BY CHARLES KADAMANA IMMEDIATE families of the 27 people who lost their lives in a tragic sea disaster onboard MV Taimareho are pursuing legal action. Vice Secretary of Victims Custom Compensation Committee Venasio Huniehu said they have engaged a private…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands has again lost its covid-free status, registering one case last week. This brings the total number of cases we have had to 19. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh in his special national…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Only 600 including prime minister Manasseh Sogavare have been vaccinated so far. This is for the first three days of the vaccination programme, which is a low turnout with more than 6,000 to go in Honiara.…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO DEPUTY Chair to Oversight Committee Dr Jimmie Rodger has called on health workers to come forward and be vaccinated to protect others and protecting themselves. Rodgers made this call yesterday during the covid-19 radio talkback…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU There is lack of priority given to environmental management by stakeholders involved in natural resource extraction in the Solomon Islands. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment Dr Melchior Mataki highlighted this in a workshop last week. Mataki said…
The country’s suffering economy can be resurrected only if international trade is boosted by reopening of international borders and the relaxation of travel restrictions. However, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare warns that the government will not reopen the country’s borders if…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II The question of ‘Who will Man Up?’ this year is still open in a 3-horse race contention following round 4 of competing over the weekend in the 2021 Solrais & Fletchers Man Up Rugby 15s Challenge.…
HRUA continues preparations for new season By Taromane Martin Transfer period of players for the 2021 Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) rugby 15s season will open next month. HRUA President Brian Taupiri confirmed while providing updates on preparations for the…
U-19 soccer youths of Honiara City Council’s (HCC) Cruz Ward 4 have been boosted with a new set of sports uniforms from ‘shirts, trousers to socks’ last Saturday morning. Handing over the uniforms with an additional donation of $1,000.00 purposely…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II The Western Football Association (WFA) is expected to name its provincial beach soccer squad for the 2021 Mariner Beach Soccer National Championship by the end of this month. WFA Beach Soccer Committee rep Christopher Podokolo revealed…
