THE Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG), His Excellency William Soaki hosted a small luncheon for a group of renowned Solomon Islands music artists on the 5th August 2024. The event celebrated the participation of these artists at the Coke Studio Pasifika Tour, organized by Makasi Sounds & Entertainment. The artists – Jah…
A FUNDRAISING drive for the purchase of a Starlink internet disk for Luesalemba Provincial Secondary School (LPSS) in Temotu Province held at the Kokonut Café in Honiara last weekend raised $18,616.00 Apart from the raised funding worth $18, 616.00 from the main fundraising event, few prominent figures also donated to the fundraising and they included…
RULING on the application to strike out the election petition filed against North East Guadalcanal Constituency, Jamie Lency Vokia will be delivered on September 2. This followed the hearing of the strikeout application last Friday afternoon by Judge Augustine Aulanga. Mr Vokia (Respondent) engages Wilson Rano and Julia Sogedy of Rano & Company, whilst the…
THE People’s Republic of China has underscored its firm dedication to bolstering its cooperation with Malaita Province. This deep-seated commitment spans across the sectors of economy and trade, infrastructure development and people-to-people exchange initiatives. An official from the Chinese Embassy in Honiara, Gu Wenlong, pictured, spoke of China’s firm commitment to its cooperation with Malaita Province in his remarks at the 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary of…
A GROUP of 29 journalists from the Indo-Pacific region, invited by the Indian Government for a familiarization tour are in New Delhi since arriving last weekend. The visit, scheduled from August 18 to 27, includes journalists from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands,…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) a sum of SBD 2.8 million that appeared as one of the Variation Heads in the 2024 Supplementary Appropriated Bill 2024. This was during the meeting of the inquiry into the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 on Thursday. According…
ELECTION petition cases filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Shortland Islands and MP for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Isikeli Vave Jr and Polycarp Paea have been listed for pre-trial conference on November 18. These petition cases were mentioned before Judge Augustine Aulanga last week and were adjourned for the pre-trial conference. The petitioners Christopher…
United States (U.S) Ambassador to Solomon Islands Ann Marie Yastishock visited several sites in Malaita Province and Western Province on August 8 following the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal on August 7. Ambassador Yastishock viewed the proposed Bina Harbor Processing Plant in Malaita Province. Following that, she visited Gizo…
THE Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton was warmly welcomed back to Malaita by Premier Elijah Asilaua and Members of the Malaitan Provincial Government Executive at the start of his two-day visit. High Commissioner Hilton and Premier Asilaua on Wednesday discussed the longstanding relationship between Australia and Malaita Province and committed to continue to work together…
GIZO Town Council (GTC) of Western province has warned that it will resort to stray dog culling if the national government through the ‘Pest Control Board’ under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) fail to offer a solution to address the high stray dog population in the Western Provincial Capital. The warning was issued…