BY JARED KOLI THE Amendment of the ‘The Archives Act 1994’ will create a stronger obligation for government ministries to surrender sensitive public records to the National Archives of Solomon Islands (NASI). This is according to the Permanent Secretary of…
BY JARED KOLI British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands His Excellency Brian Jones on Tuesday paid a visit to the National Archives of Solomon Islands (NASI) to see firsthand the work that is currently underway at NASI. NASI is currently…
Man running from police mows down crowd killing 5 BY JARED KOLI Five people are dead and three others injured after they were run over by a person being chased by police at the old Tenaru bridge, east of Honiara.…
By Brian Lezutuni Australians, Pacifika people living in Australia, are being forced to pay as much as SBD $2107 ($350 AUD) for a kilogram of impure kava from black market sales of the product. With reduced international travel due to…
BY JARED KOLI The Ngossi Valley Community in west Honiara yesterday held a flag raising ceremony to honour the country’s 43rd Independence Anniversary with the theme, ‘One people, One nation’. The event includes a colourful parade of the national colours,…
BY JARED KOLI The Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has begun preparatory work on building a new multimillion-dollar ultramodern three-storey seaport terminal. The state-owned enterprise yesterday unveiled the concept design of the new seaport terminal designed by local architectural…
BY JARED KOLI THE Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commission Office in Honiara commemorated in recognition of its neighbour Solomon Islands on attaining its 43 years of nationhood. PNG High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Moses Kaul and…
BY JARED KOLI THE University of the South Pacific (USP) has confirmed that the next Solomon Islands Campus Graduation has been scheduled for October 2021. According to USP’s Student Administrative Services (SAS), the graduation will be for students in the…
BY JARED KOLI Ten Solomon Islands students in Fiji have reportedly tested positive for covid-19 as the country grapples with an escalating number of cases of the virus. Two students tested positive from two separate tests conducted last week, and…
BY BRIAN LEZUTUNI WITH rising debts in the Pacific due to impacts of Covid-19, the Pacific Islands Forum secretariat (PIFS) is heading to the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting later this month with a string of proposals aimed at helping nations…