Budget stretched, services on halt, says Talasasa
BY BEN BILUAGizo Provincial Member of Western Province, Ramrakha Talasasa says the province’s budget allocation towards respective divisions have been…
Politics
Kwato’o congratulates Asilaua
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Philip Kwato’o has congratulated Elijah Asilaua on his successful election as the premier of Malaita province. Mr…
FIRST SITTING FRIDAY
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN an official announcement yesterday, His Excellency Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands, has laid out…
Premier Lawrence Hayward unveils ministerial lineup for Isabel Province
BY NED GAGAHE In a significant move, newly sworn-in Premier of Isabel Province Lawrence Hayward wasted no time in revealing…
Two candidates for Malaita’s provincial speaker
BY SAMIE WAIKORI TWO candidates have been nominated to contest the seat of the Speaker for Malaita provincial assembly. This…
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL NEXT WEEK
…. SIBF Prepares to Kick Off High School Basketball Competition 2024 BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR THE much anticipated high school…
MOONWALKERS CROWNED CHAMPIONS
.. USPSI Bullets FC Triumph in B-Playoffs BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR FLOORBALL Federation Solomon Islands (FFSI) has ended the 2023/24…
ASAF Academy Feminine Welcomes Ileen Peqi
BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR The Champions of the first edition of the Oceania Women’s Champions League, New Caledonia, ASAF Academy…
USOTASI eyes debut at DC Park Rugby 7s
BY ELTON LONARATHA JNR NEWLY introduced Rugby Club USOTASI Rugby team is gearing up for the upcoming DC Park Rugby…
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
Record transfer in voter registration calls for longer objection period: Wale
By Gary Hatigeva MEMBER of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga and Chair of the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC), Matthew Wale has…
‘Stop card selling and buying’
‘THE Office of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) strongly warns intending candidates and voters to refrain from buying and…
Dawn of a new era for Solomons
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE hosting of the 2018 OFC Under-16 Championship in Honiara over the past two weeks has brought…
Junior Kurukurus named squad
Squad leaves for Buenos Aires on Friday BY ROMULUS HUTA SOLOMON Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has released the names of…
Floor crossing
New electoral law paying off By Alfred Sasako STEEP penalties in the newly enacted Electoral law are said to…
Landowners call to reopen Ontong Java airstrip
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO LAND owners of Ontong Java airstrip have called to reopen the airstrip of Ontong Java to…
