The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has described the statement by the Office of the Leader of Opposition questioning the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s revocation of Bingtang Borneo’s mining lease for Rennell-Bellona Province as naïve. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet said it is important for the…
The Honiara Central Market has resume normal business as people wasted no time in pursuing income to meet school fee demands. The market was relaxed in terms of economical activities during the festive season. As of Monday, the market was seen busy again as farmers and buyers turned up in numbers for normal business. One…
A GROUP of concern parents have expressed concern over the delay in releasing this year’s school results. The parents told the Auki Star office, they cannot wait any longer because the academic year’s commencement is looming. “We need time to prepare financially. Unless we are sure of our children’s results, we cannot pay school required…
Temotuan’s in Lata and Honiara are kindly asking the acting premier Fr Brown Beu to allow a new person to lead the province this round. A number of people spoken to expressed dislike with Fr Beu’s leadership style. One concern Temotuan said Fr Beu during his tenure spent a lot of time in Honiara rather…
Losing candidates from the three constituencies in Choiseul Province have pledged to work together with the three winning candidates to ensure the province maximise development opportunities. A Losing candidate of South Choiseul Collish Leketo Tutua said now that dust has settled, both national and provincial leaders of the province should now start looking at development…
MEDIA is a powerful tool in advocating and informing people, media workers told during workshop on violence against women. As such, media participants in the workshop were told to ensure accuracy in advocating and to inform the public about the laws of the Family Protection Act. The workshop was organised recently to equip media personnel…
RNZI: Reports from New Caledonia say today’s planned presidential election has been deferred indefinitely as the deadlock within the dominant anti-independence camp continues. The newly-elected 11-member government is due to meet today and to be chaired by the caretaker president, Cynthia Ligeard, who was one of the two unsuccessful candidates in last week’s first…
NEIGHBOURING Fiji is bracing for a possibility of two tropical cyclones predicted to hit the Island nation between the November to April cyclone season with one possibly reaching category three. And there is a high probability that these cyclones will pass close to, or over, the northern and eastern parts of Fiji. This has been…
WELLINGTON, (XINHUA) — The southwest Pacific Ocean expects an average number of tropical cyclones to strike this season, but some small island nations will fare worst, according to a New Zealand government forecast on Wednesday. The average number of named tropical cyclones was 12.4 for the season, which runs from November to April and the…
ADVANCES in the business environment in several Pacific Island countries mark 2014 as a year of achievement for the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), says a recently launched report the progress of the regional technical assistance facility. PSDI, which focuses on improving the business environment by promoting investment, encouraging entrepreneurship, and easing constraints to…