By EDDIE OSIFELO A multi-million dollar base will be established at Kulitana Bay in Shortland Islands to accommodate police, health, customs and immigration officers. This is part of the effort to monitor the international border between Bougainville and Solomon Islands…
Education ministry gives greenlight for schools in capital to resume this month BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ALL schools in Honiara are to resume classes this month, says Dr Franco Rodie, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education Human Resources Development (MEHRD).…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SEVEN women were among the ten recipients in Honiara that received free vegetables seedlings from Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Wednesday 6th May. The ten recipients represent three households in East Honiara, three in West Honiara…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO REFURBISHMENT work aimed at addressing the current issue faced by birthing mothers and new borns at the Labour Ward in the National Referral Hospital is progressing well, says Minister for Health Dickson Mua. Mr Mua said…
By EDDIE OSIFELO ABOUT 17,000 people in Honiara have expressed their interests to receive free vegetable seedlings from Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock when the message was posted on social media. Undersecretary Technical Michael Ho’ota stated this after the handing…
THE Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale calls on the government to take note of the concerns raised by the Director of the Malaita Provincial Health Services, Dr Henry Kako early this week. The Opposition Leader points out that, “The bulk…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE battle between the National Government and its agent, Malaita province has attracted a lot of debate on social media. This came after the Sogavare/Maelanga government has warned Malaita Province of facing suspension unless Premier Daniel Suidani…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA UNDER Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development James Bosamata has confirmed during a government talk-back show on Sunday 3rd May that schools outside of emergency zones will resume classes as of May 11,…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ASSISTANT Commissioner Crime and Intel Ian Vaevaso has revealed that since the deployment of officers at the Western Border three weeks ago the Border has been safe and no crossing has been made. He said RSIPF has…
Chief justice blasts fellow judges in high court ruling By Alfred Sasako CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has used an election petition judgement to unleash a torrent of criticisms on two fellow judges – a move legal practitioners have described…
