By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands has commended the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna for pushing the region’s interest to stop Japan from discharging nuclear wastes into the Pacific ocean. Japan is moving to start dumping one million tonnes…
BY BEN BILUA PREMIER of Western Province says his government will be very careful in its deliberation on the statehood agenda. In his Sine Die Speech last week, Billy Veo said adopting a federal system type of government is easy…
Forum respects controversial Sino-SI security agreement By EDDIE OSIFELO PACIFIC Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna respects the controversial security agreement Solomon Islands signed with China in April 2022. Speaking to media in a joint press conference with Minister of…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MINISTER of Provincial Government, Rolland Seleso is likely to deliver advice on the current political turmoil facing Malaita provincial assembly by the end of the week. This is following the non-executive’s victory vote over the budget speech…
BY NED GAGAHE The Ministry of Education (MEHRD) has plans in place to ensure learning continues despite the calling-off of classes for the Pacific games this year. Deputy Secretary James Bosamata highlighted this in a recent press conference early this…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PREMIER of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani has hit back on the accusations that his administration failed to fulfil their promises in the last three years. David Suda highlighted the failed promises in an article titled: ‘MARA LEADERSHIP…
Mayor Siapu issues deadline for illegal markets in Honiara to shut down BY NED GAGAHE The Honiara city council (HCC) has issued its final warning for informal markets within the city to shut down. HCC warns that following this final…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The Honiara City Council is calling on interested vendors to make use of the newly opened Kukum market. After the Honiara City Council opened the Kukum market in East Honiara on December 2, 2022, it is still…
BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Province has allocated one million dollars to construct a cruise ship jetty – meaning passengers who want to disembark the ship will have no difficulties reaching shore. The allocation was passed by the Western Provincial Assembly…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI IT’S been a week since the reconciliation on the Sasafa incident last Wednesday and the situation is calming down. Roadblocks which were once erected in parts of North Malaita have been removed and public of the northern…
