Say no to rape culture

DEAR EDITOR, today rape case in the Solomon Island is one of the immense problems. As a Law student, my concern is to stop such cruel and disrespectful act. Today, increasing number of girls under the age of 11 became…

Thank you Solomon Islands, sorry but why?

DEAR EDITOR, we, West Papua civil society, consisting of people from Non-Government Organisations, youth, students, women, and indigenous peoples, welcome the government and civil society delegates from the Solomon Islands to our country, West Papua. We sincerely apologise that because…

Solair clarifies Dash 8 incident

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines Limited (SAL) say their pilots were confident all the time that the under carriage was positioned for safe landing during the Dash 8 H4-SOL incident at Lata last week. In their side of clarification over…