A GOOD number of teachers and students who have spent their holiday in Western Province since December have started returning to Honiara this week. This is to prepare for the start of the 2022 academic year. Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) on Monday announced that all schools will reopen…
SOLOMON Islands for Peace and Development (SIPD) is a political party which Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani proposed to set up in preparation for the upcoming national general elections. Speaking during his recent visit to the Southern Region of Malaita Province, Mr Suidani said this political party is not for Malaita Province only but for…
MALAITA Province Premier Daniel Suidani says his mission to Bethel community in East Fataleka is for a reconciliation ceremony and prayer and not to incite violence. Mr Suidani was responding to an article yesterday in the Solomon Star in which a villager Israel Siau accused Mr Suidani of making inflammatory remarks which angered many and…
DMP Band is now planning phase two of the famous Ukelele song. Ukelele is performed by DMP Band’s Blad P2A featuring Khazin. The song today reaches 2million views on YouTube and Spotify. However, in a recent statement DMP said the song Ukelele is about to head into phase two. “Just wait and see what is…
Police in Taro, Choiseul Province have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect for raping a 14-year-old girl. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria said the incident occurred on an unknown date between 1 February and 20 April 2022. PPC Eria said the suspect and the victim of this rape incident are related to…
Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele and Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke met with PIF Secretary General Henry Puna and his executive team this week at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji. The two Ministers used the occasion to update PIF Secretary General…
NOTHING is sinister nor trivial about the Blue Economy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is yet to be formalized between the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Solomon Islands government. A media statement from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) made the clarification following what has been described…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) are conducting training for some 200 people in hospitality as the country prepares to open its international border. World Health Organisation technical advisor to MHMS Dr Yogesh Choudhri said repeated training has been conducted for some 200 people…
FOOTBALL Coach Eddie Marahare returns to lead KOSSA Football Club in the upcoming Telekom S-league (TSL) season. The confirmation was made through a statement from KOSSA yesterday. KOSSA welcomed Marahare back to the team as they set their focus for the upcoming TSL season. “The club team management over the weekend welcomes Eddie Marahare to…
IT is not what the people of Fataleka expected to hear from their visiting hero, Premier Daniel Suidani when he addressed them at Bethel Village over the weekend. But they did. “If guns were as plentiful as bags of rice in our local shops, we should all buy a gun each. We are at war.…