Makira Ulawa Provincial Premier, Julian Maka’a is appealing to the Ministry of Provincial Governments and Institutional Strengthening to revisit a Memorandum of Understanding it should have discussed with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development to have the provinces…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU WIN Win Mining company has rebuffed claims that it hid its gold export from landowners of its tenement in Central Guadalcanal. This follows claims by a Joel Jackson, a landowner in the Turarana lands which make up…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE say that their drone captured by the Bougainvillean fisherman in February this year is yet to be returned by the Bougainville police. Responding to this paper’s query regarding the captured drone, police say that the drone…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against a former director of the defunct money scheme One Link has been adjourned for May 14 for pre-trial conference (PTC). Gerard Tauohu’s case was mentioned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea yesterday, however PTC…
The people of Ulawa Island of the Makira Ulawa Province now have a new Rural Training Centre at Lopo, East Ulawa. Reports that have reached our Kira Kira Correspondent say the first intakes include secondary school dropouts and those needing…
A MALAITA Provincial Government (MPG) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Delegation met with Senior Officials of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) last Friday. Chairperson of the MPG PAC, Martin Fini led the delegation, which included other Provincial…
BY BEN BILUAGizo CHINESE officials accompanied by official from the Prime Minister office and officials from the Ministry of Rural Development were welcomed by communities in Ranongga Island, Western Province. The officials visited Marava village, Kolomali village and Koriovuku village…
THE Deputy Commissioner Operation of the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) recently made a visit to the Gizo Correctional Centre. The official visit by Deputy Commissioner, Michael Nagu was to administer the Centre functions, and brief inmates and Provincial…
Landowners accuse WinWin mining company of lying, seeking $2m compensation BY ALFRED PAGEPITU WINWIN Mining company is being accused of hiding its gold export from the landowners of its tenement in Central Guadalcanal. Turarana landowners are demanding that Winwin pays…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE government of Australia has offered 60,000 does of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine to Solomon Islands. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday. “I am also extremely happy to inform you that the government…
