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Former Malaita Premier Suidani urges Tokyo to invest in two crucial projects in Malaita Province to ensure business and development activities for economic growth and prosperity FORMER Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani has called on Japan to invest in the Bina Habour Tuna Processing Project and to tar-seal the province’s road network to ensure…

6000+ on seasonal labour

MORE than 6,000 Solomon Islanders are working in Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme, whilst at least 15,000 are in the queue to join these seasonal labour schemes. This was highlighted by the Director of External Trade in the Ministry of Foreign…

Lola threatens Eastern Solomons

THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (MET) has issued a Tropical Cyclone (TC) Warning Number Eight for the eastern part of the country as of 7am yesterday.  The warning is currently in effective for Temotu Province, according to the statement. As of 5 am yesterday, a severe Tropical Cyclone Lola, categorised as a Category Five storm…

The vision to transform SINU

ONE of the visions of the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Dr Transform Aqorau is that students who completed their studies at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) gain overseas recognition and be able to secure jobs abroad. Dr Transform Aqorau was the Guest Speaker at the 2023 Australian Alumni Association…

Kava consultation convened in Honiara

A CONSULTATION on the Kava Regional Development Strategy 2024-2028 and presentation of a scoping study on developing a kava-based pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industry in the Pacific was held in Honiara last Wednesday. The consultation was facilitated by a team from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and included participation from Senior government officials and private sector representatives.…

Court Stories

Electoral Act breach sentence, Oct 27 SENTENCE for the candidate of the 2019 National General Election (NGE) who breached the Electoral Act will be delivered on October 27. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation made on the matter of the defendant Mathew Taro on Friday last week. Taro was convicted after a trial for…