Santa Cruz landowners declare stance By EDDIE OSIFELO HONIARA based landowners from Santa Cruz in Temotu province have signaled a ‘No’ to bauxite mining on their land. The landowners made their stand clear when they met with Director of Foreign…
By EDDIE OSIFELO POLICE have not received any reports or directions from the Government to arrest Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, upon arrival from Brisbane, Australia. This was after rumous that Suidani will be arrested on treason charges for breaching the…
BY BEN BILUAGizo AUSTRALIA is committed to keeping the doors open for Pacific seasonal workers and to ensuring conditions for workers arriving from Asia on new visa schemes match those of Pacific workers. Australia’s Minister for International Development and the…
BY JARED KOLI PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Government will consider ways to provide support to students in Fiji while continually assessing the COVID-19 situation there. “The Oversight Committee is discussing the Fiji situation today [yesterday] and will…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO AN overseas ship carrying a crew who was tested positive for covid-19 last week in the Western Province remains under quarantine, pending the outcome of another test result. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in…
COMMUNITY leaders of East Makira recently attended a crime prevention strategy consultation conducted by police in the province. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai and team facilitated the meeting from 8to 9 of July 2021 for leaders…
JAPAN has offered to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Solomon Islands it is current manufacturing once the World Health Organisation (WHO) approves it. The AstraZeneca vaccines will be provided through the COVAC facility. Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide made the offer…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SUSPENDING incoming passengers into the country will minimise the chances of importing the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says. “Best strategy to protect Solomon Islands from this highly transmissible and most dangerous…
BY JARED KOLI THE University of the South Pacific (USP) School of Pacific Arts, Communication & Education (SPACE), in collaboration with the School of Business and Management (SBM), has launched a brand-new Bachelor of Arts (BA) Programme. The new programme,…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) will purchase a new and bigger mission ship for the church. Speaking to the parishioners at St Luke Anglican Church, Archbishop Leonard Dawea said the church is now in the process…
