Politics
Manele extends hand of cooperation to Wale
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a conciliatory gesture aimed at fostering unity and collaboration in the political arena, Prime Minister Jeremiah…
‘Newly elected PM commends peaceful democratic process’
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a historic moment for the nation, the newly elected Prime Minister (PM), Jeremiah Manele took to…
PM Manele pays tribute to Guadalcanal
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA IN a heartfelt address on Thursday, newly elected Prime Minister (PM), Jeremiah Manele extended his gratitude to…
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…
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
We are pumped, ready for show: Big Mountain
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE BIG Mountain has arrived in the country and will again bring relaxing, uplifting and mesmerising reggae…
Bill brings hope for clean election
By Gary Hatigeva PARLIAMENT has on Thursday completed all debates into the Electoral Bill 2018 and has voted for it…
Commonwealth ranks Solomon Islands 76 on youth political participation
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Commonwealth’s Youth Index ranks Solomon Islands 76th globally for youth political participation and 70th in…
Why waste $20M?
Gov’t called on to justify $20M Terminal Grant against low Development Budget THE Solomon Islands Social Accountability Coalition (SISAC)…
Implementation of MWYCFA polices and Act hindered
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE implementation process of the Women’s division policies and Act under the Ministry of Women Youth…
Exclusion of women from the political domain a challenge to political engagement
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO EXCLUSION of women from political and decision making positions has been a challenge to active political…