6% NPF GIFT
Members get increased interest credit rating By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) were gifted with…
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
Parliament passes goods tax amendment bill
By Gary Hatigeva PARLIAMENT has late yesterday, passed the Goods Tax (Amendment) Bill (Act) 2018 after members of both sides…
Traditional & custom bill in parliament
By Gary Hatigeva THE Traditional Governance and Customs Facilitation Bill 2018, has made it through its second reading in parliament…
Honiara youths empowered under Crime Prevention Strategy
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA YOUTHS in Honiara have successfully completed a workshop on Crime Prevention Strategy held at the Honiara…
Makira-Ulawa overdue problem addressed
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MAKIRA Ulawa provincial government has stepped in to address an ‘overdue problem’ in constructing a new…
Status on cost of living calls for an overall review to SI Tax system: Wale
By Gary Hatigeva “HAVING compared to neighbouring countries in the region, Solomon Islands has one of the highest costs of…
Malaysia supports SINU’s fisheries studies
MALAYSIA has piped in financial assistance to SINU’s department of fisheries studies. As part of its corporate social responsibility and…
