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
Local boxers shine in Suva
By Taromane Martin THREE of the country’s local boxers, Lemmuel Silisia, Joshua Ooku and Henry Kia have shined in Suva,…
Business operators flies Solomon flag higher
BY GEORGINA KEKEA SOLOMON Islands might not be one of the best place to live in the world but it…
Solomon can learn from Taiwan’s Agricultural revolutionaries
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA IN TAIWAN SOLOMON Islands can learn from Taiwan’s world-shattering agriculture to industrial economy. Inspired by the…
UNPBF supports women and youths
BY GEORGINA KEKEA AN orientation workshop for provincial women leaders will be held in Honiara tomorrow. The orientation workshop aims…
Solomon Islands join 86 participants from Asia Pacific in Taipei
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA IN TAIWAN EIGHTY-SIX young leaders from the Asia Pacific region has gathered in Taipei for a…
Four projects on hold for gov’t to undertake multi-million dollar project
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) has put on hold, four capital infrastructure projects. The projects…