DEAR EDITOR, Radio New Zealand carried a news bulletin today, Wednesday, 31 October 2018, that the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, the Hon, Rick Hou, has said there are huge gaps in local health care, education and protection systems that are…
DEAR EDITOR, last week in the Solomon Islands the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare spoke at a welcome gathering at the Mendana Hotel where he addressed a party of visiting Asia Development Bank (ADB) Directors.…
Warned to respect legal rights of employees to vote & reminded of the public holiday status of Election Day By Gary Hatigeva MEMBERS of the Private Sector under the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SICCI) were yesterday, engaged…
THE Ministry of Culture and Tourism will officially open the newly built Crafts Market Centre in Honiara tomorrow. The Centre is to cater for the exhibitions and sales of local traditional handicrafts by our cultural producers and entrepreneurs. This is…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE SOLOMON Islands at 33 percent has the highest childhood stunting rate in the Pacific with significant disparities between rural and urban areas and between rich and poor households. According to UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency…
Bills Committee recommends for it to be withdrawn By Gary Hatigeva IT has been revealed that the government camp was split over the status of the Traditional Governance and Customs Facilitation in parliament. This was after it was noted in…
By Gary Hatigeva GOVERNMENT’S proposals to re-establish the former Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) through a DBSI Bill 2018, was amongst four government bills that went through their second reading on the floor of parliament yesterday. The DBSI Bill…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek East of Honiara today. Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A cash bail of $5000 was granted by the Court yesterday on the case of Member of Parliament for Savo-Russells Dickson Mua. Mr Mua was arrested and charged by police over allegations of conversion. The MP appeared…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE Choiseul Provincial Assembly meeting set for this month is rescheduled to November 19-23 at the Taro provincial station. It was previously set for November 12-16. According to Hon Nerio Ulemiki the Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA)…
