BY ALFRED PAGEPITU A month after announcing his intentions of banning logging in the Central Province, Provincial premier, Stanley Manetiva is staring down the face of a motion of no confidence against his government. This was confirmed by the Speaker…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands has received its first batch of 24,000 COVID-19 vaccine, the AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday. The vaccine was shipped via COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNCEF and WHO. This is a historic step towards…
BY BEN BILUAin Gizo CHIEF Education Officer of Western Province, Freedom Tozaka says partnership is the only way forward towards achieving development goals during COVID-19. He made the statement during his visit to Buri School, Rannongga Island, Western Province on…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA OFFICE of the Director of Public Prosecution says they need some more information before they can lay charges against Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office Robson Djokovic. “We have not charged him yet. We are…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE official launch and roll out of the newly arrived AstraZeneca vaccine will commence next week on Wednesday at the Central Field Hospital according to Health Minister Dr Culwick Togamana. Togamana said the commencement of this…
By Ben Bilua, Mavis Nishimura Podokolo and Jennifer Kusapa From King tides swamping villages to crop confusion leaving families hungry, changing weather and climate patterns due to climate change have spawned a new era across the Solomon Islands – forcing…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU LIVING with disability was never seen as a barrier for 52-year-old Tomme Tanisuda, or known in the local music scene as ‘Blind Tome’. The gifted musician who was born blind, talked with the weekend sun about his…
