The famous and iconic Solomon Islands veteran broadcaster and commentator, Bartholomew Basia widely known as ‘Bart’ wishes Team Solomon all the best as the 17th Pacific Games kicks off in Honiara.
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The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) strongly disagrees with the recent editorial published by the Solomon Star newspaper, which has falsely implicated MASI in its battle with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
The first ever BBC Media Action ‘Media Strengthening in Solomon Islands Project’ was launched in Honiara this week, a landmark engagement for the BBC in the Pacific.
The place and role of the media in our region is absolutely critical to ensuring that our democracies can keep growing more open and that our governments increasingly appreciate the need to be responsive to the electorate.
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) is calling on the Police to respect journalists and members of the Press when carrying out their work in a public space.
“The country’s traditional security partners are always important to and will remain so. But in moving forward to achieve our security needs, it is clear that we need to diversify the country’s relationship with our partners,” he said.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) would like to condemn last week’s newspaper report of a young girl in Malaita province who claimed to have her arm turned magnetic attracting android phone and other metal objects after getting her first COVID-19 vaccine jab.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) clarifies that there is sufficient cash secured in the CBSI vaults and currency stocks. The sufficient cash are being managed to meet business, public and individual demands for trade of goods and services.
Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau described an article titled ‘ARMED GROUP PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW GOVT’ published in print media today as a threat to national security. In a media statement, Commissioner Mangau assures that Police were made aware and is investigating the matter seriously.
The Pacifica TV has donated some multimedia equipment to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) today. The New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Georgina Roberts handed the equipments to SIBC’s General Manager Ronnie Buoaka during a brief ceremony.
Preparations are well underway for the North East Guadalcanal and Central Honiara constituencies by-election later this year. Chief Electoral Officer, Jane Waetara said, the Solomon Islands Electoral Office is currently planning and implementing all pre-election activities.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has described as “erroneous” the reported costs incurred by his recent trip to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC Summit in Papua New Guinea early this month.
“The people must understand the government and the government must understand the people.” Julian Maka’a is a name with a voice well-known to most people in Solomon Islands, having worked in the media industry for over twenty years.
The Island Sun Newspaper has been fined $100,000.00 for defamation, the latest defamation case against the local media for 2016. The defamation suit was filed against the newspaper by the Member of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal Bodo Dettke when he was Minister of Forestry and Research. Mr.
The Office of the Prime Minister has rejected views carried on the article in Island Sun paper of 16th September 2016 – labelling the Government’s figure – head as ill-advised.
The Telekom Television (TTV) has confirmed, the FIFA Futsal World Cup opening matches will be live on TV from Colombia starting this Sunday. Group A and B are set to kick off their opening matches on Sunday while Group C and D’s opening matches will be a day later.
The Media’s role in nation building is very important, says Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga. Launching the country’s newest radio station, Barava FM last Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Maelanga reminds the media of its role as custodian of information in our society. Mr.
