BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE reigning Miss Pacific Islands Ms Anne Christine Dunn and the Miss Solomon Islands 2017 contenders visited the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Women Children Youth and Family Affairs (MWCYFA) yesterday. During their…
A recent historical and successful visit by three Parliamentary Standing Committees to the eastern borders of Solomon Islands uncovered the seriousness of police security and deterioration, poor health services and the increasing threat of sea level rise on low lying…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has openly welcomed the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to confirm a sister relationship last month between the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan and the Port of Honiara in Solomon Islands. Sogavare and…
SIPA unveils infrastructure development plan for Noro and Honiara, engages world’s largest shipping line By Alfred Sasako SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has embarked on a multi-million dollar infrastructure development plan, which will lay the foundation for economic growth…
Government requests more time to sort ‘more bills’, promise of ACB-return still stands BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has been allocated time during Parliament’s period of special adjournment to sort out more…
‘House will adjourn to October 23, 2017’ BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE current 6th meeting of this 10th Parliament resumes today and the Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare is expected to move a motion on special adjournment to have the…
By Alfred Sasako FROSTY relations between local staff and their Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) Chief Executive Officer, Suresh Modestus Amerasekera, is over, albeit partially. Global Management Services [GMS] terminated Mr Amerasekera’s services as of 27th September this year, warning the…
Councillor labels HCC meeting on Multi-purpose Hall illegal BY BEN BILUA HONIARA City Council (HCC) meeting last week to approve the Multi-purpose Hall project has been dubbed illegal. Appointed Councillor Reginal Ngati said the council meeting failed to meet the…
Senior police officer named in under-ground beche-de-mer network, threatens Dr Aipia A senior police officer is among a network of people working hard to ensure he is arrested for farming beche-de-mer or sea cucumber breeding on Ontong Java, Malaita…
Solomon Islands Women’s team stun New Caledonia as FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup gets underway in Port Moresby By Taromane Martin In Port Moresby THE Solomon Islands women’s national basketball team has created history yesterday at the Taurama Indoor and…
