DISSOLUTION OF WESTERN, CHOISEUL PROVINCE ASSEMBLY AND THE ELECTION By Christian B Mesepitu Former Premier, WPG Introduction This Brief is prepared for the information of the people of Western and Choiseul Province Citizens in relation to the dissolution of these two assemblies of Western and Choiseul Provinces on June 13, 2022. It covers the effects…
PMO and SIBC
DEAR EDITOR, News of the Prime Minister omitting the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation comes as a great shock to me. It arouses fear in me. Fear that the ideology of communism has taken over the political leadership of our beloved country. They have sold our freedom to China for development. Development that we ourselves through…
PM acts on pledge
Schools receive $10K vouchers PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare has acted on the $10K pledge for sports equipment for schools he made during last year’s National Secondary School Games. Prime Minister Sogavare handed the vouchers to the 43 schools that participated in last year’s school Games on Friday after his brief visit to the Pacific Games…
Voters in West urged to update, register
WITH the provincial election coming up in December for Choiseul and Western Provinces, eligible voters are being urged to come forward to register and update their status. That’s according to the Western Province (WP) Registration Manager, Patrick Toiraena. The registration for the Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) was officially launched on Tuesday 2nd August. He called…
MALARIA KILLS ONE
Outbreak at Aligegeo PSS claims student’s life ALIGEGEO Provincial Secondary School (PSS) is in danger following the death of a student this week. A likely Malaria outbreak reported at the Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School (PSS) in Malaita Province has already claimed one life while many more have been infected. School Principal Alick Bebesia confirmed the…
OUR Party remains united to deliver its core mandate
OUR PARTY remains united and focused, to deliver on its core mandate and mission to the people of Solomon Islands. The political party wing leader and Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare reaffirms this commitment and solidarity during a Corporate dinner hosted by OUR PARTY. “We will continue to serve our people and country until we…
MALARIA OUTBREAK
Aligegeo school suspend classes A likely Malaria outbreak at Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School (PSS) in Malaita Province has forced the school to suspend classes for two days. School principal Alick Bebesia told Solomon Star Auki that an average number of students and staff are currently down with high fever, cough and cold. Mr Bebesia said…
Pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
THE Government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy will be taking pre-cautionary approach when it comes to opening up the country to deep sea mining. This was echoed by Minister of Mines and Energy Bradley Tovosia in parliament in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader on the floor of parliament asking government’s…
Juvenile sentenced for 1 year
A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to one year in prison for being part of group of men who broke into a liquor shop at Kukum and stole 83 cartoons of alcohol. The juvenile who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of shop breaking. Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi…
Sea-level rise threatens Nusabaruku community
PEOPLE of Nusabaruku community outside of the Gizo township in the Western Province are seeing abnormal tides reaching further up to their homes and are hoping to be given help to legitimately relocate. With the ongoing impacts of sea-level rise due to climate change, people of Nusabaruku community are contemplating whether to build seawalls to…