DEAR EDITOR, it is very rarely that I wake up, scan through the daily news reports and instantly feel like celebrating. Today is the exception because after many months of writing to advocate the acquisition of a CT scan for…
DEAR EDITOR, “The Bank of South (BSP) in Solomon Islands has called on businesses operating in the country to wear something pink in aid of Pinktober. “The call was made in a press interview with the BSP Country Manager David…
COMMENTARY By Alfred Sasako THE extent of public funding to JQY Enterprise Ltd – a government preferred supplier outlet – angered many members of the public. Some no doubt have their own businesses and are expectant of equal treatment, by…
AS part of efforts to engage youth in national politics, 50 young women and men are currently gathered in Honiara for the 4th National Youth Parliament. More than 50 percent of the global population are young people under 30, but…
By Gary Hatigeva THE 50 selected youth participants for this year’s 4th National Youth Parliament (NYP) session were given the opportunity to learn firsthand the existence and importance of the three arms of the state. The 4th NYP started three…
By Gary Hatigeva SPEAKER of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, Ajilon Jasper Nasiu has given huge commendation to the Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG) in its support towards youths of the country. The speaker highlighted this…
A separate bureau to coordinate the 2019 National Population and Housing Census operations will be soon be established. The office will be located within the current National Statistics Office (NSO). Government Statistician, Douglas Kimi said establishing of the office will…
A new water supply from their constituency office ends Katoro village’s four decades of collecting water from nearby streams and dirty water during rainy seasons. Since the resettlement of Katoro village on Wainoni in 1978 this community had bathed and…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MINISTRY of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) is calling for young people’s engagement in the Sustainable Development Goals. MWYCFA’s Permanent Secretary Dr Cedric Alipendava voiced this during the opening ceremony of the opening of…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE TODAY is a great day for all women in this city. You are an important part of all our lives. You are our mothers, wives, daughters, sisters and friends. Honiara City Council’s (HCC) Deputy City Mayor,…
