RECOGNISING the need for Äiwoo speakers to learn to read and write their own language, the Mikilinuäve Äiwoo Translation Ministry recently held a teacher training workshop in Ngâmane Village, Reef Islands, Temotu Province. Church leaders from the five districts in the Äiwoo-speaking community identified the participants who were trained on how to use a reading…
River mining is one of the most commonly used method by villagers to extract gold. It involves the extraction of minerals and resources from riverbeds and surrounding environments. However, this method raises several environmental and socio-economic concerns.This process is happening in some places and rivers in Guadalcanal and other parts of the country. Its a…
U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands Ann Marie Yastishock paid separate courtesy calls on Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and Foreign Minister Peter Agovaka Shanel on Tuesday, March 25. On Wednesday, Ambassador Yastishock traveled to Central Province where she paid a courtesy call on Premier Michael Salini in Tulagi. Premier Salini then took the Ambassador to Blue…
THE Malaita Provincial Assembly has passed the 2025/2026 budget during its session in Auki, last Thursday. This passage of the SBD 42,704,960 enables the provincial government to continue providing essential services to its people. Malaita Province Finance Minister, Lemuel Kevianga, said the provincial government expects a surplus of SBD 2,838,000 to support the Ward Development…
What game is PNG playing in the return of Dr Jack Siwainao’s daughters? MERCY and her sister CINDERELLA are Solomon Islands citizens, according to the PNG Family Court hearing in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The ruling was handed down on 9 June 2024 by a Family Court Judge who heard an application for…
An individual had been arrested in connection to store break-in incident in Choiseul Province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station made the arrest. According to police reports, a father (victim) locked his store and went out with his family to cut firewood. When they returned, the father found…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province arrested three individuals suspected of stealing at a primary school in East Choiseul last year (2024). Choiseul Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Berry Pogesopa, said in 2024, during a school break, there was a break-in at a school in…
BETIKAMA Adventist College (BAC) located east of Honiara is planning to build a new multi-purpose hall this year. Principal Beven Tutuo revealed this on Sunday during a first meeting with parents, guardians and supporters for this year. The meeting was convened at the Burns Creek Adventist School Hall which is named ‘Patridge Hall’. The two-hour…
Plans are in motion to establish a Seghe Town Council in Ward 21 Buintusu to enhance governance and civic functions within the Seghe sub-station in Marovo, Western Province. A motion proposing the establishment of the town council was moved by Hon. Edward Ngava, the Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Ward 21, during the…
SOLOMON Islands Central Coast Football Club (FC) went down to Hekari United of Papua New Guinea (PNG) 3-0 during the second match of the day at the National Stadium in Honiara, Monday afternoon. The match kicked off at 3pm local time and it was Hekari that scored through a free kick which caught goalkeeper Philip…