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
Mataniko eastbound bridge officially opens
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE MATANIKO Eastbound Bridge has finally reached completion and officially opened yesterday. Central Project Implementation Unit (CPIU)…
Solomon Islands in 2018 DIVE travel awards
BY GEORGINA KEKEA SOLOMON Islands made it into the Top 10 scuba diving destinations in the world. At the 2018…
Asserting traditional rights – community conservation in SI
BY ELLISON VAHI FOR many years the Solomon Islands have had indigenous systems for administering and allocating land and sea…
WHO donates diabetes machines to MHMS
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) office in Solomon Islands has donated four haemoglobin A1c machines to the…
NRH without vital testing machines
Ministry seeks approval of $1.3M for the replacement of 3 broken down blood analyser machines By Gary Hatigeva THE Ministry…
PM joins world leaders in POM for APEC
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has arrived in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for the Asian Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC). The…