National Disaster Management Office awaits reports on Ontong Java food shortage By EDDIE OSIFELO The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Honiara is yet to receive any reports from Malaita Province concerning the food shortage crisis in Ontong Java, Malaita…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE commencement of the 2024 academic year at Kalenga Community High School in Isabel Province is expected to be delayed due to necessary renovations required for the dormitories and some staff houses. A concerned parent informed the…
JENNIFER KUSAPA CONCERNS have been raised over the increase in dog attacks in Western province. Some of these attacks have resulted in deaths, while many have led to victims being left in critical conditions. Over the weekend one of the…
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case involving four former health workers accused of false pretence has adjourned for January 18 for pre-trial conference. Defendants Stephen Dalipanda Kido, Robert Manu, Dalcy Maena and Randy Hatigeva are charged each with two counts of…
“Food shortage crisis in Lord Howe: Islanders brave rough seas to alleviate hunger” Lawrence Makili, Chairman of the Lord Howe community in Honiara, points the finger at the Electoral Commission for the ongoing food shortage affecting Ontong Java, known as…
Australia supports project to deliver clean drinking water in Northwest Guadalcanal BY NED GAGAHE Fifteen communities in Northwest Guadalcanal will soon benefit from water tanks under a project jointly funded by the Australian Government in partnership with North-West Guadalcanal Development…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI RESIDENTS of Afio in Small Malaita have voluntarily built a temporary walkway for their wharf. The government sub-station’s wharf was heavily damaged more than a year ago, leaving the end to stand alone in the sea, separated…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI police yesterday made another kwaso raid as they continue to knock on the doors of suspected kwaso producers in and around Auki town. The raid was carried out at a community behind Aligegeo provincial school in…
By Indy Maealasia THE country’s first ever Bundled Microinsurance product could just be the answer to providing an affordable financial security for Solomon Islanders. Insurance Agent, Solinsure is piloting the product that has a total benefit payout of $90,000…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Claudius Tei’ifi, member of Parliament for West Kwaio Constituency, fervently called on the government to address critical issues surrounding the public service salary structure and urged for an increase in the minimum wage. Tei’ifi emphasised the need…
