BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SIG sponsored students at the Solomon Islands national university (SINU) are calling on the national government to pay them their allowance. It is now week-nine, and they have not yet received a cent from government. This…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA TWO ministers under Central Islands provincial government have been sacked last week, it was revealed in a letter by Premier Patrick Vasuni. The two removed are the minister of agriculture and lands Polycarp Galaigu (MPA for-west Ngella,…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO A Solomon Airlines personnel has been arrested in Munda following suspected sabotage of a Twin Otter plane on Friday last week, it is reported. Witnesses say the incident occurred around 4pm that day, in which the…
SHARPLY rising food prices in Honiara have pushed up Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation higher to 2.1 percent in February 2018. This is the highest recorded since June 2016. CPI is a monthly indicator of the variation in prices for…
The other side to Bauxite mining in west Rennell that is not talked about By Alfred Sasako OUTSPOKEN politician, Matthew Wale, last week called for a stop to the bauxite mining operations on West Rennell, claiming the Ministry of Mines,…
MARY Cole was born in Munda, in the Western province but ended up spending most of her life in New Zealand after marrying a British gentleman. While in New Zealand she was always active in charity work and joined Rotary…
By Ellison.T.Vahi THE SolRice READ SI programme tutors in the country will host a two-week workshop. Since 2015 SolRice has contributed to READ SI to get reading classes and books into the villages across the nation as the education sector…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A concerned citizen is calling on responsible authorities to put in place control measures to address the many problems associated with logging operations in and around the country. A Mr Henry B Kahui from East Are’are…
By ELLISON.T.VAHI THE 2017-2018 secondary school poster and essay competition on women’s leadership and political participation successfully ends with a prize-giving ceremony yesterday afternoon at an award ceremony held at the Art Gallery. After taking the top places in the…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ATOIFI Adventist Hospital’s major health expo is set to be launched in June this year, it is reported. Chaplain for Atoifi Hospital Mr Gary Manele said it will be held in Honiara, and activities will be…
