The United Church of Solomon Islands, UCSI, has joyfully welcomed another Church minister into its folds on Saturday 30th January 2021. The new Minister is Reverend Rockson Benisi, from Rukutu village in Marovo Lagoon, Western Province. His ordination was conducted by the United Church Moderator Reverend David Garunu at the Wesley United Church in Honiara,…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani continues to remind the national government and the leaders of the country to be wise and transparent in the use of the funds acquired through loan during this current health crisis. Suidani reminded the government after he acknowledged the Government and people of Japan for the loan of SBD190 million…
WORK on the public emergency health bill is on track and the timeline for the Bill to be submitted to Parliament is on the first week of March, says Attorney-General John Muria (Jnr). Mr. Muria in a statement issued by Prime Minister Press Secretariat said consultations will continue this month and final work on the…
THIRTY-ONE swabs collected in the contact tracing to the latest covid-19 scare in Malaita have all returned negative, according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. At the same time, it was revealed that the ministry’s contact tracing team is still trying to establish close contact(s) of the student whose case triggered the activation…
Call for teamwork about Lawson Tama FORMER president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), Adrian Wickham calls on the SIFF Executive to work together with the National Sports Council (NSC), National Hosting Authority (NHA), and the Honiara City Council (HCC) to sort out the Lawson Tama Stadium issue. The HCC has terminated the…
Tourism operators in West impacted by bad weather TOURIST operators in Western Province are counting the costs after strong ocean currents whipped up by strong winds caused damages to resorts and other tourist establishments. Our reporter in Gizo said the current weather pattern being experienced throughout most of the country is creating havoc for…