SOLTUNA Limited based out of Noro, Western Province has continued to recognise its employees who have served the company for twenty years and staff who have achieved 100 percent attendance. As of 2022 nine out of its 2000 employees have served the company through thick and thin over the past twenty years. Most of them…
The visiting China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) led by its Vice Chairman Mr. Tang Wenghong recently held a comprehensive and productive dialogue with Permanent Secretaries of line Ministries on the development cooperation between Solomon Islands and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The development dialogue provides an opportunity for fruitful exchanges that culminated into…
THE Malaita Full Assembly Meeting for the original budget 2023-2024 is scheduled for Monday next week. The Malaita Provincial Speaker, Ronnie Butala, confirmed this in a notice put up for the meeting. The Provincial Public Accounts Committee PPAC is currently scrutinising the budget ahead of the meeting next week. The notice put up by Speaker…
SO it had been announced that US Navy Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ will return to our shores come November 19 when the 2023 Pacific Games will commence. This is made possible thanks to the understanding of the US Government for allowing this floating hospital to arrive and support the country host this biggest regional games. In…
THE 2022/2023 Telekom S-league (TSL) season’s top scorer, Gagame Feni has acknowledged the support rendered to him throughout the season to finish off as the golden boot winner. Feni who finished the TSL season with a staggering 34 goals said without such support, he would not have made that achievement. “Firstly I want to give…
SOLOMON Islands’ star Raphael Lea’i has made his professional debut in European football. Solomon Islands football fans can be extremely happy: the 19-year-old football star Raphael Lea’i made his professional debut as his new club FK Velež Mostar draw this Sunday (20th March) against FK Sloboda Tuzla – the young star came from the bench…
KOSSA FC bid farewell to one of their long time supporter, the late Stephen Otainao who was called to rest in Honiara yesterday. The KOSSA club management and team shared their heartfelt condolences to the family of late Otainao. “The club management and team would like to render our sincere condolence to the family of…
COMMERCIALISATION is an important tool in the arsenal of Pacific state-owned utilities as they seek to decarbonise and mitigate climate change-related risks, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. Finding Balance 2023: Benchmarking Performance and Building Climate Resilience in Pacific State-Owned Enterprises compares the performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in nine Pacific island…
MALAITA Province Rugby teams are being finalized and are ready to compete in the upcoming Solomon Games rugby tournaments next week. Speaking to star sport, Malaita Rugby Union Association (MRUA) President David Otto confirmed the final selection for Malaita rugby teams for both men and women have been done. He said the squads have now…
The Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council, Kurt Campbell defends the security deal amongst Australia, UK and US as an effort to respond to a rapidly changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific region THE new defense pact between Australia and the United Kingdom and United States, known as…