February 2021

Eels

Eels six points clear

By Taromane Martin Henderson Eels moves six points clear on the 2020-2021 Telekom Soccer League (TSL) competition table after a stellar performance against KOSSA FC yesterday. Four first half goals and a double in the second half was enough to…

Strike notice for Malaita

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA WORKERS Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) has issued a 28-day strike notice to the Malaita Provincial Government for lack of response to a log of claims dating back to 2016. General Secretary of WUSI Tony Kagovai issued…

No evacuation centres in SI

BY BRIAN LEZUTUNI THE Solomon Islands is yet to have evacuation centres despite the possibility of devastating cyclones hitting the country. And so far, the National Disaster Management Office is using schools as evacuation sites, most of which lack the…

Illegal bodies

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TWO staff associations that pushed for the removal of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) vice chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand have no legal standing and are therefore illegal. That’s according to High Court judge Rex Foukona in his…

Beware of ESP con artists

GOVERNMENT is warning public to be wary of imposters going round claiming to be ESP workers facilitating applications. In a statement yesterday, government says: “It has come to the attention of the Economic Stimulus Package Committee that certain individuals and/or…

Covid frets

BUSINESS confidence at many areas of the economy is at a record low, a new survey has indicated. The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) 2020 Business Confidence Survey suggests that most businesses (43 percent) expect their business…