SIEC scraps new method for 2019 national general elections BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THERE will be no out-of-constituency voting in the upcoming 2019 general election, according to the Office of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, (SIEC). The commission’s capacity…
Tuvaruhu community in fear over chemicals found near school BY LYNTON AARON FILIA A consortium of chemicals found disposed behind the Tuvaruhu community high school is causing fear among residents in the area. They were found on Sunday, July 1,…
Israel offers free service for children with heart problems By Mike Puia In Tel Aviv, Israel CHILDREN suffering from congenital and rheumatic heart diseases can be saved in Israel for free. All it needs is a report from…
SIFF urges Konofilia not to deny assistance given to pay for his boys’ Australian visas in last year’s failed overseas soccer trials attempt BY ROMULUS HUTA THE national football governing body has urged its critic Joel Moffat Konofilia to admit…
RSIPF sends first females on UN peacekeeping deployment THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is sending not one but two first female officers to serve in a UN Peacekeeping Mission – they are being deployed to Darfur, South Sudan.…
OUTSPOKEN football critic Joel Moffat Konofilia has lashed out at the national football governing body stating the statement published last week to condemn his continuous social media ranting as merely ‘all excuses’. The statement issued by Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) last week termed Konofilia’s continuous scathing attacks on them in…
Israel stands ready to help Solomon Islands BY MIKE PUIA IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL THE Israeli Government says it stands ready to support Pacific Island countries, including the Solomon Islands, improve their people’s livelihood and address pressing issues Pacific countries…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE national under-18 futsal team head coach says Raphael Le’ai is one of their biggest assets as they head into the final months of preparation for the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. With a…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has clarified that the fleet of brand new cars given to the committee of the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFest), are a matter under the MID and not the Culture…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE provincial secretary of the Western province has called for an immediate audit of the province’s finances. Jeffery Wickham, while congratulating the newly elected and returning MPAs, said the time is ripe for an audit of…
