‘Cheaper, higher quality and reliable internet coming soon By ANDREW FANASIA Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has joined Caretaker Prime Minister Rick Hou in a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the commencement of the next phase of Coral Sea Cable System construction in Honiara, Tuesday. The ground breaking ceremony took place at Coral Sea Cable System…
Polling date set By IAN KAUKUI SOLOMON Islanders will go to the polls on April 3. Governor General Sir Frank Kabui announced the date in an official proclamation yesterday. Electoral Office Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala said in the next seven days, Returning Officers will publish notice of the national general election date in…
LEADER of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) Mathew Wale says one of their proposed priorities requires substantive fiscal reform to stimulate the economy to create opportunities and jobs for people in the long term. Wale said these initiatives will require an accommodative monetary policy stance to ensure that gains are not allowed to dissipate…
PERMANENT Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Dr Melchior Mataki says waste management in Solomon Islands really needs a lot of improvements. Mataki highlighted this during the recent Commonwealth Marine Litter Programme (CLiP) workshop in Honiara. He said waste management needs improvement and it needs everybody’s support as…
THE public is being warned to be on alert about the circulation of fake foreign currency notes in the country. Police Commissioner Mathew Varley has warned the public to be on a look out for these fake notes which believe to be circulated in the country by some people. The call following an incident last…
According to the lunar calendar, the first day of this coming new year falls on February 5. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries like Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and the overseas Chinese communities. This is the most important festival for people living in these places and the Mandarin teacher…
POLICE in Guadalcanal are investigating a fatal logging accident involving two men at the Vavale Logging Camp in East Central Guadalcanal on 2 February 2019. The accident involved a Malaysian national who worked as a bulldozer operator and a local Solomon Islander who worked as a crew at the logging camp. Supervising Provincial Police Commander…
* Alleged rapist remanded* Court to rule on robbery case* Shoplifter arrested, charged Alleged rapist remanded A MAN has been remanded yesterday for allegedly raping a 16 year-old in a cocoa plantation at Tenaru area, Guadalcanal. Francis Bule was brought to the Honiara Magistrates’ Court yesterday where he was remanded in custody, for the next…
THERE is still hope for our young unemployed youths as the Caretaker Prime Minister launched his government’s two key policy initiatives to address youth unemployment. Mr Rick Hou on Monday launched the National Youth Data-base system and the labour Mobility Policy and Strategy, in a Press Conference at the Prime Minister’s Office, in Honiara. The…
THERE is a new way of nomination in the upcoming National General Election for those who want to nominate candidates. Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala confirmed this during their recent training for Election officers. Saitala said the new nomination has two parts, first it requires a qualified person to become…