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BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The Seventh Day Adventist Church has thrown its full support behind the covid-19 vaccine. In doing so, it has downplayed rumours that the Church does not allow covid-19 vaccination for its members. This...

By Brian Lezutuni Vaccine rollout in Solomon Islands and across the Pacific is critical to economic recovery. And Australia is leading efforts to vaccinate countries in the region with its vaccine dose supply expected to reach...

By Brian Lezutuni COMMERCIAL Kava exports into Australia could begin at the end of this year, according to Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja. In 2019, the Prime Minister of Australia,...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI Malaita provincial government will this week discuss the petition against its hardline stand against China, which the petitioners believe is denying the province of ‘much-needed development’. Deputy premier Randol Sifoni told this...

New enrolment process starts BY JARED KOLI THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has begun actioning a resolution passed recently in which students can now enrol according to the number of units they can afford.   The...

COVID-19 is a deadly killer, make no mistake about it. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his nationwide address Monday said the best way to protect yourself, your family, and your communities from COVID-19 is to...

By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government through the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) is happy to see Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani recovers from his brain treatment in Taiwan recently. In an email sent to...

Santa Cruz landowners declare stance By EDDIE OSIFELO HONIARA based landowners from Santa Cruz in Temotu province have signaled a ‘No’ to bauxite mining on their land. The landowners made their stand clear when they met with...

BY BEN BILUAGizo AUSTRALIA is committed to keeping the doors open for Pacific seasonal workers and to ensuring conditions for workers arriving from Asia on new visa schemes match those of Pacific workers. Australia's Minister for...

BY JARED KOLI PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Government will consider ways to provide support to students in Fiji while continually assessing the COVID-19 situation there.   “The Oversight Committee is discussing the Fiji situation...