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110 year old former Solomon Islands Coastwatcher to receive a medallion

Dear Editor, ACCORDING to a broadcast on Radio New Zealand International, today, Wednesday, and quoting Sir Bruce Saunders in Honiara, a local 110 year old gentleman, a former Coastwatcher during

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75th commemoration of the battle of Guadalcanal – Lest we Forget

DEAR EDITOR, ‘Bloody Ridge’ the site of one of the major battle sites during the six month long battle of Guadalcanal in World War 11 will be declared a national

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New temporary Labour ward for the NRH

IN June this year the NRH was forced to close the hospitals only labour ward because of concerns over its dilapidated state and when staff  were being put into situations

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Producing virgin oil providing a source of income in Matanagoa village, Makira Ulawa Province

 A crushing mill provided and installed by World Vision under its Community Economic Development (CED) Project is providing the residents of Matanagoa Village in Makira-Ulawa Province a ready source of

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Regional Pacific news with an eye to Solomon Islands

A round-up of regional Pacific news this week broadcast by Radio New Zealand International focused on events close to home in the Solomon Islands and are worth mentioning. An advocacy group

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GRIM forecast on Climate Change

Dear Editor, ACCORDING to a grim report by Oliver Milman in the UK Guardian newspaper, there is only a 5% chance that the Earth will avoid warming by at least

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Reported sinking of a tug boat in Solomon Islands waters.

Dear Editor, Honiara : 28 July 2017 SOLOMON Islands local newspaper, the Solomon Star reported, today, the sinking of a tug boat near Bungana Island in the Central Province on

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Ombudsman Bill 2016

Dear Editor, THE Solomon Islands Parliament has passed the Ombudsman Bill 2016 in what is regarded as a first step by the Solomon Islands Government in the fight against corruption.

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