BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The Seventh Day Adventist Church has thrown its full support behind the covid-19 vaccine. In doing so, it has downplayed rumours that the Church does not allow covid-19 vaccination for its members. This is according to…
By Brian Lezutuni Vaccine rollout in Solomon Islands and across the Pacific is critical to economic recovery. And Australia is leading efforts to vaccinate countries in the region with its vaccine dose supply expected to reach one million by the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO DESPITE current travel restrictions due to COVID-19, the Immigration Division says it received an influx of applications for passports this year. Normally, the peak months for the Immigration office were January and February when students apply for…
By Brian Lezutuni COMMERCIAL Kava exports into Australia could begin at the end of this year, according to Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja. In 2019, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison announced Australia…
BY JARED KOLI Solomon Islanders must change their voting attitudes and vote on party policy lines. Political Party Commission Registrar Jasper Highwood Anisi said people should vote on party policy lines to see tangible development in the constituencies. He said…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI Malaita provincial government will this week discuss the petition against its hardline stand against China, which the petitioners believe is denying the province of ‘much-needed development’. Deputy premier [currently supervising premier] Randol Sifoni told this paper…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A mother of five has received a seven-month jail sentence for unlawful wounding. She had had an initial 18-month sentence reduced for reconciliation with the victim and an early guilty plea. Hana Mangale entered a guilty plea…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man has received a jail sentence of five months after court found him guilty of one count of assault causing actual bodily harm. Rockson Filiga was charged in relation to an incident at a village in…
BY JARED KOLI The Political Party Integrity Act (PPIA) 2014 is currently under review, and one of the areas under this review is set a time frame for registration of new Political parties before and after the election. This review…
BY BEN BILUAGizo PACIFIC Trade Ministers have noted that there is a need for a comprehensive assessment on the existing labour mobility arrangements in the region. A Labour Mobility Reference Group has been engaged to guide the process. “We had…
