Politics
SIDP candidate for Savo-Russells,Salopuka, launches campaign strategy
With only 27 days left before the country goes to the polls, to elect the fifty members of parliament, candidates…
3 candidates set to launch campaigns in South Vella la Vella next month
Dates have been set for three candidates who will be competing for the seat in South Vella La Vella constituency.…
Tran launches campaign trail, attracts huge crowd
BY NED GAGAHE Former MP for West Honiara Namson Tran has officially kicked off his campaign trail yesterday at White…
Chottu contesting Northwest Guadalcanal seat
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Thirty-five-year-old Simon Chottu is one of the candidates contesting the Northwest Guadalcanal constituency seat this coming…
Sports
SI Netball Coach lauds Team’s performance
BY INDY MAEALASIA SOLOMON Islands Netball’s Coach is confident that her team has greatly improved despite suffering a heavy loss…
Solomon Islands Men’s Rugby 7s Team Ends Pacific Games Journey in Quarterfinals
By EDDIE OSIFELO The journey of Solomon Islands’ men’s rugby 7s team at the XVII Pacific Games came to a…
We lost our game, but still proud of our team efforts: Masaea
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA DESPITE the loss in in their final game against Tonga, Alex Masaea, a thirty-year-old player representing the…
ANOTHER PROBLEM
Security firms urges GOC to release upfront payment for mobilisation BY NED GAGAHE Several security firms contracted to provide their…
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
Young people realize their potential as peace builders
A number of young people who live in informal settlements around Honiara city learned ways to become active Peace builders…
NRH OVERCROWDED
THE overcrowding at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara is reportedly worsening. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Tenneth…
PROVINCIAL GOV’T NEED BOOST
PREMIER of Guadalcanal Province says provincial governments need more support to perform up to the required standard. Premier Anthony Veke…
FIREARMS SILENT
TWO Solomon Islands Patrol boats in hot pursuit of wooden Vietnamese vessels allegedly fishing illegally in our Exclusive Economic Zone…
RENBEL DEMANDS OWNERSHIP OF DETAINED VESSELS
RENBEL province’s Premier calls on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Fisheries to hand over the detained Vietnamese fishing…
US SMALL GRANT SUPPORT CONSERVATION COMMUNITY
SEA level rise is a global challenge for low lying Islands such as Pacific Island nation that it poses real…