BY now you might have heard the “Half Tikopia” song as it dominates the airwaves, especially on Paoa FM. The artist behind this song is the 24-year-old Phillip Lauka of North Choiseul and North Malaita descent. Known as ‘Black M’, music for Phillip is just a hobby. “I listen to music every day, and I…
FUNKY and Rushee are hitting the airwaves again with their brand new single “Nice Bola Lo Kula”. The new song featured other notable artists in PNG like Young Dee, Drex Blunteh and J Liko who is also part Solomon Islands. The brothers Funky & Rushee are currently based in Port Moresby and have been living…
Small Malaita Member of Parliament (MP) has successfully completed his constituency tour last month. A statement by the Small Malaita Constituency Office, said Rick Hou visited the constituency from 8 – 20 September 2017. “This is his 4th visit to the constituency in 2017”, the statement said. The SMC Office said that on this visit…
SINCE its inception in 2004, Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) has always been a Honiara based association. Not because we decided to keep it that way but due to financial constraints has not been able to. However, it has always been a long time dream to eventually reach out to the provinces when time…
BRAZILIAN Marist defender Diego says referees officiating in the Telekom S-League are making too many mistakes in round one of the country’s elite football league. The towering centre back told Star Sports on Thursday, playing in the TSL is very difficult because the officials are very poor. “The playing level here is very difficult because…
AUSTRALIAN-BASED Solomon Islands Hip Hop artist, Kera, working in collaboration with local artist Radical T.K have established a music production studio-”warrior records” at Gizo in the Western province. Speaking to Paoa FM, Kera said the studio was implemented to help boost the local talented artists down in the western province, and other artist around the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says he was humbled by the high praise received from the reigning 2017 Miss Pacific Islands, Anne Christine Dunn this week. The Miss Pacific Islands was responding to comments made by the Prime Minister during a courtesy visit made to the Prime Minister this week by the 2017 Miss Solomon Islands…
The Government and the resources owners of Bina/ Talifilu land had signed a historic communique on Friday last week. The signing of the Bina/ Talifu Honiara Communique was a result of three months of solid dialogue, discussions and consultations which started on the 28th of July at the project site in Bina. From that first…
And his office defends ‘acknowledgement’ letter By TEDDY KAFO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare appears to have an “intimate relationship” with the controversial Bintan Mining (Solomon Islands) Limited, an overseas miner extracting bauxite deposits on Rennell island, Renbel Province. This intimate relationship is further evidenced by a recently leaked letter, which the Prime Minister wrote to…