MALAITA Provincial Finance Minister, Randol Sifoni, has called on all leaders in the Malaita Provincial Assembly to work together to improve the provincial revenue collection. Mr Sifoni made the call when delivering his 2023-24 budget speech on the floor of the assembly on Tuesday. He said the Provincial Government needs all leaders to assist the…
FIVE of the students from Vanuatu who recently arrived in the country to undertake nursing studies are with the Seventh-day Adventist-owned Atoifi Nursing College in East Kwaio, Malaita Province. The five students who arrived in the country earlier this month have settled down at the college. They were accompanied to Atoifi by a Solomon Islands…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has slammed the Government’s ongoing excuse that the current drug shortage in the country is ‘cyclical’. In a statement today, Hon Wale said his office has received information from health authorities around the provinces that there are currently a serious drug shortage situation around the country. Following reports of drug…
ATHLETICS track event athletes were awarded their medals after finishing their track event competitions at the King George Sixth School running track yesterday. Calvin Hou of Isabel won the men’s 100m final while Javita Ambrose of Malaita won the women’s 100m finals of the Solomon Games at KVGI training track yesterday. Hou finished with a…
HONIARA and Malaita Team has won their first medals in the Solomon Games that is currently underway in Honiara. According to the results provided, Emily Mafi of Team Honiara won the gold medal with a total throw of 9.08 meter and Freda W claimed the silver medal with a total throw of 8.49 meters. Daisy…
PROVINCIAL Taekwondo Member Associations (MAs) threaten to boycott the current Solomon Games Taekwondo competition if their demands are not met, it was revealed. President of the World Taekwondo Solomon Islands (WTSI) Philip Afu told Star Sports Auki that a letter representing all MAs was submitted to the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) yesterday with their demands.…
THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has clarified recent media complaints by members of the Western Provincial Assembly about their accommodation allowances during the initial formation of the Western Provincial Executive Government early this year. In a statement yesterday, Permanent Secretary Stanley Dick Pirione said the allowances were paid through their individual…
THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development has released details of Constituencies that have bought ships with funding from the controversial shipping grants. Permanent Secretary, Stephen Maesiola, released the details in response to a question submitted to the recent Government weekly news conference. According to Mr Maesiola, of the 14 Constituencies on the list, only nine (9)…
THE Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara, Christopher M Cardone OP, has ordained Father Simon Pindi CM at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Honiara last Saturday. Father Pindi was ordained during the Solemnity of the Annunciation and was assisted by brother Priests from Vincentians, Marists, Dominicans, Salesian and Diocesan priests working in the Archdiocese…
CCECC rules out any political clout in being awarded the LMCP project to build port facilities in Solomon Islands amidst regional media reports of the possible exploitation of these facilities by China to provide access for its navy into the region THE decision to award the Land and Marine Connectivity Project (LMCP) Port Package contract…