2021
Mekawir joins City
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II FORMER national under – 20 striker and Royals Academy product Ali Mekawir is set to make his debut for Honiara City FC when the capital city boys take on leaders Henderson Eels on Sunday 23. According…
More people moving to urban centres
BY BEN BILUA HONIARA has been described as one of the fastest growing cities in the Pacific. The annual urban growth according to UN-Habitant – Urban profiling in Solomon Islands in 2011 was at 4.7 per cent with the number…
GRML assists in fight against covid
GOLD Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) donated 15,000 facial masks and 1008 of 75 percent alcohol hand sanitisers to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Medical Store yesterday to support efforts against covid-19. In his brief remarks at…
PNG men remanded for illegal entry here
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA FOUR Papua New Guineans from Tasman island have been remanded in custody for illegal entry into the country via Pelau in the Malaita Outer Islands on 26 December 2020. The four accused are Thomas Poraka, Lester Kapua,…
Help the parents
GOV’T needs to do more to help ease school fee pressure: Wale The Leader of Opposition, Mr Matthew Wale, has called on the government to take steps to alleviate the burden of school fees on fee-payers for all levels of…
Stop delays and unnecessary adjournment of court cases: chief justice
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has again raised concern over the delay and continuous adjournment of cases before the court. He said such delays should be avoided at all costs as these may lead to a miscarriage…
Media attacks on judges unacceptable: Soma
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA) Eran Soma has raised disappointment over reports published in the media attacking judges over particular decisions. Soma said such personal attacks are unacceptable and uncalled for because they undermine…
Counselling sought for quarantine graduates
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA Coronavirus (Covid-19) quarantine graduates, especially from Chengs facility are seeking for the possibility of ‘counselling service’ to be provided. According to some graduates, staying in quarantine for a long period has been challenging for them and they…
So close, yet…
-Bougainvilleans stranded on this side of border since last year -Government blames PNG BY BARNABAS MANEBONA A NUMBER of Bougainville people have been stranded at the western border since the state of public emergency began in March 2020. And they…