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
Skill exhibition for PLMAM delegates
BY SAMIE WAIKORI STUDENTS of the institute of tourism at SINU, APTC and Don Bosco Tetere had impressed PLMAM delegates…
Bachelor in hospitality next year for SINU
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management at SINU has announced its intention to introduce its…
No resource to look after wrecks or marine pollution
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA IT has been said that Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration (SIMSA) has no resource to look after…
New youth bill to update SI legislation
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs is in the process of finalising the Youth Justice…
Global Witness calls on China to rethink its import of logs from Solomon Islands
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE fate of Solomon Islands environment lies in the hands of China. In a report called ‘A…
International NGO calls on Gov’t to freeze logging operations
BY GEORGINA KEKEA INTERNATIONAL NGO, Global Witness is calling on the Government of Solomon Islands to immediately place a moratorium…