A New Year

Dear Editor, Sunday 1st January 2023 is a new beginning for many people. It’s a special day for many reasons. In fact, different people will see different reasons to celebrate this day. A couple of things will be the same though. The sun will rise this morning in most places and later set this evening.…

HEFTY SALARY INCREASES PROPOSED FOR MPS

SOLOMON Islands farewelled 2022 with a hefty pay raise for its 50 Members of Parliament. The Parliamentary Entitlements Commission [PEC] – the legal body that regulates terms and conditions for Parliamentarians – is proposing increases in salaries and other parliamentary entitlements to be effective from April 1 next year, a PEC confidential document has revealed.…

Swimming grateful for a successful year

THE Solomon Islands Swimming Federation (SISF) is grateful for a successful year having achieved a good number of successful programs despite the challenges faced by Covid 19 early in the year. SISF has successfully hosted their National Swimming Championship, conducted swimming technical officials certification training, and coaching certification clinic supporting the athletes. SISF has reached…

LEADERSHIP FEARS

WP Assembly members urged to choose right premier as lobbying reaches new heights and amidst concerns about the integrity of a premier candidate AS lobbying intensifies for a new premier and the formation of the next Western Provincial Government (WPG), the 26 Members of the Western Provincial Assembly are called on to choose the right…