December 1, 2020

Mayor expects Multi-hall returned

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO CITY Mayor Wilson Mamae said they expect the Multi-purpose hall currently transformed into field hospital to be returned to the Honiara City Council after serving its purpose. Mamae uttered this when delivering his keynote address at…

DBSI lends out $51m to date

By EDDIE OSIFELO DEVELOPMENT Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) has lent out $51.5 million to different clients since its inception early this year. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma confirmed this when asked by MP for Small Malaita, Rick…

PM humbled by many criticisms

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is humbled by the many criticisms towards government and also on himself. Speaking during his Coronavirus (Covid-19) ‘Nationwide Address’ yesterday, Mr Sogavare said he understand the challenges of leadership, as it is always…

$1.2M help

PRC donates towards national covid-19 effort THE Peoples Republic of China handed over USD150,000 covid-19 response funding to the government, Friday last week. Chinese Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr Li Ming handed a cheque of USD150 (over SBD1.2…