Dear Editor – A week ago the students of Bokonavera community high school have raised a complaint in the public media about the issue of poor and non-attendance of teachers in the classroom learning periods that contributed poorly towards the students’ academic preparation for the coming national form 3 & 5 exams for this year…
PRIME Minister Rick Hou has welcomed Australia’s commitment to expand the Pacific labour mobility scheme. Mr Hou highlighted this during his state visit in Australia this week. The Prime Minister said Solomon Islands is looking to take a more strategic and long-term approach on labour mobility. “I have been discussing the concept of developing a…
HEARTS of Hope (HOH) charitable Organization in Malaita has dressed 40 babies with shirts and caps at Auki clinic, Thursday. The assistance is of the charity group’s support to elderly people and orphans in Malaita province. Most of the children who received the shirts and caps are from rural communities around Auki area. Speaking to…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) cautions road users including pedestrians and vehicle drivers in Honiara to think about their safety while they watch the FIFA World Cup matches on large screens erected along some parts of the capital’s main road. “We appreciate the community service that some businesses are providing by making the…
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to strengthen all aspects of the health systems. That’s according to WHO rep Dr Anupama Hazarika. She was speaking during the World Blood Donor day celebration in Honiara on Thursday. “I want to say that blood service…
AFTER 28 years, a new day has dawned on Tumurora Primary School in North Guadalcanal yesterday when it took delivery of its first ever proper toilets. The project was funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KIOCA) through its volunteer program. “This is a new dawn for the school to have these proper toilets after 28…
THE Tumurora primary school in North Guadalcanal on Friday has taken delivery of the new toilet facility worth $210,000 funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The sanitation facilities that we handed over today were the result of a small-scale project of our KOICA volunteer,” the program coordinator Mr. Jong Yong Park said. The…
THE national U17 futsal team known as the Solympics will take on the national futsal team, Kurukuru, in a curtain raiser today. The curtain raiser will be played between the Schools U16 futsal championship finals. Currently leading the SIPA National league, the futsal Solympics are using this encounter as part of their ongoing preparation towards…
THE Bulk Shop U16 Schools futsal championship finals will take place at the Multipurpose Hall today. The grand final will feature St. Nicholas and Koloale School, who will battle it out for the 2018 U16 School futsal championship title. The match is set to kick off at 1pm. The third and fourth playoff between St…
Japan unveils plan By ANDREW FANASIA JAPAN will construct a new international departure terminal building for the country. The existing one will be upgraded to cater for both domestic and international arrivals. Japan unveiled the plan yesterday in Honiara during the signing of the Grant Agreement for the improvement of the Honiara International Airport project.…