EAST Malaita Constituency early this week received with overwhelming heart a timely support of building materials for the construction of their modern style mini-hospital and 69 water tanks of varied capacity (1000-3000litres) for its Water and Sanitation Project from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). H.E. Chinese Ambassador Li Ming handed over the building materials…
MEMBER of Parliament for Shortlands, Chris Laore (MP) and Minister for Home Affairs left Honiara Tuesday this week, for a two-week constituency tour. The tour aims to raise awareness and explain to his people a number of government priorities as well as gather feedbacks directly from his constituents. High on MP Laore’s agenda is awareness…
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong to visit Honiara AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Penny Wong is traveling into the country tomorrow morning for a one day visit. The Australia’s Foreign Minister has announced her travel to the country yesterday, the first trip since the country signed a security deal with China. Senator Wong is the next…
THANKS, but no thanks. That seems to be the response by voters everywhere to the proposed extension of the 11th Parliament by 12 months. Extension they say is not justified. Election they say must be held next year. Period. The story is the same – everywhere. All over Solomon Islands. Now sensing potential defeat, the…
Officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) met with over 90 representatives of communities from the Langalanga lagoon area- who hold customary rights over Bina harbour – to brief them on the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project. MFMR officials sought their support for enabling access to the harbour area for the…
The Prime minister’s Office has described claims in a full page advert taken out by the Opposition Office in a Local daily as “ nonsense & disgraceful”. The Office of the Prime minister & Cabinet has responded that the government is looking at a deferral of the National General Election which will result in a…
We sincerely share grievance with the rest of East Guadalcanal Provincial business owners, Private or Communal, home stays out there, bungalows, Tavanipupu Tourist Island Resort, World Vision, health sectors & the travelling Public at large as we all are equally denied of the required Air services, by the Solomon Airlines Executive in its 7th months…
IT is said that business is a two-way street. Some though want to push it one way all along. Being a two-way street business-minded person, Suresh decided to give something back to the community. And so on 25th February this year, it was decided that the ambulance truck (pictured) be given to the Guadalcanal Province.…
DISSATIFIED East Kwaio Fadanga Chiefs have called on the East Kwaio people to discuss their position in response to last week’s DCGA Constituency Awareness Information conducted by Member of Parliament Hon Stanley Festus Sofu. The call comes as more details emerged of how Hon Sofu was treated in Olomburi, Sinarangu and Yuru – the three…
BOOKING for those wishing to travel between Solomon Islands and Fiji can now be accessed. This followed announcement by Solomon Airlines last week and Fiji Airways agent Guadalcanal Travel Solomons (GTS) yesterday. “Solomon Airlines has also resumed their Fiji Airways operated code-share service between Honiara and Nadi on Saturdays from 2 July2022,” Solomon Airlines said…