With Australian support, the national workforce has been strengthened with 76 Solomon Islanders completing their training and graduating with Australian recognised qualifications in various technical and vocational skills through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). On 16 March, 40 men and 36 women received qualifications in 11 different technical and vocational programs such as Hospitality,…
A FAMILY in Titiana Village, Western Province, is in mourning after a suicide incident at the village on Friday last week. Reports from Gizo said the boy, who is in his early twenties and part Makira and Gilbertese, used to work as shopkeeper at a Chinese owned shop in Gizo but stopped because he was…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the current state of our roads in Honiara is the worst in history. Yet, Hon Wale said the Government has turned a blind eye on the matter. The Opposition Leader has raised the issue recently, however, he said the response by the government was very poor. “The roads are…
THE Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) will continue to deliver more airports on its plate to the good people of Solomon Islands for their connectivity and businesses. This was uttered by Minister of MCA Hon Peter S. Agovaka at the official handing over of the project for the improvement of…
A daughter survived domestic violence from her father in the Western province on Sunday. Reports reaching this paper said that a young daughter was almost killed by her father who got drunk and angry in which later he allegedly kicked his daughter hard in her face. She was lucky to be saved by the surrounding…
THE 46 Ni-Vanuatu students touched down at the Honiara International Airport yesterday. They will undertake bachelor’s degree studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) under the faculty of Nursing, Medicine & Health Science. Upon their arrival, they were welcomed by the contemporary Wa’uraha A’re A’re Panpipers, Solomon Islands National University’s (SINU) Executive and local…
THE Geology Survey Division (GDS) of the Ministry of Mines and Energy is closely monitoring seismic activity at the Savo volcano in Central Province since last week. In a public statement issued to the public, the Division said the Savo volcano is showing signs of waking up a bit with some abnormal patterns. GSD is…
THE short public transport bus routes service in Honiara is the main factor behind students’ and teachers’ lateness to school. With the short bus route service, students find it difficult, especially in the morning, to get to school just on one bus. They have to get on two or even three different buses and that…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has been briefed on the Australian, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) security arrangement. AUKUS is the trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced on 15 September 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region. Under the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has requested the New Zealand (NZ) Government to reciprocate the visa-waver arrangement that Solomon Islands is currently offering to NZ. The Prime Minister made the request in a courtesy meeting with the NZ Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee delegation that visited Honiara last week. The Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat described…