Former Nusa Roviana MPA wins election as Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly, vows to perform to his best THE newly elected Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) is Ramrahka Aquila Talasasa. The former Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 16 – Nusa Roviana- was elected during the election of a new Speaker yesterday.…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) will be hosting its Open Day on January 27th at the SINIS High Performance Center in East Honiara. The program is scheduled to start from 9am to 2pm. “We are welcoming the community to SINIS to explore the facility, the programs and services we offer including those…
ALL good people of Solomon Islands, at midnight tonight, this year 2022, will come to an end. And we thank God for what the year has been to all of us. We must acknowledge, however, that the year was full of health issues, economic challenges, struggles and difficulties. But through the love and goodness of…
A commentary By MOFFAT MAMU THE 2022 festive season and the arrival of 2023 have been celebrated with much excitement. December is always a time when many working people and students look forward to having a well-deserved break after 11 months of stress and hard work. Most often head to their villages to be united…
SOLOMON Airlines has promoted one of its female pilots to Captain of the national carrier’s largest domestic aircraft – Dash 8. Lyndah Tito Owen was Dash 8 First Officer before officially receiving her Captain’s epaulettes yesterday (3rd January 2023) with a water cannon salute to mark the occasion. A statement from Solomon Airlines said her…
LEADERS of communities along Kwaiafa river in Malaita Province’s West Kwara’ae Constituency, have expressed their fury after discovering empty cans of beer dumped into the river after Christmas. It is believed that the mess was left by outsiders who partied along the river near Buiano village on Christmas eve. Kwaiafa river is a well-kept river…
The Gizo Hospital Labour Ward saw the arrival of two babies on the New Year’s Day, Sunday 1 January, 2023. This was revealed by a nursing officer early this week. The nurse could not indicate whether these two babies – one boy and one girl- were delivered via Cesarean section, vacuum process or just normal…
Happy New Year, my dear readers! At the very beginning of a new year, what is your New Year resolution? I hope it is a better health condition! Last time we covered life style intervention on prevention and treatment of hypertension (limit alcohol consumption and increase work-out). This time, we would go through some mild…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has conveyed his condolences on the passing of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In a statement today, Hon Wale said Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian who stood for the best of conservative Christian values. The Vatican announced that Benedict died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age…
Officers of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City have arrested a 22-year-old male person for raping a 23-year-old female at Kola-ridge on 1st January 2023. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent Chris Laekalia says, “It was alleged the victim was raped inside her own room. The suspect took advantage of…