Closure of liquor shops proposed for Western
BY BEN BILUAGizo CHAIR of Western Provincial Disaster Operation Committee (WPDOC) says all liquor shops should be closed. This follows…
Politics
NO SECOND THOUGHTS
SIUP claims to join CARE on a mutual basis” BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Unity Party (UP) has officially teamed up…
GDL says UP’s move is not a gain. Will Lilo opt to have no camp ties?
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA GORDON Darcy Lilo, the Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Central Honiara and Parliamentary wing leader of…
Heritage Park Hotel current hotspot
GDL: ‘We are consulting” BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA SOLOMON Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) Parliamentary wing leader and Member of…
INTENSE LOBBYING BATTLE UNFOLDS
Lobbying intensifying in Auki as two camps vie govt BY SAMIE WAIKORI LOBBYING is intensifying between two political camps in…
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
Gov’t intends to vaccinate over 18 by end of year
WHILE COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory, the Government intends to vaccinate every citizen over 18 years and older by the…
Major infrastructure boost for Auki township
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA’S provincial capital, Auki has received major infrastructure developments through assistance by the International Development Association…
DD HOLIDAY INN MAKES COMEBACK
By EDDIE OSIFELO LOCAL tourism operators in the country were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic when Prime Minister Manasseh…
School fee survey release delayed
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE release of the school fee survey by the Ministry of Education will be delayed due…
MHMS boosts presence in western border
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is stepping up its presence at the Western Border due…
SIG scholarship results in April
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO NAMES of successful applicants of the Solomon Islands Government online scholarship will be released next month,…
