WONG IS NEXT

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong to visit Honiara AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Penny Wong is traveling into the country tomorrow morning for a one day visit. The Australia’s Foreign Minister has announced her travel to the country yesterday, the first trip since the country signed a security deal with China. Senator Wong is the next…

ELECTION DATE SET

Provincial Elections for Choiseul and Western provinces set for December PROVINCIAL election for Choiseul and Western provinces is expected to take place on 14th December, 2022. This follows the dissolution of both provincial assembly on 13th June. Acting Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner Fredrick Bosoboe confirmed the dissolution date of both provinces. The election was…

4 M4DD SURRENDERED

Under voluntary arrangement FOUR members of the Malaita for Democracy and Development (M4DD) have voluntarily surrendered to Police in relation to November riots in Honiara in 2021. They surrendered themselves on Monday at Auki police station. They are being transported to Honiara via a police fast craft for questioning. They come forward in respond to…

Filipinos in Honiara Celebrate their Independence Day

MORE than 200 Filipinos living and working in Honiara celebrated their country’s 124th Independence Day at Lela Beach, North West Guadalcanal on 12th Sunday, 2022. President of Filipino Community in Solomon Islands (Filcomsi) Ms Myrtle Atienza was honoured to welcome the community members as they join Filipino communities around the world to celebrate their country’s…

Call to protect fragile environment

GIVEN the fragility of our environment, its important for the country to look after and care for our eco-system. That’s according to the Western Provincial Minister for Environment and Climate Change Isaac Jenty. He was speaking during the event marking the Coral Triangle Day (CTD) and the World Ocean Day (WOD) on Thursday at the…