CHARLES Elliot Fox, a populated community high school (CHS) in the southern region of Malaita is yet to fully resume its academic classes for this semester. This is because most of its teaching staff from both primary and secondary are yet to return to the school following the end of the mid-year break, it was…
WARDS in Malaita Province have been preparing to host the Malaita 38th Second Appointed Day which will be celebrated Monday next week. This will be first time for Malaita Provincial Second Appointed day will be celebrated at the ward Level. This means that population who are living in rural parts of Malaita will have an…
THE Community Access & Urban Service Enhancement (CAUSE) Project continues to facelift Gizo, Western Provincial capital. Since the roll-out of the project few years ago it has engaged more unemployed men, women and youths. And through the project they were able to help contribute to the many projects that have been undertaken in Gizo. On…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned people not to abuse or threaten our front liners. Speaking during his nationwide address on Monday, the Prime Minister said he was informed that some members of the public are abusing and threatening our vaccination teams. “Please respect our front liners as they are doing their duty to protect…
Guadalcanal Province Premier, Francis Sade has reportedly signed a contract for the supply of exercise books for the Guadalcanal Provincial Schools in return for a commission, according to documents obtained by the Solomon Star. The document, sighted by this paper showed Premier Sade signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with road construction firm, NAYA Company…
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be conducting a Render Safe Procedure task at AJ gravel site, from 8am to 2pm at the upper Lungga River in East of Honiara, Tuesday. Officer In-charge (OIC) EOD team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “This was in response to a UXO…
THE long shadow of fear which gripped Honiara prior to the outbreak of the so-called ethnic tension some two decades ago returned on Monday as a group demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stood firm on their demand. Members of the group, numbering in their hundreds assembled in various parts of the city,…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner designate to the Independent state of Papua New Guinea (PNG) His Excellency William McDonald Soaki was commissioned, Monday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare administered the Commissioning ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Jeremiah Manele, senior Government…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Makira-Ulawa Province Extension office has boosted Maepua model farm in Central Makira with the delivery of new agricultural machines. MAL based Makira-Ulawa extension officers officially handed over the inputs worth around $33,000.00 to Maepua Model farm through Banabas Tolei and a farmer group consist of over…
NO LOCAL students studying in various institutions in Papua New Genuine (PNG) have been infected by the COVID-19 virus. That’s according to the Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Education Human Resources and Development (MEHRD) Dr Franco Rodie. He was speaking during the OPMC talk back show on the national broadcaster, Sunday at SIBC.…