We are just less than 17 days or less than three weeks before the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts kicks off in Honiara come – July 1st. It means time is ticking and the excitement is growing. This festival is something every one had been looking forward to. Alot of money had been pumped in…
AFTER ten days of soccer action at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara the Oceania Nations Cup competition has finally come to an end. And the winner is Tahiti. They are OFC Nations Cup 2012 champions and have qualified for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. This is a huge achievement for this French…
The public outcry of SIEA unreliable power supply will continue unless SI government is serious of considering alternative interventional plan from its current setting. We know that the supply of electricity is significant for the proper development both in Honiara and provinces to meet modern living standards and to facilitate its economic development. The reliability…
WHAT a joyous celebrations it was in Honiara, country and the region yesterday. Its history in the making for Solomon Islands to hold Oceania champion New Zealand All Whites to a one all draw. Never had there been any such score margin our national team have given to the New Zealand team. To have a…
ITS startling and disappointing to learn that Solomon Islands has one of the highest rates in the world in terms of youths taking up smoking at an early age. Thats according a 2008 steps survey on non communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors and Global Youth Tobacco survey (GYTS). The survey found that smoking rate of…
Honiara is buzzing with excitement as national soccer teams from seven regional countries started arriving in the country for the much awaited Oceania Nations Cup. Already we have the Vanuatu side which arrived last week, followed by Samoa on Sunday, New Caledonia on Monday then Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Tahiti yesterday. The final…
LATE last week the country was disturbed to learn that an inter-island was missing after it failed to reach its destination. That marine vessel was Solfish 001. It was on its way to the far eastern province of Temotu. It left Honiara on Monday and was expected to arrive in Lata on Wednesday. Come that…
IT is becoming a concern in the city with the increasing incident of students being ill as result of suspected food poisoning. Over the past weeks there have been reports of students being ill after buying food from ladies selling at the school compound. Many of these students have to seek medical attention at the…
IT seems like a never ending problem facing the country like elsewhere around the region and world. Domestic violence especially against our young women and mothers seems to make a continuous upward trend. And this should be a national concern. No doubt there are many unreported cases relating to such problems. Only a fraction have…
The country this week received good news with funding assistance from two of our donor partners. First is the Australian government announcing a SBD$1.8 billion in funding assistance. This is part of an Australian bilateral aid program to Solomon Islands and as part of the Australian Government’s overall commitment to the region. The break down…