Politics

BY JOY OFASIA CHALLENGES of rural women is our challenge and let us unify and overcome this challenge, according to Honiara City Council Clerk, Rence Sore. Rence said rural women and girls often face restricted access...

ARCHBISHOP of the Church of Melanesia, the Most Reverend George Takeli has thanked the outgoing President of the Provincial Mother’s Union (PMU) Mary Vunagi for her successful term in office. Delivering his key note address...

THE recently launched National Parliament Strategic Plan of Solomon Islands (2017 – 2021) has envisioned the participation of women in the highest level of decision-making. Speaking at the launching of the four years Parliament Strategy...

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA  TWO years have passed since the national general election in 2014. Winning candidates have taken up their respective roles as leaders in efforts to move their constituency and the country forward, while...

BY JEFFREY TAFOLEHE  FOR the last 37 years since gaining Independence, Solomon Islands people have been enjoying a rich cultural identity and traditions.  Yet this richness has been exposed to piracy where traditional knowledge can be...

BY JEFFREY TAFOLEHE  A workshop on the Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression Bill was recently held in Honiara to consult with stakeholders on Solomon Islands' traditional knowledge.  Different stakeholder groups in the country were consulted to...

BY ROMULUS HUTA MEET Rose Liata. She is the only local woman politician in the Malaita Provincial Assembly. She represents Ward 13 Sulufou/Kwarade in Baegu/ Asifola Constituency in the Northern Region.  Hailing from a male-dominated society that...

BEING a politician is not an easy job. It requires hard work, can be challenging and one has to be committed to meet objectives and goals as set out by the government for its...