Aust announces $11m funding for marine pollution
BY CHARLES KADAMANA In Funafuti, Tuvalu THE Australian government has announced SBD$11m for the Pacific Regional Environment programme to support regional efforts to respond to oil spill and marine pollution. This was announced by Australia Prime Minister...
Tuvalu will not relocate
PM Sopoaga gives these powerful words to earth’s first-world countries BY CHARLES KADAMANA In Funafuti, Tuvalu THERE is no safe place in the world due to climate change and Tuvalu will not be taking any option of...
Small Islands States Chair pledges to limit warming to 1.5 degrees
BY CHARLES KADAMANA In Funafuti, Tuvalu FIJI Prime Minister and Chair of the Small Islands States Frank Bainimarama has pledged to Pacific leaders that Fiji will use everything in its power to arrange a collective strength...
What really happened in Fiji?
THE Honiara Amateur Boxing Association (HABA) has strong evidence that the President of the Solomon Islands Amateur Boxing Association (SIABA), Mr Patrick Morris, is actively misrepresenting the success of Solomon boxers at the recent...
Morrison arrives in Honiara
By EDDIE OSIFELO AUSTRALIA 30th Prime Minister Scott John Morrison, 51 years old, had arrived in Honiara on board a Royal Australia Air Force plane yesterday. His less than 24 hour visit comes after his re-election...
‘Australia PM visit timely’
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE visit of Australia Prime Minister, Scott Morrison to Honiara this Sunday is timely after his re-election last week. A senior officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade said he...
Miracle PMs to meet
Australia’s miracle man Prime Minister Scomo to meet Solomon Islands’ own miracle Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare By Alfred Sasako AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister, dubbed Scomo (Scott Morrison) the miracle politician who against all odds won a resounding...
SI participates in Pacific Feminist Forum
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands representatives are among 150 feminists across the Pacific participating in the second Pacific Feminist forum currently underway at Pearl Resort, Pacific Harbour in Suva, Fiji. The forum focuses on sustain...
Local boxers shine in Suva
By Taromane Martin THREE of the country’s local boxers, Lemmuel Silisia, Joshua Ooku and Henry Kia have shined in Suva, Fiji over the weekend. Hatanga Boxing club’s Lemmuel Silisia and Covenant’s Joshua Ooku both scored first...
Solomon Islands join 86 participants from Asia Pacific in Taipei
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA IN TAIWAN EIGHTY-SIX young leaders from the Asia Pacific region has gathered in Taipei for a 10-day seminar on leadership. Following the successful event last year, this year Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
