Police are urged to arrest the five unidentified masked men armed with knives who used petrol bombs and attacked a couple at Kukum on July 2, 2023. A report indicates that this practice continues in Honiara, where the group allegedly…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO FAMILY members of dead persons are called to repatriate the body home due to grave site scarcity in Honiara. This call was made by the City Mayor of the Honiara City Council Eddie Siapu during the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) has expressed its welcome to any Chinese investor willing to develop the Bina Harbour project in West Kwaio. The project involves the expansion of the port to international standards…
West Are’are locals turn back foreigners wanting to scuba WWII wreckage BY SAMIE WAIKORI Foreign divers have been blocked from diving a World War II wreckage at the West Are’are Lagoon. Three foreigners were reportedly turned back last week by…
By EDDIE OSIFELO CAPE West Enterprise Limited exported round logs on June 23 to overseas without the permission of the Commissioner of Forest. The company is engaged in logging operations at Qoiqoi, Tangarare in West Guadalcanal. A reliable source revealed…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO LAWSON Tama Stadium in Honiara was packed yesterday with thousands who have flocked witness the commemoration of Solomon Islands’ 45th year of independence. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare when delivering his independence remarks congratulated the country on…
PM Sogavare uses independence anniversary speech to strongly condemn LGBTQIA+ BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has reiterated his strong stand against the Rainbow community. In his speech to mark the country’s 45th independence anniversary yesterday, Mr Sogavare strongly…
35-member delegation head out this weekend By EDDIE OSIFELO Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is set to lead a large delegation to the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) this Sunday, according to confirmed sources. The delegation is expected to comprise more…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Malaita provincial government workers were not paid their salaries on time this week, and it has caused fear and panic. The provincial government has said the delay is caused by cash flow problem in the national coffers…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MALAITA Provincial Government has lashed out at critics over this week’s salary delay saying it is a one-off occurrence, and does not reflect the provincial admin’s good work. This week’s salary for Malaita provincial workers did not…
