OPPOSITION MP Hon Derick Manuari says the government is using pacific games as an excuse to drive its agenda to extend the life of Parliament. In an interview recently, the MP for West Makira said Solomon Islands could host both the Pacific Games and National General Elections in 2023. He said fellow members of Parliament…
MEMBERS of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in and around the Western Provincial capital of Gizo were graced with the presence of Trans Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) President over the weekend. Pr. Maveni Kaufononga and his wife Anne Kaufononga arrived in the country last Tuesday for a weeklong tour. The visit was to see…
Western Provincial health division has successfully held its 2022 provincial health conference last week. The conference kicked off with a parade by health workers who in their uniforms paraded to the MSG building in front of Gizo wharf for the official opening. The theme of the conference was Improving Health through Partnerships in Western Province.…
BLUE Water Company supported the Oceania Paralympic Committees & Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee – SINPC training camp at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport – SINIS with the contribution of 10 cartons of water. The company’s Financial Controller Raymond Sabio when handing over the donation said they are happy and looking forward to…
KOLOALE FC and Solright Eels FC have registered their second win of the Solrais Women’s Premier league (SWPL) at the DC Park field over the weekend. Both teams has started the 2022 SWPL season with their second win over the weekend as the SWPL enters match week two. Koloale FC opened their 2022 SWPL season…
One more shot (OMS) photography and film foundation has currently rolled an OMS photography campaign for young Xavier Bele who has Leukemia. The OMS photography campaign has started yesterday at the Honiara city council and it will be a weeklong street photography campaign which runs from 5th September until 9th September. OMS photography and film…
A THIRD courtesy visit to Temotu Province to discuss and identify a site to build a security base in the eastern part of the country has been conducted over the weekend. The visit on Saturday 3rd September was conducted by officials from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Solomon Islands Government. This was highlighted…
A senior team from Tourism Solomons has met with key travel partners in Australia to reinstate the destination’s presence and relationships on the Australian travel industry scene as quickly as possible. Led by Tourism Solomon’s Acting CEO, Head of Corporate Service, Dagnal Dereveke and Head of Sales & Marketing, Fiona Teama, they carry on the…
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Monitoring & Evaluation team has successfully completed the East Makira Constituency (EMC) but have acknowledged the challenges and issues affecting the slow progress in terms of development in their constituency. The MRD team visited some of the projects funded under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) around EMC last week…
The Solomon Islands Government today says the timing of the announcement by the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong that Australia is willing to fund the Solomon Islands upcoming National General Election was inappropriate. In a statement on Tuesday, the SI Government says it acknowledges and appreciate the offer, however, its announcement came at a time…