Dear Editor – It is alleged that the dreaded giant African snail was introduced into the country through heavy logging equipment formerly in use in African countries. That from those countries, the boats that carry these had gone on directly to off load the equipment and their snails at the logging camp sites without the…
Dear Editor – Please allow me space in your paper to write down something that interests me as I read through the article “Helena Goldie Hospital gets its $2m share”. It is interesting to note that the language used would bring hope for hospitals in the country and I quote “Helena Goldie Hospital gets its…
Dear Editor – Whilst it is good to see new urban centres established throughout the country, let us not forget that the resource owners are very important in such establishment. Mamara- Tasifarongo town development is the latest and the sad thing about it is that the landowners are totally excluded from this development and any…
Community leaders and chiefs of Gouna Hill and the surrounding areas in West Kwaio, Malaita province have acknowledged Our Telekom for the launching of a new tower in the area. About 13 towers are expected to be launched around the province in the coming days and weeks. Speaking on behalf of the various leaders in…
Both teachers and students of Maoa community high school in west Kwaio, malaita province on Monday this week received more than 200 red t-shirts from our Telekom Company limited. The red Telekom design t-shirts were given to teachers and students through answering questions asked during the program. During the program, various people came out to…
Gouna Hill in West Kwaio was the latest community to be connected to the breeze mobile network following the launching of its 40 meter tower on Monday. Its one of the 13 new towers to be launched by Our Telekom around Malaita province in the coming days. The launching which took place at Mao’a community…
A MOTHER and wife of one of the suspects involved in the weekend heist of the ANZ automatic teller machine (ATM) is now in police custody after being found in possession of $50, 700 hard cash. The arrest came after three of the male suspects were apprehended by police in the past few days. Two…
A stand-off between the Solomon Islands National University’s (SINU) executive with the lecturers association of SINU (LASINU) has delayed the resumption of the semester 2 classes. Reports reaching the paper said most of the classes are yet to resume despite entering week two of semester two lectures according to the school’s academic calendar. Except for…
More than 20 chairmen and secretaries of local clinics in North West Guadalcanal have successfully completed a two days training over the weekend. The training was facilitated by a team from Guadalcanal provincial health division with the support from the community leaders who allowed the venue for the workshop. The workshop was held in Visale…
A Solomon Islands academic has sounded a note of caution about moves to re-arm the local police force. The government recently authorised the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) to commence the limited reintroduction of firearms into the Royal Solomon Islands Police. Dr Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka, from the University of Hawai’i’s Center for Pacific…