Politics
Nori refutes allegations of 1 million dollar offer
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA SPECULATION has arisen regarding an alleged offer of 1 million dollars to Member of Parliament for Maringe…
New schedule for Malaita premier’s election
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MALAITA provincial through office of the clerk to Malaita provincial assembly proposed May 8 to begin process…
PM ELECTION TODAY
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA ALL Members of Parliament (MP) will convene at the National Parliament to elect the country’s new Prime…
Former Mayor calls for calm ahead of PM election
The former Mayor of Honiara City Council (HCC) and Councilor-Elect for Rove/Lengakiki, Eddie Kasuteé Siapu has appealed to public and…
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
‘Iumi Tugeda’ holiday package gains momentum: says Airline
By EDDIE OSIFELO ABOUT 79 people have so travelled under the ‘Iumi Tugeda Holidays’ initiative to various tourism destinations around…
Victim in rape case shares story in court
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE alleged victim in a rape case has told court that she did not report the matter…
Guale women farmers hit hard by covid-19
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Guadalcanal women market vendors who are the main producers of Honiara Central Market are no exception…
WVSI supports youths to give back to community
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI WORLD Vision Solomon Islands witnessed the handover of a Jacob’s ladder by youths from Uatae to…
Gov’t: we’ll build an ‘inclusive economy’
THE Government says it is committed to building a more equitable and inclusive economy by improving the social and economic…
Mamara City takes shape
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU CONSTRUCTION work on the Mamara Tasivarongo project is underway ahead of a planned ground breaking ceremony tomorrow.…