The Prime minister’s Office has described claims in a full page advert taken out by the Opposition Office in a Local daily as “ nonsense & disgraceful”. The Office of the Prime minister & Cabinet has responded that the government is looking at a deferral of the National General Election which will result in a…
IT is said that business is a two-way street. Some though want to push it one way all along. Being a two-way street business-minded person, Suresh decided to give something back to the community. And so on 25th February this year, it was decided that the ambulance truck (pictured) be given to the Guadalcanal Province.…
DISSATIFIED East Kwaio Fadanga Chiefs have called on the East Kwaio people to discuss their position in response to last week’s DCGA Constituency Awareness Information conducted by Member of Parliament Hon Stanley Festus Sofu. The call comes as more details emerged of how Hon Sofu was treated in Olomburi, Sinarangu and Yuru – the three…
BOOKING for those wishing to travel between Solomon Islands and Fiji can now be accessed. This followed announcement by Solomon Airlines last week and Fiji Airways agent Guadalcanal Travel Solomons (GTS) yesterday. “Solomon Airlines has also resumed their Fiji Airways operated code-share service between Honiara and Nadi on Saturdays from 2 July2022,” Solomon Airlines said…
A HIGH level Tourism delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will arrive in the country on a private jet on 17 Friday June, 2022 this week. This was confirmed by the Media Officer of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Mr. Oligao Niniu. The delegation is led by the Minister for Tourism of the…
Provincial Elections for Choiseul and Western provinces set for December PROVINCIAL election for Choiseul and Western provinces is expected to take place on 14th December, 2022. This follows the dissolution of both provincial assembly on 13th June. Acting Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner Fredrick Bosoboe confirmed the dissolution date of both provinces. The election was…
THE Phase two of the Kukum Highway project is expected to be completed by October next year, a month before the Pacific Games on November. This was the latest update from the Japanese Embassy when hosting a Press Tour on four Japanese funded projects in Honiara and Guadalcanal recently. Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands His…
Under voluntary arrangement FOUR members of the Malaita for Democracy and Development (M4DD) have voluntarily surrendered to Police in relation to November riots in Honiara in 2021. They surrendered themselves on Monday at Auki police station. They are being transported to Honiara via a police fast craft for questioning. They come forward in respond to…
MORE than 200 Filipinos living and working in Honiara celebrated their country’s 124th Independence Day at Lela Beach, North West Guadalcanal on 12th Sunday, 2022. President of Filipino Community in Solomon Islands (Filcomsi) Ms Myrtle Atienza was honoured to welcome the community members as they join Filipino communities around the world to celebrate their country’s…
With the aim of moving from the least developed country (LDC) to a developing country, there is a need to reduce the cost of water and electricity tariffs, says the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. Premier Suidani is of the view that huge tariffs in water and electricity have contributed more expense in the processing…