THE inaugural Aelan Riddim Music Festival (ARMF), held at the Pacific Crown Hotel on Saturday night was nothing short of a thrilling showcase of the vibrancy of Melanesian music. The event brought together legendary and trending artists from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands on one stage, celebrating Melanesian music, cultures and solidarity. ARMF…
HOW do you deal with suspected corruption cases, particularly when it allegedly involves top politicians and, in some cases, heads of your own department or ministry? For many public servants It is a dilemma they face every day. Many would rather say nothing for fear of losing their jobs. Some, on the other hand, believe…
THE National Hosting Authority (NHA) and the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) recently signed a technical event-based Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure athletes have access to coaching, training facilities and competition experience at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport High Performance Centre. Officials from NHA, SINIS and NOCSI witnessed the MOU…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has announced that teachers will receive their updated salaries before the processing of the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). This update was outlined in a circular issued by MEHRD to all education providers across the country on March 6. According to the circular, the 2025 MEHRD budget includes…
A SOLOMON Islands youth leader Bethalyn Kelly has been announced as the winner of the top 2025 Commonwealth Youth Awards for the Pacific region last week. She was nominated for the prestigious Commonwealth Youth Award for forming a girls’ club dedicated to empowering young women. The 20-year-old was named the Pacific Regional Winner of the Commonwealth…
VARIOUS Communities in and around Tulagi in the Central Islands Province have expressed their gratitude towards the newly refurbished Tulagi Hospital. They’ve shown this by presenting traditional gifts to the National Government, the World Bank and various stakeholders involved in the hospital improvement project on Friday. Three Tulagi Hospital buildings refurbished under the World Bank-funded…
Former Prime Minister and Senior Statesman the Late Sir Francis Billy Hilly KCMG will be accorded a State Funeral on Wednesday 19 March 2025. The body of the late Sir Francis will lie in State at the National Parliament Chambers from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm for public viewing by Dignitaries and members of the…
A MALE school teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing student boys aged 15 and 16. The incident happened while they were under his guardianship in 2022 at a High School in Vona Vona Lagoon, Western Province. The 40 year-old defendant who cannot be named to protect the identity of…
A hunt is underway for three suspects who allegedly removed a Church owned 60hp Yamaha outboard motor (OBM) engine at Yacht club area in Point Cruz, Honiara on Friday afternoon. The OBM is owned by the Anglican Church of Melanesian (ACOM) Church Education Provider to be used in its work. In a statement the Education…
SUPPORTERS of former Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani have welcomed the High Court ruling in favor of Suidani in Honiara on Thursday. High Court Justice Maelyn Bird on Thursday, declared that the removal of Suidani in 20 March, 2023 based on the letter of former Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso and…