PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed his dismay at what he described as the near collapse of respect for authority and for each other in our country today. The Prime Minister highlighted in his speech during the Tenakoga Form 6 graduation on Sunday. He said it is shocking to note that the social media and…
MEMBERS of the eight Dorcas Societies within the West Honiara District under the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) within the Honiara region have successfully concluded their annual three-day federation program over the weekend. The event which brought together more than 600 women members from the eight churches in the Western region of the city was held…
WANEAGU FC is out of contention for this Telekom S-league (TSL) following their nil-all draw with Vfresh Isabel United FC at Lawson Tama, Sunday. Waneagu needed a win to keep their title race alive while they await results from Central Coast’s final match against Marist FC. Sunday’s nil all draw confirms that Waneagu will settle…
THREE (3) top doctors at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) still refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccine to date. Speaking during the Covid-19 radio talk-back show yesterday, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil when responding to a question asked about the stand of 17 doctors who refused to get…
The people of Guadalcanal are no longer silent about the long delay in tabling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report in parliament. The Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) and its people came up with nine resolutions in total in their recent Guadalcanal Leaders’ Forum with resolution number seven specifically calling on the government of the…
CHILDREN from 12-years old and above in Honiara and Guadalcanal will be the first to get the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine that will arrive tomorrow. Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), James Bosamata said Honiara followed by the Guadalcanal will be the first to get the vaccine, thus, he calls…
EIGHTEEN Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) within the Western Provincial Assembly who boycotted the September Full Assembly Meeting for days are being asked to refund the allowances they receive prior to the meeting. Failure to do so will result in false pretense charges being laid against them. This followed revelations the 18 MPAs actually…
THE Good Samaritan Hospital located in the east of Honiara is now equipped with its own diagnostic laboratory and X-ray equipment. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his fortnightly nation-wide address, Friday. “I am pleased to inform you all that the Good Samaritan Hospital located in the east of Honiara is now equipped…
THE Malaita Provincial Assembly is currently without a Deputy Speaker after its Deputy Speaker Joe Heroau recently joined the MARA government. The Deputy Speaker’s position was left vacant and by the look of things, the former MARA Deputy Premier Randol Sifoni is the most likely candidate to fill up the vacant position. Solomon Star Auki…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the country on November 16th (Tuesday). Mr Sogavare stated this in his nation-wide address on Friday. “By next week we will have a third vaccine the Pfizer vaccine. “The Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the country on 16 November 2021,” Mr Sogavare said. He…