The Government House has condemned people who have vandalized security lights at the entrance to the Governor General’s residence as disrespectful with no care attitude. The incident happened early morning yesterday between 1am and 3am. This is actually the second time it has happened; the first time they damaged only one security light. A spokesman…
Honiara City Councillors can now be familiar with the Parliamentary Procedures and how to conduct effective meetings. This was after an induction was conducted yesterday for the full council. Some of the Parliamentary procedures discussed were the standing orders, how to debate motions, conduct of meetings and other important procedures and standing committee’s functions. The…
FINANCE Minister Snyder Rini has failed the people of Malaita Province, North Malaita MP Jimmy Lusibaea claimed. This is because the current budgetary allocations in the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 does not specify the two anticipated development sites identified in Malaita Province namely Bina habour and Suafa bay proposed development in the south and north…
LAST week the LCC has formally charged the Member of Parliament for West Guadalcanal, Moses Garu for official misconduct. Chair of LCC, Francis Luza says the charge relates to an incident in December 2012 when Garu facilitated the appointment of his wife to be the Constituency Development Officer for West Guadalcanal. Last Month LCC also…
THE poor flow of tourists into the country has been attributed to lack of attractive destinations here and not the airfare. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Solomon Airline Captain Ron Sumsum highlighted this when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing recently. Sumsum told the PAC members that an excuse on airfare…
A new Civil Society organization committee to monitor the progress of the Concluding Observations on the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was formed last week. The Solomon Islands Civil Society Organizations CEDAW Committee (SICSOCC) was formed after a one day workshop on the CEDAW which was attended by women representatives from…
The head coach for Western United FC, the Solomon Islands representative club to the Oceania Club Champions League, Commins Menapi says United is prepared for their opening match against Vanuatu’s Amicale FC tomorrow. In an email on Thursday Menapi said, the players are happy and are looking forward for this first match and vowed that…
Fiji Airways OFC Champions league is the biggest club competition in Oceania, playing with a home base club this season is something special says Western United sneaky star Jack Whitney in Suva. O-League as it known to many football fanatics around the Oceania is not something new to Whitney. Whitney featured in past seasons with…
HONIARA Football Association (HFA) soccer league will kick off in a fortnight. In a recent HFA executive meeting last week, it was agreed that the HFA 2014/2015 league will resume on 25th April 2015. The HFA executive is therefore calling on all HFA affiliated clubs to start preparing their teams for the kick-off date. An…
THE country’s OFC O’League representative Western United is rallying support ahead of their crucial opening match this Saturday. Yesterday, the team visited Rawaqa Primary School in Fiji – a gesture visit to boost students’ moral in the sport. Students came out in numbers hoisting the Solomon Islands flag in support of the visit. The school…