A MISSION to rebuild the state-owned King George VI School chapel in Honiara is now underway. Former students of King George VI School led by Mr. Gina Tekulu the first local principal with support from the current principal as well as other ex-students like Joe Porowai, Chris Samuel Resana and others from 1975 to 1980…
A total of 182 community members in Honiara continue to benefit from the Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement II (CAUSE II) Project Waste Cleaning and Collection initiative since its launch early this year. The cleaning activity spans across 13 key road segments from Alligator Creek in the east to Poha in the west. The…
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has delivered specialist aviation training to Solomon Islands Customs, Immigration, Biosecurity and Police on conducting effective and efficient enforcement operations across the aviation environment. The five-day course focused on elements critical to border aviation operations including passenger risk assessment and pre-border targeting, interviewing, baggage examinations, evidence handling, border intelligence, indicators…
The Australian High Commission has opened a new round of project the Solomon Islands – Australia Community Partnerships. The Solomon Islands-Australia Community Partnerships support community-led projects to improve living standards through small-scale projects like staff houses, toilet blocks, water tanks, solar power, and community halls. Community Partnerships funding is available to community groups across Solomon…
DESPITE openly lying about its involvement in the second motion of no confidence, irrefutable evidence has emerged that the People First Party (PFP) – a partner in the GNUT coalition – has engineered the move from day one. Its target – is four-times Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare whose high-flying job has ended abruptly in…
REGULAR sea travellers are calling on the Malaita Provincial Government to encourage more larger passenger vessels to service the Honiara–Auki route. The appeal follows growing frustration over the limited capacity of the two fast craft currently serving the route – Pelican and MV Auki Express, which are reportedly struggling to meet the increasing passenger demand due…
STUDENTS and teachers from Gawa Primary and Secondary School in the Reef Islands, Temotu province have taken the lead in voluntarily cleaning up Lomlom Airport. This follows the recent suspension of flight services due to safety concerns. The clean-up was carried out free of charge. This community-led effort was initiated after Solomon Airlines announced the immediate suspension…
Honiara –The JICA Solomon Islands Office has welcomed four new Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCVs), who arrived in Honiara on 30th July 2025. They will undergo a series of orientation activities, including Pijin language lessons and a village stay program in Tamboko, Guadalcanal Province. Each of the new volunteers will contribute to key sectors across the…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement Division has taken strong action against a bus operating illegally in the city. A bus with dark-tinted windows that was caught working within the city boundary has been detained and fined $2,000 for violating HCC’s public transport rules. This was not the first time for the same driver, and conductor be arrested and fined.…
THE Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration Trevor Hedley Manemahaga has officially declared the commencement of the effectiveness of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act 2025 on Friday 1 August. This landmark legislation aims to boost industrial growth, attract foreign investment, and create numerous employment opportunities in the country. The Act will enable the…