The World Bank Group (WBG) has assured Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of its commitment to continue its support programme to various national projects in Solomon Islands. WB Country Representative Anne Tully made the assurance when a team of WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Sogavare on…
GOVERNMENT sponsored students studying at the University of South Pacific and other institutions in Fiji will still travel on charter flights, despite the lifting of the flight suspension between the two countries, Monday. National Training Unit (NTU) director Clement Tito said the charter arrangement is necessary to allow students to arrive on time for their…
The Ministry of Communication and Aviation on Wednesday paid all its outstanding dues of last year to maintenance contractors of 22 airports throughout the country. Permanent Secretary Francies Lomo said the payments were delayed last year due to financial constraints face by the ministry. Mr Lomo said the ministry will put out tenders for the…
FORM seven results are expected to be released before this weekend, says permanent secretary of Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Dr Franco Rodie. Dr Rodie made the assurance after students and parents continued to enquire about the results. Results for forms 1, 4 and 6 were already published. Dr Rodie said the delay was…
POLICE say a nine-year-old boy who went missing after a trip out with his two other brothers at Marau resort area on Tuesday has been found. The boy was with his two brothers who were diving while he kept the canoe at about 10am. Both boys surface to check on him in the afternoon but…
The Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) will be introducing tourism awareness programs in schools starting this year. SIVB’s Nelson Manepura, said the first programs will be rolled out into schools once the academic year starts. “This is a new approach that the SIVB is venturing into; therefore it will be on trial initially. “The SIVB…
THE Honiara City Councillors were inducted on Wednesday. The induction was part of the 100 days program of the Council since the election of the newly elected members. During the induction, the Leadership Code Commission Chairman and his officers were also invited to attend. City Mayor AlferenceInogaFatai said the invitation of the LCC was specifically…
MALAITA provincial member for war 15 in east kwara’ae Martin Aniani says his aim is to push for the implementation of the proposed Aluta Basin Palm Oil project. Aluta basin is one of the national projects earmarked for the province that never progressed groundbreaking and land acquisition exercises. Mr Aniani said whatever the hiccups were,…
A YOUNG man has been remanded in custody on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly cutting his brother in-law with a knife. Selwyn Namu, 28 of Guadalcanal is facing one count of attempted murder. The alleged incident occurred on January 4, 2015 at Nangali village at East Guadalcanal, where Namu allegedly used two bush knives to slash…
THE man who allegedly stabbed to death his sister in-law at Tenaru, east Honiara, on New Year’s Eve will appear in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on January 23. Rex Alley of Guadalcanal has been remanded in custody on Saturday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. He is facing one count of murder following the death of…