LOCAL Solomon Islanders are reported to be safe after the Inglewood floods, in Queensland, Australia, Tuesday last week. It was a rising floodwater from the Macintyre River that forces a flood that has affected buildings, businesses, homes and streets. The flood happened due to heavy-rain-down-pour as farms near Inglewood were affected by the flood. It…
HONIARA Senior High School has been down on its knees when some significants buildings were burnt down on 24th Wednesday’s night by the angry rioters and looters. Honiara High School is owned by the Honiara City Council (HCC) and one of the pioneer schools in the country. It has survived some passed riots until some…
A Man from Central Kwara’ae in Malaita has appealed to the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to stop using provoking and disrespectful words to refer to Malaita and its leaders. Jessy Pepate’e of Maoro community stated this after listening to PM Sogavare’s hate speech towards Malaitans and its leaders recently. Mr. Pepate’e said using words like,…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau has denied claims there were divisions among his executives during the recent unrest which saw the intervention of foreign troops into the country. He said in terms of the police force, they were tasked according to their plan. “There is the operational team, there is the support team as well as…
LAULANA Community High School (CHS) in Central Kwara’ae in Malaita Province has successfully ended its academic year, last Wednesday with a graduation ceremony. Reporting from Laulana CHS graduation ceremony, Mattyga Maneka said the event was a colourful one. The guest speaker at the event was the MPA for Ward 29 Felix Bosokuru. Mr. Maneka said…
IT is continuously disappointing to note that some of the country’s educated elites are still refusing to get vaccinated and are advocating against vaccination. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the extension of the State of Public Emergency in Parliament last week. “It is continuously disappointing to note, that some of our…
THE recent Honiara riot has left around 1,000 people jobless. Wilfred Iro was working as a delivery cargo personnel for QQQ Holdings limited the longtime importer and exporter, wholesale and retail on general merchants. He is one of those that lost his job when the rioters looted and burned down China Town. In an exclusive…
Laulana Early Childhood Education (ECE) has successfully ended its 2021 academic year with a prize and certificate presentation on Friday last week. According to Maneka Mattyga who witnessed the closing ceremony, he said teachers urged parents to play their part in developing the students at home. Mr Mattyga said parents were told that they are…
PERSONS with Disabilities in Malaita Province last Friday celebrated the International Day of persons with Disabilities in Auki. The International Day of persons with Disabilities was marked in Auki under the theme, “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post covid-19 world.” The event started with a parade from…
THE Papua New Guinea Police Forces Contingents will now operate on its own under the commoner of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). This was confirmed by His Excellency, Moses Kaul, and Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. He said, “When the Proposal came from the SI government, for ‘PNG Police Force to…