Solomon Islands can learn a lot from the South African country of Botswana in economic development. Formerly one of the world’s poorest countries in the late 1960s, Botswana with a population of around 2.6 million people is now transformed into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare…
SAINT Nicholas school on Wednesday celebrated the academic achievements of its students for this year at the school’s 2022 Graduation and Prize-giving Day. Guest of Honour at the ceremony was the Director of Tropical Glass and Aluminum, Justin Fo’o. In his speech, Mr Fo’o said the ceremony marked a major step in the academic journey…
A MONTH-LONG trip for police officers to undertake advance training in China last month appears to have been hijacked by the Executive of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The officers arrived back on Sunday and began questioning why four members of the Police Executive had to go on the trip, when they were…
SOLOMON Islands Seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand are pleading to their families and relatives back home for more understanding about their situation to avoid asking them for more than they can afford. Speaking on behalf of the country’s seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand, one of the seasonal workers said the burden…
SOLOMON Islands national women’s football team was narrowly defeated 2-1 to the Australian national women’s U20 team in their opening match of the Four Nations tournament in Australia on Tuesday. It was a tough match for the women’s team as Australia dominated possession and territory. This however did not deter the team spirit as Solomon…
The Government Services Integration Committee (GSIC) held a successful and productive meeting with Honiara City Tourism Association Executive Members, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Honiara City Council on Monday 7 November 2022, at the Heritage Park Hotel, to discuss collaboration and working together in preparing Honiara City for the upcoming Pacific Games 2023.…
A YOUNG driver who crashed into a group of people at Tenaru Bridge last July killing five of them has had his jail term increased to 15 years. His sentence was increased after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) appealed his sentence of six and a half years in prison, saying it…
Wale concern with Australia’s plan to accelerate 2nd rearmament plan OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says Australia and China will turn Solomon Islands into a police state if they continue to compete in sucking up to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s wishes. Hon Wale made this statement following new information from Canberra that Australia will pump…
WE say enough is ENOUGH. Taxpayers must never be forced to continue to pay for lawlessness in Honiara or elsewhere in this country, for that matter. Citizens of this country must be subject to the same rule of law in this country. The ceremony being organized to say sorry to Prime Minister Sogavare by giving…
The 32 officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) undertaking the Policing Training Seminar in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have completed their one (1) months onsite training. The RSIPF delegation left Solomon Islands on 08 October 2022 to China for this training and returned on the 6 of November 2022. The…