THE Speaker of National Parliament, Sir John Patteson Oti has positively responded to an urgent appeal by the National Referral Hospital’s (NRH’s) Paediatric Department to assist six children with congenital heart disease to travel to Fiji for heart surgeries. In response to the appeal, Sir John, in a small by moving ceremony on Thursday last…
A symposium to get public opinion and views on the newly proposed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Act 2023 is set for tomorrow, Thursday 6 July 2023. The symposium will be held at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Lecture Theatre, Kukum Campus. It will commence at 1pm. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in collaboration…
An Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Service to be conducted tomorrow at the Anglican Saint Barnabas Cathedral will commence activities to mark the country’s 45th Independence Anniversary this week. The ecclesiastical event will begin at 8:00am. Chair of the National Organising Committee and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jeffery Sade Deve, announced the programme on…
Pacific countries opposed released of Radioactive wastewater OPPOSITION is growing across the Pacific against Japan’s plan to release nearly 1.3 million tons of radioactive wastewater from its defunct Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean over the next 30 years. While there are support by some governments, Tokyo’s plan is stirring broad opposition…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has called on the government to investigate the closure of Beulah Secondary School as a result of consequences of severe logging operations. The Opposition Office has gathered information that heavy logging operations on the area has resulted in the contamination of the Ziata water source and its reservoir forcing…
Second accused in nightclub robbery to face court A SECOND man charged for robbing a substantial amount of money from a man at Silver Lake nightclub at Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal in 2021 will appear in court today. Primo Esibaea had already pleaded not guilty to one count of robbery and his matter is awaiting trial…
Five unidentified masked men armed with knives, used petrol bombs and attacked a couple at Kukum on July 2nd, 2023. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Honiara City Police are currently investigating the incident. The couple were on their way to tow a car which had a mechanical problem and encountered…
SOLOMON Islands national Karate team has won four bronze medals in the recently held Oceania Karate Federation Championship in New Zealand. Solomon Islands won bronze in the men’s 75kg and women’s 55kg, 50kg and 61kg weight categories. Joe Kwasui won bronze medal in the men’s 75kg and while Jacinta Uriga, Mary Liu and Hazel Uate’e…
Former MARA Political Advisor denies granting licence to Asian Mining Company The former MARA Political Advisor, Celsus Talifilu, had denied former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and his MARA government was responsible for granting a prospecting Mining Licence to the New Asian Mining Company. The New Asian Mining Company is currently in East Malaita doing mineral…
Senior officials from the Solomon Islands and New Zealand government had a fruitful High-Level Consultation (HLC) in Wellington on Thursday 22 June 2023. The HLC was Co-Chaired by Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Secretary to the Prime Minister on behalf of Solomon Islands, and Bernadette Cavanagh, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on…