By Gary Hatigeva DUE to its complexness and technicality in nature, the government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, has agreed to hold a workshop for Members of Parliament over the Strata Titles Bills 2017, today. Parliament resolved…
THE Parties to Nauru Agreement 13th Ministerial Meeting ended in Nauru on Thursday with Solomon Islands coming away satisfied following Kiribati’s decision to join the Longline Vessel Day Scheme (LL VDS) which the former had implemented since 2016. Minister of…
DEAR EDITOR, through your column I wish to acknowledge the recent 2018 Loloma Foundation Medical Mission to The Russell and Florida Islands. The Bilikiki became the ‘mobile clinic’, for volunteers from Solomon Islands, the US and Australia providing free dental,…
DEAR EDITOR, the intention of this article is to get the attention of the concern ministry to strengthen its provincial agencies, specifically MEA. Firstly, absenteeism among MEA officers is alarming. Some EA officers rarely attend to their duties but only…
DEAR EDITOR, recently I wrote a letter to your newspaper with the title, “The essential steps to better democracy, trust and progress in the Solomon Islands,” and you were kind enough to have considered it for publication. The letter, in…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO POLICE Commissioner Matthew Varley has confirmed that Mono police station, in Shortlands Islands, Western province, is with a new police officer. He revealed this yesterday during the weekly media conference. Varley said the new police officer…
By Ezekiel Talatau THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) declared that in 2019, Solomon Islands will faces economic decline growth rate of about 1 percent to 1.5 percent. Ms Alison Stuart, team leader of an IMF delegation which visited Solomon Islands…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARIPAO Ward at Northeast Guadalcanal celebrated their province’s 34th Second Appointed Day on Thursday. Paripao’s Ward Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Hon Andrew Rayboy took the opportunity to remind everyone gathering that the celebration was also a…
By Mike Puia THE Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE), yesterday, presented its preliminary results on the evaluation it conducted into Australia’s aid assistance toward efforts to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. A three-member team from the ODE within…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA HONIARA City Council says the 2009 Litter Ordinance not only covers rubbish but also includes fouling in public places such as human waste or spitting betel-nut stain. On Monday, HCC began its enforcement of the 2009…
