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For the first time in history, the Solomon Islands Football Federation will host an international futsal team at home. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will welcome the Australian national team, the Futsalroos, for the 2024 edition of the PacificAus Sports Futsal Series. The three-match international friendly series will be played…
By Georgina Maka’a With elections in Solomon Islands just eight weeks away, parties contesting the polls are stepping for the challenge. This week, two political parties that made up the last Opposition – Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) and the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) – signed a coalition agreement to…
In a landmark event, Solomon Islands has seen the official launch of the Right to Information (RTI) initiative. The project is a collaborative effort between the University of The South Pacific (USP) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the ‘Strengthening Anti-corruption, Transparency and Accountability in Pacific Island Countries,’…
The small business advocacy group, Small and Medium Enterprise Working Group (SMEWG), is on amission to make life easier for Solomon Islands’ entrepreneurs. A subcommittee of the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), SMEWG met onThursday 1st February to chart a course for 2024, focusing on key challenges…
By Ronald Toito’ona One of Honiara’s major business operators has urged Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga to urgently intervene and establish a plan address the city’s bad road system. Solomon Motor Ltd, which runs several refueling outlets, accommodation and speciality shops in town, made the call in the wake of the worsening traffic situation in Honiara. Long traffic queues…
By Ronald Toito’ona William Marau, the former Ulawa-Ugi Constituency MP facing a corruption-related charge, fronted the Honiara Magistrate Court for the first time yesterday, looking pale and worried. Police alleged Marau, a two-term MP who’ll be seeking a third term in the upcoming national elections, converted $5 million the national government paid to his constituency in…
By Ednal Palmer In Auki Malaita’s former high-profile premier Daniel Suidani launched his new political party in Auki last week ahead of the national election scheduled for April 17. Iumi For Change (U4C), says Suidani, is an offspring of the MARA government, which he once led, with members consisting of those in the rural…
By Ruth Liloqula* Running with the baton as part of the relay in the lead-up to the Pacific Games, I felt so proud of my country. Proud of the young people who volunteered in whatever way they could to make the event successful. Proud that Solomon Islands opened the Pacific Games…
Solomon Airlines’ 2024-2028 Strategic Plan which was launched on 20th of this month provides a vibrant pathway for the country’s national aircraft carrier in the next five years. Titled ‘Navigating Excellence’ the strategic plan’s ambition is to ensure Solomon Airlines is one of the competitive airlines in the region. Chairperson…
By Chan Chee Min Managing Director Orion Limited In continuation of my previous articles highlighting the unconstitutionality of Legal Notice 114 of 2007, this piece focuses on how it serves as a platform for organized crime, with the Ministry of Forestry and Research (MOFR) and the Attorney General (AGC) allegedly…
