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
PM Hou signs milestone labour mobility deal
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme with the Australian Government at…
EIA process in Solomon Islands not effective
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) system in Solomon Islands is said to be not effective. Speaking during…
Cigarette candy – luring children to smoking
BY GEORGINA KEKEA A new packet of candies for children depicting cigarettes is currently on sale in shops in Honiara.…
Who allowed this in?
Concerns over smoke-like candies in shops, painting positive pictures on cigarettes By Gary Hatigeva PARENTS are concerned over the new…
Farewell Harry Rini
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Director of Engineering in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), known to most as Harry Rini,…
Call for Commissioner of Elections to commence work
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Solomon Islands United Party is calling on the government to quickly carry out the process of…