THE illegal market outlet at the Fishing Village in Honiara and all other illegal market outlets in the capital will be closed today upon the order of the National Government and Honiara City Council. HCC failed to shut-down all illegal markets in Honiara by the 31 January deadline it had imposed. The management of the…
Suidani dumped as Premier in No Confidence Motion, nominations for new Malaita premier open today PREMIER Daniel Suidani is out. He was unceremoniously dumped as Premier of Malaita in a no-confidence motion debated in the Malaita Provincial Assembly Chamber in Auki yesterday. It ended three years in office for his MARA team. Former Premier Suidani…
EAST Malaita Constituency (EMC) is on track to deliver the biggest health infrastructure project in EMC history with its multi-million new modern-style mini-hospital starting to take shape. “Everything is on track as we expect to complete the Outpatient Section before this year end,” Constituency Project Officer (CPO), William Kwalemanu said. Mr Kwalemanu is currently in…
THE Honiara City Council has thanked the leaders and members of the Seventh Day Adventist for their major clean-up program in Honiara city on Sunday 5th of February, 2023. “This shows how the churches are working together with the Honiara City Council to make sure Honiara residents live in a clean environment. I would like…
LOCAL construction company Hatanga Limited has sealed a deal with an Australian-based company to implement some of big projects in the country. The deal was recently signed with the Queensland based – Hall Contracting Pty Ltd, a company with 70 years of experience in construction and dredging. In a statement issued over the weekend, Hall…
The New Zealand high commission to the Solomon Islands staff have marked Waitangi Day on Monday with a special radio broadcast on Paoa FM. Waitangi day is considered as New Zealand’s national day. It marks the day that the treaty of Waitangi was first signed on the 6th February in 1840. To mark Waitangi Day,…
Mother accused of killing newborn baby released on bail A 30-year-old mother accused of killing her new born baby girl at Gela, Central Islands Province last December has been released on bail yesterday. She was charged with infanticide and released on a cash bail of $1,000. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison yesterday granted the bail application…
EMPTY promises of funding and infrastructure development by the United States have been blamed for the precarious position Premier Daniel Suidani’s MARA government has found itself in. It was shortly after Solomon Islands switched diplomatic relations to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in September 2019 that the United States registered its first direct response.…
South Vella La Vella Constituency (SVC) in the Western Province is investing its Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation into major cooperative projects. An investment that will not only benefit a handful of constituents but everyone in the constituency. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) that is administering the CDF programme had its three-member team visited…
ONE More Shot team of the Dreamcast Theatre will conduct a photo shoot in aid for Rosemary Leah’s from 13-17th February at the Honiara City Council (HCC). A statement from One More Shot team said during the campaign they will set up a Photo booth at HCC where anyone can have their photos shot professionally.…