MEMBER of Parliament for West New Georgia Vonavona Hon Silas Tausinga has pledged $1 Million for a new outpatient ward at Helena Goldie Hospital in Western province. Speaking during his vote of thanks in response to the Speech from the Throne in Parliament today, the Opposition MP said the $1 Million would be from the…
A TEAM from Nauru will arrive in Honiara tomorrow to interview Solomon Islanders to work in various jobs in Nauru. The recruitment group will be based at Heritage Park Hotel, whilst conducting the interviews. A reliable source from Nauru said the recruitment team will specifically recruit people to work as carpenters, plumbers, electricians and waitresses.…
THERE are growing concerns amongst some Solomon Islands seasonal workers in Australia about their treatment by their employers in terms of their wages and welfare. As such, they are calling on the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) to take up this issue with the Australian Government for…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare MP has received a courtesy visit from the full executive of the Choiseul Provincial Government. The CPG executive is led by the Premier, honourable Tongoua Tabe, and the courtesy visit is the first for the Tabe- led executive. Three main issues were raised during the brief meeting. They include the relocation…
THE key suspect in the 2020 Sisikwae murder case in West Kwara’ae in Malaita Province last Thursday gave evidence under oath in the Auki High Court Circuit about his involvement in the murder. The prosecution opened their case on the matter on 18th April 2023 and closed it on Thursday 20th April, 2023. The defense then…
The Labour Mobility Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has now recorded more than 16,000 applicants for its work ready pool following recent recruitment drives in three provinces. A total of 940 applicants were received from the Labour Mobility Unit’s outreach and recruitment program to Temotu, Makira and Isabel Provinces. The…
ANY foreigner that marries a local woman can operate a business under his wife’s name as long as the business is registered under the wife and she is a signatory to the bank’s account. That’s according to the Minister of Commerce, Labour, Industries and Immigration Fredrick Qologeto in parliament on Thursday. This was during the…
What was supposed to be a normal fishing trip turned disastrous when two children of the three who went on a Friday fishing trip failed to return home alive. The sad incident happened in the Baegu Asifola electorate in Malaita Province on Friday afternoon last week when the dugout canoe the trio were travelling…
AUSTRALIA needs to sharpen its focus on what its interests are and how to uphold them in the now contested Indo-Pacific region, Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has boldly stated last week. Wong was addressing the Australian National Press Club Address last Monday and to which she spoke on the Anthony Albanese Government’s stance on Australian…
THE Solomon Island Red Cross Society (SIRCS) has come to the aid of families whose homes were recently damaged by fire. On Friday last week, the SIRCS Auki and Western branches have responded to fire incidents that occurred in Malaita and the Western Province. A family of six people at Damascus village in East Kwaio,…