PARTICIPANTS at the recent Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference, held at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) last week have expressed their joy following their experience. Its the first for many Solomon Islanders to attend such an event attended by top international academics event In an appreciative message, Andrew Misitom said, I salute everyone who helped to…
THE South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) pastor and president of Solomon Islands Christian Endeavor union in the country, Pr Derek Pongi says raising young Christians to grow mature is very fundamental for every church leader. He said it is important that church leaders must help young Christians in their churches because they are very important…
GOVERNMENT sponsored students studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Laucala Campus in Suva are calling for the release of their second semester allowance. A number of students speaking to this paper via facebook said many of them are being affected by the delay. One student said, the issue of allowance delay has…
King Star now has a legal shipping license to operate shipping services to Malaita Province. The passenger vessel was given the green light last week to operate to and from Malaita after the Malaita provincial government granted its shipping license application. This was confirmed by the Malaita provincial government finance minister Joe Heroau. Mr. Heroau…
THE manager and owner of the P.S shipping Service, Hon. Patrick Sarus says that the information release in the media that his company is a ghost is not true. This was after the country was shocked by revelations issued by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) that the Government has allocated $14.8million to eight recipients of the…
Solomon Islands could be an ideal tourist destination for Chinese tourists, according to visiting Counsellor of the PNG-based Chinese Embassy, Wang Genhua. He told the Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare in a meeting in Honiara that Solomon Islands would be an ideal tourism destination for his people because there are fresh fish, food crops and vegetables…
Atoifi Police station in East Kwaio Malaita has reopened after a land owner threatens to close the police post at the end of last month. Auki police has confirmed that two of its officers are currently serving at Atofi police post after the land owners, the hospital management and school of nursing requested the reopening…
REGIONAL leaders have been cautioned that non renewable resources like mineral deposits inside our ocean needs to be addressed now given the growing demand for underwater mining. This was raised by local Hawaiian-based academic Dr. Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka, during the Toktok session of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders Summit on Tuesday. The two…
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat is undergoing a major organizational restructure under the leadership of its new Director-General, Mr Amena Yauvoli as part of measures to address its precarious financial situation and ensure efficiency in carrying its mandates. Mr Yauvoli a former Fiji diplomat took helm of the organization after his appointment his appointment…
The Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare has told a visiting United Liberation Movement of West Papua delegation that opening up membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is an idea to be discussed in Honiara at the MSG Leaders’ Summit beginning July 14. Mr Sogavare made the comment after the General Secretary of the United Liberation Movement…