ON Wednesday, 8 September, hundreds of newly literate people gathered at Foubaba Community School in West Kwaio, to celebrate International Literacy Day. The day’s activities were organized by the Siesie Ward Literacy Programme. The programme, which has been a special project of LASI (Literacy Association of Solomon Islands) since 2017, includes village communities from Sinasu to Loulana. …
The Diocese of Guadalcanal in the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) launched and unveiled its diocesan headquarters development plan at Good Shephard Church, east of Honiara on Friday last week. Guest of Honour to the ceremony, Premier of Guadalcanal Francis…
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Operations of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Juanita Matanga describes as misleading an article that appeared in the Solomon Star newspaper on September 8 with the headline, “Firm defies order in logging operations”. Matanga says,…
SOLOMON Islands cannot afford to be locked away from the rest of the world forever. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare highlighted this during his nationwide address this week. He said the country’s economic survival depends on our ability to trade and…
THE Solomon Island Samoa Community assisted the National Referral Hospital by making a charity donation of aluminum chairs and cleaning agents following months of fundraising. On Thursday morning, the SI Samoa Community members met with the Chief Executive Officer, Dr…
SOLOMON Water has awarded a $16m contract to Australian based international consultants SMEC International Pty. Ltd. to implement the second phase of the wider Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (UWSSSP). The second phase entailed a detailed engineering design…
THE Leader of Independent Group in Parliament, John Dean Kuku yesterday offered some comments on the recent release of additional PRC National Development Fund (NDF) funding to DCCG members of parliament. Kuku expressed concern that the release of NDF may…
We will have to work on alternative commodities from our forests, either to add from the current reliance or fill in the gap that round log export will create as we continue to reduce round logs export due to its…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) has its first female Medical Superintendent. She is Dr Janella Solomon – a medical doctor who has served at the hospital for many years. Dr Solomon is part Guadalcanal and Western province. She is not…
Uncertainty remains one of the biggest challenge businesses operating in the Solomon Islands face during this COVID-19 global pandemic. This uncertainty over the impact of COVID-19 is hindering the expansion of investment opportunities, a third COVID-19 Enterprise Survey conducted by…