As part of its vision for a vibrant private sector, leading to better lives for the people of Solomon Islands, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) foresees the importance of encouraging young people to take up entrepreneurship and be part of this vision going forward into the future. To engage with young…
HIRED Fokker 70 aircraft from Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines based in Australia has serviced the Solomon Airlines operated Brisbane-Honiara-Tarawa international route. The aircraft arrived in Honiara before going on to Tarawa a little bit late than schedule. It will return to Honiara today and continues on to Brisbane. National flag carrier Solomon Airlines was forced to…
MALAITA provincial government has maintained its support and stand for a free West Papua. This was highlighted during a dialogue held in Auki last month between representatives from the national government, civil society, Indonesian government and Malaita provincial government. The visiting team was led by Rence Sore of the Prime Minister’s office to discuss matters…
A MAN accused of the death of another man at Fulisango, Honiara, in July last year has been sentenced to six years in jail, Wednesday. John Sangolafa, who was initially charged with murder, was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of manslaughter. He was supposed to stand trial starting Monday last week. However, following…
The National U19 squad coach, Batram Suri says the inclusion of Solomon Islands European-based goal scoring machine Marcus Chan’s inclusion is a boost to the team’s preparation ahead of the U20 World Cup Qualifiers in Tahiti, August. Chan is part of the CF Cracks Academy in Valencia, Spain and is the lone foreign based player…
Sir Kabui: Prepare to deal with it By ANDREW FANASIA SOLOMON Islands Governor General Sir Frank Kabui has made a remarkable and bold statement about the position of the country on the issue of ‘same sex marriage’, which is now a talk of the globe. This was when he addressed the leaders, diplomatic corps and…