BY IRWIN ANGIKI Solomon Airlines is looking forward to providing Dash-8 service to Rennell and Bellona province. However, the national carrier says implementing this would depend much on the national government. The province is in dire need of transportation service…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Central Bank is calling on public to respect banking facilities, anywhere in the country. CBSI reiterates this call in light of the recent damage inflicted on Bank South Pacific’s (BSP) Auki branch. One of the branch’s…
Constituency leaders oppose extension of parliament life By IRWIN ANGIKI Leaders of Small Malaita have collectively voiced opposition to government’s proposal to extend the life of parliament. In a meeting with their member of parliament, Rick Hou at Riverside village…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI Churches have cautioned government on signing secret agreements with the country’s bilateral partners. Transparency and public consultations must accompany any “international MOUs and MOAs with the Solomon Islands”, SICA (Solomon Islands Christian Association) said in a media…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI Churches have come out voicing their opposition to government’s proposal to extend the life of parliament from four to five years. The Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) warns that this proposal shows government’s willingness to let a…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI Vanuatu’s media association has thrown its weight behind its Solomons counterpart’s decision to boycott the joint press conference with China’s foreign affairs minister. Dubbed as the ‘One-question conference’, yesterday’s media event did not sit well with Solomons…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI This year is set for another entertaining year of rugby, with a lot of prizes on offer for hardworking players, teams and officials. The Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) and SolRice have again partnered to ensure this,…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) has acknowledged its third-year major sponsor SolRice for making this year’s competition possible. The SolRice Grand Premier Rugby Competition is set to kick off first week of July, ending early October,…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The long-awaited 2022 rugby championship, dubbed ‘SolRice Grand Premier Rugby Competition’ is set to kick off first week of July. SolRice and the Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) signed the sponsorship papers yesterday. Head of Solomons Office…
Embassy slams latest claim on naval base BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Chinese embassy has downplayed a resurfaced 2020 letter purportedly revealing China’s intent on building a naval base here as “fake”. Earlier this week, the Australian newspaper reported that China…