IT cost tax payers $44 million last year just to produce new coins for the country. This is a huge lot of money which should have been used for other important services in the country. But because people are holding back onto these coins for whatever reasons only known to them, it is costing the…
Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) has come a long way – 30 years on now since its inception in 6th May 1982. Since Sunday SIDT workers kicked off a week-long worthwhile well-deserve anniversary celebrations in Honiara. SIDT is a non-government organisation (NGO) founded with the aim of helping villagers improve their livelihood. Today the work…
FINALLY conflicting parties to the recent unrest had come together to put the tension at ease following a reconciliation ceremony over the weekend. The ceremony came a week after a senior government officer and diplomat was allegedly attacked by a group of men in the early hours of Saturday morning near the Honiara central market.…
What are we waiting for? Its time for action. Be a champion today by cleaning your surroundings and home. It was fortnight ago that Honiara launched its clean up campaign in Honiara. And so far are we doing enough or not at all? Theme of the campaign is; “ Be a waste champion, reuse waste…
The security breach over the weekend at the Honiara international terminal is no laughing matter. It had occurred when the airport was busy and packed with passengers coming in and going out of the country. Two aircrafts were on the tarmac that day. It would have been catastrophic if fire broke out as fuel and…
The country is excited. Soccer fans are smiling and looking forward for hosting of the OFC Nations Cup in two months time. Oceania Football Federation (OFC) yesterday announced that Solomon Islands will host the OFC Nations Cup. Such an exciting news for a soccer mad and crazy nation. As a nation that is passion with…
TODAY Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo will leave the country for his first official engagement with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) since being elected as Prime Minister last year. Solomon Islands is a very important member of this group and no doubt the presence of our Prime Minister is significant. So what is the purpose…
AFTER weeks of intense public debate, the minister of education Dick Ha’amori had announced government’s support for the 4th University of the South Pacific (USP) campus in Honiara with the allocation of a land. What a relief it would for all those who wants to see the establishment of this fourth campus in the country.…
In the quiet corners of the Lungga area a small but important workshop has just been completed this week. The workshop was intended to train women as peace-markers in our societies. It was a timely seminar to remind us of the import role that women play in our societies. What is often overlooked is the…
When Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo took over from Danny Philip in November he immediately made popular announcements. One of them was to cut all post-paid mobile phones of those that did not fall in the bracket of a minister, permanent secretary and constitutional post holders. Another major announcement was for him to move to…