Auluta Basin’s long idle Oil Palm Project converted to Rice farming AULUTA Basin landowning tribes have come forward and presented copies of their land ownership documents to the national government to proceed with the Rice project proposed by the Member of Parliament for East Malaita and Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga. The documents were received…
THE Ambassador of Israel to Solomon Islands, Roi Rosenblit, has presented His Credentials to the Acting Governor General, Patterson Oti yesterday morning. In welcoming the Israeli ambassador, the Acting Governor General, Sir Patterson, said the relationship between Solomon Islands and Israel is historical, since Solomon Islands is named after the biblical king of Israel ‘King…
THE United States Naval Pacific Partnership 2022 which ended its mission in the country last weekend promised to support Solomon Islands during the time of natural disasters by providing services that are domestically unavailable. The Civil Military Coordination Advisor based in Hawaii, Greg Saint Pierre, confirmed this assistance to this paper in an interview last…
LAST week’s parliament sitting that eventually led to the passing of the controversial Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2022 has brought the reputation of Parliament and some Members of Parliament (MP) into question. This was because of the way the MPs debate in the highest chamber of the land and how the debates were controlled. During the…
PATHFINDERS throughout the country and around the globe will celebrate the World Pathfinder Day this weekend. The annual event will be held from Friday to Saturday. The theme for this year’s celebration is; ‘Lets Change the World.’ The programme will see all the pathfinders come together for fellowship – pray, sing, have Bible studies, share…
KOSSA COACH Eddie Marahare will be organizing a football tournament in East Guadalcanal to select players for team Eastern Frigates as they gear up to defend the Guadalcanal title. Home based soccer players of East Guadalcanal will travel to town to play against town based Eastern Guadalcanal players. Preparations actually started kicked off last month…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has removed a 294 kg Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on Monday, the 12th of September, 2022. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr Ian Vaevaso said the UXO is from the United States (US) used during…
JENNIE Tagini, 23, who hails from Malaita Province, is one of the country’s aspiring young female painters whose passion for art has made a name for herself in the local art industry. Tagini canvas paintings which display her great artistic skills, are showcased at the Solomon Island National Art Gallery in Honiara and via her…
SOLOMON Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru has made an impressive start to their Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Cup campaign in Fiji, Wednesday. Team Kurukuru opened their campaign defeating New Caledonia 9-3 at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. Kurukuru led the first half 3-1 before adding another six goals while New Caledonia another two in…
The bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Israel was the centre of discussions between Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare and the visiting Israeli Ambassador His Excellency Roi Rosenblit on Thursday afternoon. The Ambassador designate of Israel to Solomon Islands and to the Pacific Island States is based in Tel Aviv. During the courtesy meeting, the…