2022

Hospital café next

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Hapi Isles Health Foundation (HIHF) is looking at constructing a café at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). Member of the foundation, Doreen Kuper, stated this on December 22 at the handing over of a children’s…

Air service pacts to be reviewed

By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands is looking to review her air service agreements with some countries in the Pacific next year. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) will work in collaboration with Ministry of Communication and Aviation to…

Schools to resume Jan 23

BY NED GAGAHE ALL schools throughout the country are expected to resume classes by January 23, 2023. This is according to the approved school calendar 2023 released by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) recently. MEHRD says…

MFAET to pursue clearance of UXO

By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) and Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, will continue to pursue the clearance of Unexplored Ordnances (UXO) with USA and Japan. Minister of MFAET, Jeremiah Manele confirmed…

CAMPS LEVEL-UP

Lobbying to form next gov’t in West underway BY BEN BILUA LOBBYING for the Western Provincial Executive has reached both sides claiming 13 members each. Western province has a total of 26 wards meaning both camps are tightening their grip…

Gina: I will not contest

BY BEN BILUA SPEAKER of Western Province says he will not contest the Speaker’s position. Adrian S Gina made the announcement before elected Provincial Members during a brief meeting on December 26. “To clear all doubts, I will not be…

Body of Late Ambassador Fugui to arrive today

THE body of the Solomon Islands Ambassador to China, His Excellency late John Moffat Fugui will arrive in the country today (27 December 2022). The flight carrying the body of the late Ambassador, his three children and the Second Secretary…