Gizo Fuel shortage, officials under pressure
BY BEN BILUAGizo GIZO residents will have electricity until Friday before power shut down due to a shortage of fuel.…
Politics
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…
Political tug-of-war
‘Independent MPs holding the balance’ BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA WITH the large turnout of Independent Member of Parliament (MP) elects, this…
Political camps
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE current lobbying period is building up possible camps of what is known to our country’s political…
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
Labour told not to grant work permits for SINU expat staff
THE Labour Division in the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration should not grant any work permits to Vice…
Repatriation for students in Philippines approved
BY CHARLES KADAMANA CABINET has approved the repatriation of 340 students studying at various institutions in Philippines for their safety.…
Hot zone
Choiseul province government sets up barricade as covid-19 looms closer BY BARNABAS MANEBONA AS covid-19 edges closer to Solomon Islands,…
Fixtures ready
Round 1 starts 8th August By Taromane Martin KOSSA FC and Telekom Soccer League 2020-2021 season debutant side, Southern United…
Tax holiday
Concerns raised over Coral Sea 100 percent exemption By EDDIE OSIFELO CONCERNS have been expressed over the 100 percent tax…
China’s $6m to PM
Wale says it’s a ‘National Shameful Fund’ By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has a $6 million special discretionary…
