TRANSPORT Operators and private vehicle owners in Malaita Province are calling on the Ministry of Infrastructure (MID) and the Malaita Provincial Government to address the deteriorated state of roads and culverts in the province. The call was made after the heavy rain and flooding earlier this week damaged parts of the tar-sealed road and culverts…
THE California-based American Samoan international music artist and song writer, Tenelle Christine Luafalemana, better known by her stage name ‘Tenelle’ will be touring Solomon Islands next month. Tenelle is the famous international singer and songwriter behind the hit song ‘Island King’ which currently has 48.2k subscribers on YouTube and has 5.64k followers on her face-book…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has again suggested that a “Government Remuneration Tribunal” be set up to deal with salaries and benefits of the Government and the Public Service. He repeated this proposal in his speech at the opening of the 2023 Legal Year last week. “I have suggested that a “Government Remuneration Tribunal”, similar…
WESTERN Province is ready to become a state and run its own affairs because its contribution to the country’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continues to remain high and moreover, it already has the resources and infrastructures in place. This was expressed by the Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 6 -Vonunu-Vella, Rence Sore, in…
Gizo Hospital in Western Province has recorded increasing cases of malaria cases recently Reports reaching this paper this week say that there has been an increasing case of malaria especially in Gizo communities where people frequently visited the hospital to test their blood but turns out positive for Malaria. According to the Malaria Lab Department…
FOR more than 36 years, she toils the soil to grow food, walks daily, spends hours at her garden, travels by sea and spends days to sell her produce at the main Gizo market in Western Province. That’s her routine every weeks and months just to make ends meet and ensure her family’s survival is…
GOVERNMENT finances appear to have hit rock bottom as it struggles to fill a staggering $1.8 billion deficit in this year’s budget. And government efforts to raise money for good causes are being hampered by what is described as “negative attitude” by members of the public. “Members of the public always assume that any donations…
AUSTRALIA’S new High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Rodney John Hilton, has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare this week. High Commissioner Hilton used the occasion to introduce himself and his partner. He also took the opportunity to reaffirm and reiterate the on- going cordial and mutual bilateral relationship and the development partnership…
A list of 34 futsal players has been announced for the country’s national futsal team training squad to prepare ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers in October 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. The names were released by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) following the announcement by Interim Head Coach and former Kurukuru…
THE upcoming Motion of no confident against the Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani is a waste of time an outspoken Malaita man Nathaniel Maegwari says. He viewed that it is impossible for a new government to implement its policies within short period of time since the current house will end on June this year. This…