Archives are vital for democratic accountability as they document the decision a government makes, how they make decisions and how those decisions are implemented says the director of the National Archives of Solomon Islands Julian Chorigolo in a speech to mark the international archives day. She said, archives document the past and inform the future…
It is important that on the world archives day, we reflect on the unique roles our national archives and archivist perform. Speaking during the world archives day yesterday the Ministry of Culture and Tourism supervising Permanent Secretary Moses Tepai said, it is significant the nation recognises the uniqueness of archives in the way they provide…
NATIONAL Archives of Solomon Islands has celebrated the world archives day with an archives open day on Tuesday. The celebration was held that the National Archives compound in Honiara which saw the National Archives open its doors for the public. The daylong event started in the morning with speeches and ended in the afternoon with…
THE Mekem Strong Solomon Islands Fisheries (MSSIF) Programme, funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, is assisting the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources with the refurbishment of the Fisheries Centre in Lata, Temotu Province. Work started in May and will take approximately five months to complete. Originally built with…
Taiwanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Victor Yu has challenged Gwaigeo Community High School students to work hard and not waste any opportunity in life order to climb up the social scale in their life of education. He revealed this during a visit by a high level of delegation to the school last Wednesday.…
SolRice has been busy this week presenting more cash to lucky winners from the ‘Win Cash with SolRais’ promotion. The company in a statement said, now in it’s 10th week, with only three more weeks to go, this hugely successful promotion continues to pay out cash to consumers of SolRais who have purchased 20kg or…
Melbourne based Australian Solomon Islander filmmaker Amie Batalibasi has embarked on a journey to tell a story that has so often been left out of mainstream Australian history dialogue. The Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSI) are the descendants of some estimated 55,000 to 62,500 Pacific Islanders who were brought to Australia between 1863 and 1904…
FORMER Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola has denied the traffic charges laid against him on Tuesday at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Kola entered not guilty pleas to the charges of careless & inconsiderate driving and failing to stop and report. Police charged Kola following the incident on 11 April 2014, at Point Cruz, when he…
THE price of fuel commodity namely diesel and petrol for the month of June has recorded a slightly rise. A check at some of the refuelling station in Honiara saw the price of petrol at now $8.94 per litre compared to $8.54 last month. For diesel its $8.58 per litre this month compared to $8.34…
AN Australian couple became the first to take up the holiday package promoted and sold by the Ignite Travel Group (ITG) from Australia. Peter Erskine and Susan Trotman on Tuesday arrived in the country and will spend about a week in the country. They were both welcomed by officials from the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau…