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
Indigenous peoples are agents of change to reach sustainable development
BY ELLISON VAHI INDIGENOUS Peoples and their traditional knowledge and practices are essential to reaching the United Nations 2030 Sustainable…
Resources and impacts to SI food and culture
BY ELLISON VAHI THE country’s agriculture, farming and food culture did not have a widespread beginning. According to reports from…
Taiwan, a home away from home
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE FOR one Solomon Islands student studying in Taiwan, the country will always be his home away…
International Rural Womens Day celebration wrapped up
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE celebration of the International Rural Women’s Day held in Honiara has wrapped up yesterday with…
Food Atlas to help boost SI’s food security
THE Solomon Islands national statistics office has received a copy of the Regional Food Security Atlas, which is said will…
MSG not serving initial purpose, suggests for it to be disbanded: Juffa
By Gary Hatigeva THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has lost its purpose of existence to fight for the rights of…