The Solomon Islands National Statistics office within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury convened its second phase of training yesterday at the Red Manson Inn. This training is the second of its kind after the National Statistics Office conducted its first training of trainers in January. The NSO/SIDHS pre-test training is the second set of…
Findem Back Family Association Solomon Islands (FBFASI) is about to establish and operates on its objective to reunite long lost black birding descendants who traced their origin to Solomon Islands. This was reveal by Cecil Ono, the elected president for FBFASI who is currently preparing the relevant documents for the registration of the group. Speaking…
MORE than 500 students have turned up at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon islands campus in Honiara for registration, yesterday. Both new and continuing students have been seen flooding the USP office near Lawson Tama to do their registration. The week long registration will end February 15th. Academic classes for USP will…
Dear Editor – I was very pleased to read SIBC’s evening news bulletin that the Singapore Ambassador to the Pacific Islands Forum, Ambassador Matthews, has presented a range of anti-corruption books to Prime Minister Sogavare following the Democratic Coalition for Change administration’s intention to establish an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). Ambassador Matthews was also…
Dear Editor – The Mercy Christian Primary School Board would like to respond to incorrect statements from Lui Lemasi published in a ‘Letter to the Editor’ on Friday the 6th of February. It should be clarified that the cost of a registration form was only $10, not the $60 that Lemasi incorrectly claimed. This payment…
Dear Editor – I write in response to a front page article carried in the Weekend Sun newspaper issue no.1990 dated February 7th 2015. The article title “Sir Allan refuses to vacate residence “merely went out with all the wrong intension, and can be summed up as character assassination against me. From the outset, the…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Deputy City Clerk Ronald Amigo is calling on the general public to help clean the city. This came as the 7-metre by-law came into effect early this month. He also highlighted the need to abide by the law so that people can change their attitude by not littering. Speaking to…
PORT VILA, (FAO) — Adapting to climate change is key to achieving food security for the future, particularly in areas susceptible to the impacts of climate change. A project called Community resilience and coping with climate change and natural disasters in Vanuatu was launched in 2011 with the aim to assist farmers to use alternative…
All religious programs by the Wesley United Church is now officially commence in Honiara after the commissioning of the newly elected leaders on Sunday. Rev Willie Maezama said, following the commission of the departmental leaders most ministries within the church can now kick off their normal programs with their new leaders. “This is to prepare…
LEADERS elected to work in the church ministries of the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Kukum Campus Church in Honiara were commissioned on Sunday. The newly elected leaders will serve in various ministries within the church. Pastor Rev Timothy Laesanau encouraged them in a sermon that everyone has God given talent and gift to serve…