EDITORIAL- Why not reduce or abolish the CDF?
PRIME Manasseh Sogavare has promised to increase government funding for the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF).
He made the assurance in Tulagi, Central Province, Tuesday at the province’s Second Appointed Day.
Initiated in 2008 with donor...
Trepidations in Honiara – not so safe a town to walk
Safety was once a pride of Honiara. Once!
Citizens in the 80s and 90s can attest to this.
Children reading story books then would have had to shake their imaginations to picturise what pick-pocketing looked like,...
EDITORIAL-Allegations that must be investigated
NEWS of Dr Deogratias Harorimana’s alleged fraud and deceitful dealings with a number of local business houses has gone viral on social media since last week.
Deo, as he was commonly known, is a Rwandan...
EDITORIAL- Job offers that cannot be turned down
ANOTHER group of Solomon Islanders left yesterday to work in Australia.
They are the latest to travel under the Australian Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP).
Again, public reaction to this latest travel was mixed.
While the majority are...
Never forget the vulnerable groups in society
IN any crisis, often it is women and children who suffered most.That’s because of their vulnerabilities and other weaknesses.
More often than not, they are also the most neglected.
The coronavirus pandemic that had brought the...
WOMEN SHORTFALL
Call for more women in Justice Sector
BY BEN BILUA
JUSTICE Maelyn Bird has encouraged women and girls to pursue judicial path as part of promoting gender quality in the country.
She said the justice sector has...
EDITORIAL- Road work must start unhindered
FINAL documents for Phase II of the Kukum Highway Upgrading Project were signed in Honiara Monday this week.
Japan is funding the multi-million dollar road project.
It’s a continuation from phase I, which runs from the...
EDITORIAL- A project worthy of our unwavering support
WORK on the multimillion dollars Pacific Games stadium official started yesterday.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who was instrumental in bringing the Games here during the bidding process in 2016, was at hand yesterday to officiate...
EDITORIAL- Another CBSI warning is here
CENTRAL Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) yesterday issued a warning about a fake,
new currency that is being promoted locally.
This so-called currency has been referred to us Sol York.
There’s not much information about the currency.
But...
EDITORIAL- Can we get an assurance from the Gov’t?
AT this critical time, Government has a responsibility to inform the people about its cash-flow situation.
Businesses and service providers in particular need this kind of information to help them plan ahead.
An email the Accountant...