THE Western Melanesian countries of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are both poor and poorly governed. Anyone who has spent any time in either country will have seen how governance woes contribute to the countries’ poverty. Their governments…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE United Church Men’s Fellowship group from Vonunu and Sambora Community have successfully ended their weekend rally. The three-day weekend rally started on Friday and ended at Sambora Village, South Vella la Vella Island in the…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands is optimistic about its future with peace and security gaining momentum on a high note and people beginning to build trust in the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The assurance was made by…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE North West Guadalcanal constituency will establish a new market for fresh produce late this year at the Mataniko River Bank. Market vendors from North west Guadalcanal will no longer have to lay their produce on…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO AUSTRALIAN naval ships have played a critical role in providing assistance to protect the South Pacific marine realm from threats. During the Royal Australian naval ship’s recent visit to the country the Australian High Commissioner to…
THE four people wounded during a fatal stabbing incident on Bellona Island in the Rennell and Bellona province Friday last week have been airlifted by Australian Defence Force helicopters on Saturday morning to the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara.…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE demand for ordinary Solomon Islands e-passport is increasing. Currently there are 5200 e-passport books in stock but this will not be enough to meet the current demand. Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last week,…
By Barnabas Manebona THE Premier of the Rennell and Bellona province has called for ‘calm and cooperation with police’ from the people of Bellona following last week’s gruesome machete attack which has left one dead and four seriously injured. Premier…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THERE was confusion, chasing, yelling and fighting everywhere along the Central Market bus-stop last week Friday evening for more than four hours caused by pick-pocketing. This huge nuisance experienced daily is worsening being too much now from…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE ACCORDING to SINU’s (Solomon Islands National University) acting Vice Chancellor, Dr Prem Rai, there is a need to expand the tertiary education sector in Solomon Islands. He stressed that all high school leavers cannot come to…
