The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) sternly reminds the general public to respect the national currency both in handling and its use, and to treat all currency notes and coins as national icons. The call comes following numerous images and graphics widely shared on social media recently, depicting unauthorized designs and changes to the…
THIS year has been a successful year for SOSA (Selwyn Old Students Association) Netball Club and the club has rewarded its players with awards during its closing ceremony in Honiara last weekend. In a statement, SOSA Club said they have awarded three awards to three players. The awards and winners are as follows: 1. Golden…
The Australian Defence Force has handed over a suite of new equipment, including training, maintenance and sustainment, worth more than SBD 70 million, to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to enhance their security capabilities ahead of the Pacific Games. The handovers and associated capability demonstrations were attended by the Prime Minister the Honourable…
IT’S the time of the year when all the good academic performance of students in schools nationwide are recognised. Gizo Community High School (CHS) in the Western Provincial is no exception. The school successfully organised its speech and prize-giving ceremony last Thursday. The ceremony saw parents, guardians, friends and supporters come out in numbers to…
TEAM Archery is undergoing a five-day training at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) as part of its ongoing preparations for the 17th Pacific Games this month. Australian Rogue Archery Head Coach Jarryd Greitschus is back at SINIS, conducting the training. “What we are doing now is focusing more on competition tactics. Some…
HISTORY has been created for Taro (CHY) airport in Choiseul Province after a ‘Proving Flight’ was successfully conducted to the airport by Solomon Airlines Dash-8 aircraft on Tuesday. The aircraft touched down at the upgraded Taro Airport just around lunch time and its landing proved the capability of the airport to accommodate larger aircrafts. A…
Government through the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has welcomed a delegation of senior executives from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of China in Honiara today (1/11/2023) to discuss potential future cooperation between JAAS and the Solomon Islands institutes. The JAAS president Professor Yi Zhongyi and delegation were greeted on arrival at the…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has set today aside along with his colleague Members of Parliament to part-take in the third Standing Orders Review Workshop. The Parliamentary House Committee led workshop took almost the whole day at the Paul Tovua Complex, National Parliament Compound. Broadly, the workshop with dedicated, dynamic and engaging participants from…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has criticized the Prime Minister’s recent remarks that belittled Solomon Islanders’ ability to make policy-based voting decisions. The contentious remarks came to light during a tokstori event at USP, where a student asked about the Government’s rationale behind extending the life of Parliament. Defending his government’s decision not…
RESIDENTS of Noro in the Western Province known for its natural environmental beauty, are concerned about the state of the township’s dumpsite which is threatening its grandeur. Residents say Noro is no longer the breathtaking scenic township it used to be as the first thing visitors see upon arrival is an extensive unkempt rubbish dump.…