BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PRE-ARRIVAL requirements for people travelling to Solomon Islands during this State of Public Emergency (SOPE) period are not negotiable state Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In order to minimize the risk of further importation of Coronavirus (Covid-19) into…
-Country gets low score on corruption -But, very, very hard to eliminate it here By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands has a no single solution to eliminating corruption, a panel discussion has established. Leadership Code Commission, Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA No illegal entry had been reported since the Christmas Period along the declared emergency zone in the western border as well as in Choiseul province. This is according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during his nationwide address…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands will know its ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) today. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has organised a one and half hour panel discussion today starting 1.30pm at Solomon Islands Broadcasting leaf hut to discuss…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Japan’s government sealed an agreement with the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) through a signing for the extension of the Kukum Highway phase-two project. The first phase…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SCHOOL registrations in Honiara and in the provinces started very slowly this week ahead of the school openings next Monday. Many schools noticed few parents and guardians turning up to pay school fees of their children. Unlike…
Malaita premier warns province’s investors not to mess around BY BEN BILUA DONORS and investors intending to develop or invest in Malaita province are being warned to “think carefully” before doing so. The welfare and needs of the people of…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE first tranche of Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be targeted to the country’s front-liners. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said initial application to cover the first 0.25 percent of population had been submitted to and had been received…
BY BEN BILUA SOLOMON Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd (SISCC) has sealed an agreement with a new telecommunications operator, bringing the number of operators to five. Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Islands Submarine Cable Company Ltd, Keir Preedy confirmed this…
Submarine cable company no longer a project BY BEN BILUA THE Submarine Cable Company (SISCC) which was established as a project to oversee the setup of the internet cable in the country has been turned into a business entity. Chief…
