WEST KWARA’AE voters are expected to go to the polls in a bye-election on 17th May this year. The bye-election followed the death of Sam Iduri, who passed away earlier this year. No other details could be obtained. It is understood the Government, in consultation with representatives from the Constitution, has decided the date for…
‘Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country’. These were the words that Late Dr Baddley Ashton Anita often used to remind his children of his hard work and dedication to the church and his country, Solomon Islands. Dr Anita, who is the country’s first veterinarian…
THIRTY Solomon Islanders left the country on Monday to work as berry pickers in Queensland, Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM). The group that left on Monday consist of 15 men and 15 women who will work under a 4 year contract which is expected to end in 2026. According to the…
Cabinet approved initiatives to reinforce by-laws CABINET has approved “On the Spot Fine” effective as of 1st May. Attorney General John Muria Jnr confirmed this in a press conference at the new national stadium on Friday. He said instructions have been sent to his office for amendment to the Honiara City Council Act to enable…
ONLY eight Vanuatu nursing students managed to arrive in the country, Sunday. Forty of them were turned back at the Port Vila International Airport due to failure of flight arrangements with Solomon Airlines. Solomon Islands National University Media Officer, Estee Longamei explains that 40 nursing students were unable to board the Solomon Airline because they…
MP thanks the helping hands who re-floated her constituency ship after being perched between rocks by Cyclone Judy TEMOTU VATUD MP Freda Rotutafi Rangirei was all smiles on the weekend after her Constituency ship the Vatud Star was refloated last week. Vatud Star was driven ashore at Kukum by strong winds and heavy seas associated…
CHINA’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Li Ming, has paid a rare tribute to Chung Wah School and its female staff, which accounts for more 80 percent of the staffing population. Ambassador Li also paid tribute to women in Solomon Islands and China in a speech marking the International Women’s Day at the Chung Wah School…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is conducting a review of past and current potential partnerships with hospitals overseas for patient referrals, the ministry announced in a statement. MHMS said the previous partnership with St Vincent Hospital in Sydney, Australia for the 10 beds had come to a halt in 2017 due to…
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) has provided the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Forensic Unit with specialist equipment and consumables to support the investigative capability of the RSIPF. AFP advisors working with the RSIPF and AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) previously helped establish digital forensic and drug testing capabilities within the Forensic Unit. RAPPP…
PUBLIC transport bus service in Honiara is becoming a great concern as the service providers continue to defy Honiara City Council (HCC) orders for the discontinuation of short bus route services. Public transport bus commuters, especially workers and students, find it very challenging especially in the morning to get on just one bus to their…