Politics
Manele extends hand of cooperation to Wale
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a conciliatory gesture aimed at fostering unity and collaboration in the political arena, Prime Minister Jeremiah…
‘Newly elected PM commends peaceful democratic process’
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a historic moment for the nation, the newly elected Prime Minister (PM), Jeremiah Manele took to…
PM Manele pays tribute to Guadalcanal
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a heartfelt address on Thursday, newly elected Prime Minister (PM), Jeremiah Manele extended his gratitude to…
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…
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
First test lane will come into operation soon
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development first Test lane site to provide professional vehicle inspection will soon come…
Gov’t hands $800K towards Aussie bush fire
By Mike Puia THE government last night handed SBD$800,000 towards the Australia bush fire disaster. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, handed…
Chief Justice disappointed
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has expressed his disappointment over zero allocation for Judiciary’s development budget for…
British High Commissioner pays courtesy call on PM Sogavare
BRITISH High Commissioner to Solomon Islands His Excellency Brian James Jones has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Manasseh…
HCC going tough
13 betel nut sellers arrested By Mike Puia THIRTEEN betel nut vendors were arrested and in custody as Honiara City…
1 escapee recaptured
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE have recaptured one of the three escapees, Willie Olo, on Monday 5th early morning at LDA…