WITH no confirmed date yet set for the National General Elections this year, already intense campaigning have begin by most intending candidates. Unconfirmed reports reaching this paper claimed that already some intending candidates including former Member of Parliaments have begin issuing out building materials, outboard motors to their supporters with the intention of wining their…
ABOUT 25ambassadors from Gizo Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church aged between 15-20 years successfully conducted their camp over the weekend at Suvania in Gizo, Western province. Under the leadership of Jenter Wong and her Secretary Miss Navit Michael, the aim to this camp out was to meet their requirement in order to get their master…
The Honiara city council (HCC) environmental department is expanding its nature game program in schools around Honiara. This was after they visited a number of primary schools in the city to promote the nature game program. The program currently targets students between grade three and four basically how to keeping the environment clean at all…
The continuous absenteeism experienced by Honiara High school form six students have forced the students to raise their concern. The group of students told this paper that they missed a lot of class lessons due to claims, some of their subject teachers are continuously missing classes. “This practise happened after the April flash flood.” With…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is conducting a one week training in Mandalua school for communities in north Malaita this week. The training focuses on agriculture, climate change and sea level rise that is currently facing parts of the province and the country. Provincial member for ward 5 Bernard Rexley Uguni said the training…
EAST Malaita residents can travel freely again after the road block at Kwaiafa River was lifted. Last week, transport owners allegedly mounted a road block at Kwaiafa River in East Malaita due to the bad state of the bridge. The road block sparked tensions between landowners and vehicle passengers who thought it was the work…
THE new police commissioner Frank Prendergast paid his first visit toAuki, Malaita province yesterday after taking up the new post. Commissioner Prendergast and his delegation landed at Gwanaru’u airport by chopper in the open arms of the provincial police commander Alfred Uiga and his team who welcomed them and escorted them to Auki police station.…
NAFINUA clinic in east Kwara’ae, Malaita province has recorded 7 measles cases so far. This was through a report submitted to Kilu’ufi hospital last week. Nafinua clinic is the main center that looks after the eastern region to monitor the recent measles outbreak. According to measles team at Kilu’ufi hospital, they divided Malaita into four…
Solomon Islands children, parents and teachers have benefited from World Vision’s Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) program established following flash flooding in Honiara and Guadalcanal plains on April 3. The Child Friendly Space project, set up by World Vision Solomon Islands following the floods, has transformed the lives of children and touched the hearts of parents…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury is currently processing the much awaited Gold Ridge royalty payment. In light of a payout Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has cautioned the 16 tribes of Gold Ridge who will be receiving their royalty payments this week to spend their money wisely. The payment comes after almost 3 years…