Gold Ridge, Metapona communities at risk By CHARLEY PIRINGI The likely high presence of Cyanide in sediments at the nearby areas of Gold Ridge tailing dam in Central Guadalcanal as well as along the Metapona river in Guadalcanal Plains is putting communities livelihood at risk. That’s according to a local scholar, Dickson Boboria who has…
A former morgue attendant shares his experiences By LYNNISSHA RUNA Talk about attending to and giving care to dead human bodies, Simone Palmer knows a little about them. Hailed from east Kwaio in the Malaita Province, the 57-year -old Palmer has been working as a morgue attendant for the past 10 years. His experience over…
With the exception of Auki and Gizo, the rest of our provincial centers are without proper banking services. The nonexistence of banks is a grave concern for the advancement of business and trade in the provinces. Banks are vital for the growth of our provincial economies as they provide the service businesses and people need…
The past fifty (50) years have been a period of tremendous change for USP and the young people today enjoy more opportunity in education than ever before in our history. This was the sentiment of His Excellency Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote, President of the Republic of Fiji and USP Chancellor during the official launch…
* Prosecution ordered to update murder probe* Alleged taxi driver attacker faces lesser charges Prosecution ordered to update murder probe Prosecution has been again ordered to update the court on the status of investigation into the murder of a man at Kirakira, Makira/Ulawa province in 2016. Chief Magistrate Emma Garo also made another order for…
THE Solomon Islands Government (SIG) – Private Sector Advisory Group had held their first meeting on Monday in Honiara to discuss their plans for this year. The Group was set up following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SIG and Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce (SICCI) last July to promote the Public…
Police in Western Province have rescued twelve (12) people traveling in a white ray boat powered by 40 HP Yamaha engine which sunk on Sunday – 04 February 2018 at Point Kuri Passage, via Goldie area in Western Province. It is alleged the boat from Ghatere village, Kolombangara was traveling to Beulah Provincial Secondary School…
Vegetables grown around the Ranadi dumpsite area are unsafe for human consumption says local researcher who was doing his doctoral paper at the University of South Pacific, Fiji. Dickson Boboria who was due to present his doctorate paper this year cautioned the Honiara public to be aware of vegetables and food stuff they get from…
CANADIAN Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Paul Maddison has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela. During the short meeting, H.E Maddison briefed the Prime Minister on Canada’s Labour Mobility Program which Guadalcanal Province is currently enjoying. Mr Maddison also informed the Prime Minister that apart from Guadalcanal province, Canada is also…
The Kadere Party has rejected defamatory allegations labelled against the appointment of Party President Peter Boyers as an advisor on the Government’s Traditional Governance Policy (TGP). A Party Statement on Monday said Boyers‘s current contract under Prime Minister Rick Hou’s administration is an extension of service similar to his previous contract under former Prime Minister…