Politics
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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
Canada serious to work with Pacific islands, including Solomon Islands
BY GEORGINA KEKEA CANADA’S Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has met with leaders from the Pacific Island nations on Saturday. In…
Serious logging problems
Locals seek compensation for environmental damages BY GEORGINA KEKEA POOR logging practices are again said to cause serious problems for…
Government’s 2019 Budget Support expenditure set to go before PAC
BY Gary Hatigeva $213.4million is projected to be the government’s 2019 Budget Support expenditure. This will be allocated to five…
PM Hou “talked out” of a private meeting with president Xi
By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela may have been “talked out” of a private meeting with President Xi Jinping…
Axiom’s first shipment next year
BY BEN BILUA FIRST commercial shipment of nickel in Solomon Islands history is expected to occur in the first three…
MV Lokoiola’s commissioning today
BY MAVIS PODOKOLO In Su’umoli, Ulawa ULAWA/UGI Constituency’s new boat, LC Lokoiola will be commissioned this morning at Su’umoli Harbour.…