VOTING in any election is as crucial as casting votes wisely because voting outcomes impact the lives of voters and the wider society, says Lydia Yeo. Lydia is a naturalized Solomon Islands citizen of Korean origin who is contesting the Honiara City Council (HCC) Panatina Ward Seat in the Joint Elections scheduled for Wednesday 17…
Over 1,600 students were recognised for their achievements as they graduated yesterday and today during The University of the South Pacific (USP) Laucala Campus Graduation held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji. The graduation last Thursday saw 611 students graduate from the School of Business and Management (SBM), School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Oceans…
SI joins Niue and New Zealand to sign the MoU on fishing arrangements for 2024 under the Pacific-US Tuna Treaty, MoU aims to further strengthen the treaty partnership of more than 30 years SOLOMON Islands on Thursday signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fishing arrangements for 2024 under the Pacific-US Tuna Treaty which spans…
Malaita Province Police commander Lesley Kili has appealed to communities to respect the election process as the country prepares for the Joint National General Elections on April 17. Kili made the appeal after police attended to reports of conflict between supporters of candidates in North Malaita and central Kwara’ae constituency this week. It was reported…
KING George Sixth School Maths Teacher, Angela Asipara spoke of a need for National Maths competition. Asipara who has been a Maths teacher for over 30 years suggested the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) can introduce National Maths competition for schools in the country. She was speaking at Perch School in East…
The Senior Management of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) is aware of recent incidents of promotion fliers or advertisement circulated through the internet of Free Online Courses that is claimed to be offered by the Ministry in association with the University of the South Pacific (USP). Scammers are actively targeting members…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, confirmed that all Civil Servants this week received their 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increment of 3% in their salaries. This includes about 5,290 established (including immediate former Members of Parliament) and 600 non-established staff, and 1,260 casuals in all the Ministries and Departments and 76 pensioners. This…
Forty-eight (48) former Members of Parliament (MPs) are seeking re-election on the 17th April Joint National General Elections 2024. This was revealed via a research report produced by the Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI). A total of six former Members of Provincial Assemblies (MPAs) out of the nine provincial assemblies are contesting the national…
THE national economy is growing and the government’s finance has been sound in the last two months. This economic growth and financial stability were recorded after the country came out of the COVID-19 pandemic and Honiara November 2021 Riot. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) Permanent Secretary Dentana Mckinnie told a press conference on…
THE Western Province Member of Provincial Assembly for Ward 7, Rence Sore said political leaders, especially candidates and Party Wing Leaders, should be careful about what they utter during the campaigns. MPA Sore was addressing a gathering at Barokoma during the People’s First Party Candidate Campaign launch last week. He said he and the people…