YOUNG children who are living close to areas where open defections are practised are more likely to experience poor growth and slowness in learning. This was highlighted by Robert Muller RWASH Coordinator at the Environmental Health Division (EHD) of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) at the launch of the National Sustainable Sanitation…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) sternly reminds the general public to respect the national currency both in handling and its use, and to treat all currency notes and coins as national icons. The call comes following numerous images and graphics widely shared on social media recently, depicting unauthorized designs and changes to the…
The Australian Defence Force has handed over a suite of new equipment, including training, maintenance and sustainment, worth more than SBD 70 million, to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to enhance their security capabilities ahead of the Pacific Games. The handovers and associated capability demonstrations were attended by the Prime Minister the Honourable…
IT’S the time of the year when all the good academic performance of students in schools nationwide are recognised. Gizo Community High School (CHS) in the Western Provincial is no exception. The school successfully organised its speech and prize-giving ceremony last Thursday. The ceremony saw parents, guardians, friends and supporters come out in numbers to…
HISTORY has been created for Taro (CHY) airport in Choiseul Province after a ‘Proving Flight’ was successfully conducted to the airport by Solomon Airlines Dash-8 aircraft on Tuesday. The aircraft touched down at the upgraded Taro Airport just around lunch time and its landing proved the capability of the airport to accommodate larger aircrafts. A…
Government through the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has welcomed a delegation of senior executives from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of China in Honiara today (1/11/2023) to discuss potential future cooperation between JAAS and the Solomon Islands institutes. The JAAS president Professor Yi Zhongyi and delegation were greeted on arrival at the…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has set today aside along with his colleague Members of Parliament to part-take in the third Standing Orders Review Workshop. The Parliamentary House Committee led workshop took almost the whole day at the Paul Tovua Complex, National Parliament Compound. Broadly, the workshop with dedicated, dynamic and engaging participants from…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has criticized the Prime Minister’s recent remarks that belittled Solomon Islanders’ ability to make policy-based voting decisions. The contentious remarks came to light during a tokstori event at USP, where a student asked about the Government’s rationale behind extending the life of Parliament. Defending his government’s decision not…
RESIDENTS of Noro in the Western Province known for its natural environmental beauty, are concerned about the state of the township’s dumpsite which is threatening its grandeur. Residents say Noro is no longer the breathtaking scenic township it used to be as the first thing visitors see upon arrival is an extensive unkempt rubbish dump.…
Man gets 14 year-jail term for rape A MAN who was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl and consequentially caused her to bleed heavily and hospitalised at Kilu’ufi Hospital early this year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. The 23-year-old man who could not be named to protect the identity of the victim…