Politics
Kwato’o congratulates Asilaua
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Philip Kwato’o has congratulated Elijah Asilaua on his successful election as the premier of Malaita province. Mr…
FIRST SITTING FRIDAY
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN an official announcement yesterday, His Excellency Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands, has laid out…
Premier Lawrence Hayward unveils ministerial lineup for Isabel Province
BY NED GAGAHE In a significant move, newly sworn-in Premier of Isabel Province Lawrence Hayward wasted no time in revealing…
Two candidates for Malaita’s provincial speaker
BY SAMIE WAIKORI TWO candidates have been nominated to contest the seat of the Speaker for Malaita provincial assembly. This…
Sports
Solomon Islands embraces hookin4health
BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR THE Hockey Hookin4Health Solomon Islands program continues its weekly visitation to schools in Honiara this month.…
Haura FC leads the way in SWPL 2024
BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR WITH three games played by each team in the new women’s football season, Haura FC is…
WARRIORS EXITS
.. Heartbreak for Solomon Warriors FC as Oceania Champions League Journey Ends BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR TELEKOM Super League (TSL)…
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL NEXT WEEK
…. SIBF Prepares to Kick Off High School Basketball Competition 2024 BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR THE much anticipated high school…
Letters
Violence as a Human Rights abuse
DEAR EDITOR, A worrying number of women in the Solomon Islands experience domestic violence. Statistics have shown almost 64% of…
Violation of Human Rights
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of this country, I strongly urge our government to recognize the rights of persons…
Chinese companies and domestic politics
AN OBSERVER THE row between the national government and the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has degenerated to a level that…
VIEWPOINT- Virivolomo and his misconstrued facts
CELSUS TALIFILU Brisbane AVIATION Permanent Secretary Moses Virivolomo’s attempt to denounce what was said about his conduct in Auki…
Local News
SI helps push for Indigenous Peoples’ Platform milestone achievement in COP23
By PRIESTLEY HABRU In Bonn, Germany SOLOMON Islands has played a key role in ensuring the Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs)…
SI wins bid to host Pacific labour mobility meeting
SOLOMON Islands has won the bid to host the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) in 2018. A delegation led…
Manele vows to restructure MDPAC
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE new Minister of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) Hon Jeremiah Manele has vowed to…
Win-win deal
PM defuses internal row over chief of staff appointment – Djokovic or Usuramo, new post created By Alfred Sasako PRIME…
We need answers
Parents’ last hopes rest on MEHRD as uncertainty over children’s future troubles them BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARENTS of students who…
Hou faces test
PM’S LEADERSHIP STANCE ON WEST PAPUA, CHINA TO BE PUT UNDER THE TEST By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Ricky Hou’s…