LOCAL Solomon Islanders are reported to be safe after the Inglewood floods, in Queensland, Australia, Tuesday last week. It was a rising floodwater from the Macintyre River that forces a flood that has affected buildings, businesses, homes and streets. The flood happened due to heavy-rain-down-pour as farms near Inglewood were affected by the flood. It…
HONIARA Senior High School has been down on its knees when some significants buildings were burnt down on 24th Wednesday’s night by the angry rioters and looters. Honiara High School is owned by the Honiara City Council (HCC) and one of the pioneer schools in the country. It has survived some passed riots until some…
A Man from Central Kwara’ae in Malaita has appealed to the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to stop using provoking and disrespectful words to refer to Malaita and its leaders. Jessy Pepate’e of Maoro community stated this after listening to PM Sogavare’s hate speech towards Malaitans and its leaders recently. Mr. Pepate’e said using words like,…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau has denied claims there were divisions among his executives during the recent unrest which saw the intervention of foreign troops into the country. He said in terms of the police force, they were tasked according to their plan. “There is the operational team, there is the support team as well as…
LAULANA Community High School (CHS) in Central Kwara’ae in Malaita Province has successfully ended its academic year, last Wednesday with a graduation ceremony. Reporting from Laulana CHS graduation ceremony, Mattyga Maneka said the event was a colourful one. The guest speaker at the event was the MPA for Ward 29 Felix Bosokuru. Mr. Maneka said…
ON the afternoon of November 25th 2021, I decided to contact a senior Malaita Government Minister to suggest a pathway that would ensure a smooth transfer of power that would allow the Prime Minister to step down without losing face, and be seen to succumb to the pressures from the looters. I knew that the…
Dear Editor – I am saddened to read about the violence. I lived in Honiara from 1983 to early 1985, while working for the Forum Fisheries Agency. I met many lovely people from different islands in the Solomons, and have many happy memories. I was struck by the kindness of the people: for example, people…
IT is continuously disappointing to note that some of the country’s educated elites are still refusing to get vaccinated and are advocating against vaccination. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the extension of the State of Public Emergency in Parliament last week. “It is continuously disappointing to note, that some of our…
THE recent Honiara riot has left around 1,000 people jobless. Wilfred Iro was working as a delivery cargo personnel for QQQ Holdings limited the longtime importer and exporter, wholesale and retail on general merchants. He is one of those that lost his job when the rioters looted and burned down China Town. In an exclusive…
FIVE football teams that will be participating in the inaugural Presidents Cup tournament are able to include national players in their campaign. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Competition’s Director Gerald Oiaka confirmed this in a recent Press Conference. This is aimed at boosting the performance of all participating teams. “In this competition, all national…