LANDS, Housing and Survey minister, Joseph Onika says people need to have land first before other services are provided. Mr Onika said this in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader, Dr Derek Sikua if other services including electricity and water are available following revelations that 300 plots of land were available to be…
THE level of literacy and numeracy amongst primary school students in the country has improved greatly since the introduction and implementation of the fee-free basic education policy. Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Dick Ha’amori informed parliament of this, Thursday. Mr Ha’amori said that since its introduction in 2004, the fee-free education policy has…
CHARGING of additional fees by both education authorities and schools is illegal. Minister of education, Dick Ha’amori clarified this during the question and answers session in Parliament Thursday. Mr Ha’amori said that schools should not be charging substantial additional school fees on students unless approved, authorised and signed by the minister himself. “Fees that are…
Football entertainment will return to the capital Honiara this weekend as the Telekom S-league fourth season kicks off. The start of this season will feature tough matches featuring eight of the country’s top soccer clubs. The competition will kick off this weekend at the Lawson Tama Stadium. The opening match will feature X-Beam FC and…
Eels futsal team from Auki in Malaita province celebrated along the streets of Auki following their arrival in Auki last week. Speaking during the Eels arrival, coach and team management Malcom Moli said the boys have done their best in the Wantok futsal challenge that was held in one small bag complex in Vanuatu. “We…
CONCERN citizens group, Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has appealed to sporting federations eyeing the Pacific Games next year to start their preparations. The Pacific Games, the region’s major sporting event will be hosted by neighboring PNG next year and will run from the 4th to 18thof July 2015 in PNG’s capital City, Port Moresby.…
The involvement of a young Solomon Islander in the West Tanna TVL championship league in Vanuatu has become a boost to Vanuatu’s provincial level of football. That was according to the Anthony Kalia, the secretary General for Tafea football association office in Tanna, Vanuatu Toata was in the Tafea province for work as a contracted…
TAX payers will take care of the welfare and living expenses of the nation’s prime ministers when they retire. This was stipulated in the Prime Minister’s (Pensions and Benefits) Bill 2014, which parliament passed on Thursday. MPs from both sides of the house who spoke during the debate gave their overwhelming support to the bill,…
INVESTIGATIONS into the murder case involving two men who allegedly assaulted a deceased at China Town, Honiara, early this year continues. Police Prosecutor David Tepai on Thursday informed the court on the status of investigations into the case. He said only two more witness statement are yet to be obtained. He then sought an adjournment…
HONIARA High School students and their teacher on Thursday confronted a prominent Honiara businessman over foul smell emanating from ABA Corporation premises in Chinatown. The bad smell was believed to have come from rotten products thrown into a drainage that runs between the classroom and ABA compound. The students and their deputy principal Allen Ketei…