GIZO TOWN council (GTC) has appealed to all Gizo residents to help maintain cleanliness in the township. Derald Michael of Gizo Town Council said GTC cannot meet the demand because of lack of resources therefore people should take responsibility. “We have limited resources to carry out the job, so we ask people to take care…
The civil case between two mining giants Sumitomo and Axiom is said to be a very expensive case. Another multi-millionaire dollar case that will require extra funding and assistance for a separate judge to hear is the Town Ground building case. This was revealed yesterday by the Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer at the 2015…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his family treated DCC Government ministers and backbenchers and the staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to a buffet dinner at the Cowboys Grill last Saturday, to celebrate the Prime Minister’s 60th birthday. For about three hours, the Prime Minister was in the company of his…
MEMBER of Parliament for East Central Guadalcanal and Minister for Justice and legal Affairs Ishmael Avui, has visited Vatubulu polling station in the Valasi ward last Saturday. As the first return after the election, he was welcomed by a marching band. Surrounding communities members gathered and were glad to witness for themselves the prompt thank-you…
NEWLY elected church leaders of the Calvary Temple Church, Assembly of God (AOG), will be commissioned on Sunday. The leaders will serve in the church ministries for two years. Senior pastor Kenneth Mamali said the leaders will serve under various ministries such as Sunday school, youths, women, superintendent and men’s ministries. “They are purposely to…
VATUKULAU Seven Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Sagalu Northwest Guadalcanal has conducted a baptism program at Aruligo last Saturday. Three children were committed and received baptism during that day. Pastor Luther Tanirieke highlighted that when people received baptism, they sign a holy covenant to live a holy life in the eyes of God and the…
A THREE-day meeting for United Church leaders will be held at the Wesley United Church headquarter in Honiara next week. The meeting will be attended by all church circuit leaders within Honiara and the provinces. Rev Willie Maezama said the meeting is for leaders to discuss their roles and responsibilities in their church ministries. “It…
In my article two weeks ago, I introduced the subject for our discussion the ‘sovereignty of God.’ Last week, we went on to looked at another important aspect of God’s sovereignty and that is the sustaining action of God in upholding and preserving His creation. No doctrine is more despised by the natural mind than…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MALS) will pay 50,000 oil palm seedlings from Guadalcanal Palm Oil Plantation (GGPOL) to be planted at the proposed Aluta and Waisisi Oil Palm plantation. Palm Oil National Coordinator George Boe said the 50,000 oil palm seedlings will be distributed equally to Waisisi and Aluta palm oil plantations on…
COMSEC – The Commonwealth Secretariat’s upgraded software for managing public debt is a “powerful” and “invaluable” tool for many countries, Deodat Maharaj, Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has said. Maharaj was speaking at the launch of the Train the Trainer Workshop for the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Debt Recording and Management System (CS-DRMS) 2.0, which was released…