January 2021

Tragedy overseas

Two seasonal workers die in car accident in Brisbane BY JENNIFER KUSAPA FOREIGN Affairs officials yesterday spent the day briefing grieving family members of two seasonal workers who died in a car crash in Queensland, Australia, early Sunday morning. But…

MEKAWIR SCORES ON DEBUT

BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II FORMER U-20 and Langley Wanderers frontman Ali Mekawir made his TSL introduction in style, with a debut goal for Honiara City against leaders Henderson Eels during a 1-1 draw yesterday. The Royals Academy player netted in…

Dr. Alice Pollard

“Fix It”

Democratic party calls on government to address problems at NRH THE president of Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP), Dr Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard calls on the National Government to provide needed resources to the National Referral Hospital and attend to challenges…

Mekawir joins City

BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II FORMER national under – 20 striker and Royals Academy product Ali Mekawir is set to make his debut for Honiara City FC when the capital city boys take on leaders Henderson Eels on Sunday 23. According…

More people moving to urban centres

BY BEN BILUA HONIARA has been described as one of the fastest growing cities in the Pacific. The annual urban growth according to UN-Habitant – Urban profiling in Solomon Islands in 2011 was at 4.7 per cent with the number…

Help the parents

GOV’T needs to do more to help ease school fee pressure: Wale The Leader of Opposition, Mr Matthew Wale, has called on the government to take steps to alleviate the burden of school fees on fee-payers for all levels of…