Special Secretary to Prime Minister (SSPM) Andrew Muaki has come under the spotlight for allegedly assaulting the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira over the weekend. Reports reaching the paper said, the incident occurred at the Iron Bottom Sound (IBS) hotel in Rove, West Honiara on Friday night. It all happened after both men…
These Guadalcanal landowners yesterday claimed they were deliberately left out from the proposed Tina Hydro Project in central Guadalcanal. And they urged the government to include them in the proposed hydro development. “We were originally part of the negotiations but deliberately left out during the second phase of the project,” spokesman and Bahomea paramount chief…
Apart from funeral services, one is not accustomed to seeing people shedding tears during prayer service, and much less so during a thanks-giving service. But an opening thanks-giving prayer to an event held at Okwala village in the central highlands of Malaita Province has drawn tears and sobs from many in the crowd – including…
THE MSG says while it respects the sovereignty of Indonesia over West Papua, it will still vigorously pursue the reports of the violation of human rights in the country that is struggling for self-determination. Allegations of gruesome human rights abuses perpetrated by Indonesian armed forces on West Papuans have been widely reported, however, no concrete…
What about West Papua? United Liberation Movement for West Papua The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) just held its extraordinary summit in Jakarta from 6 to 7 March, with the theme “Independence is the right of all nations”. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia reaffirmed its support for the independence and sovereignty of Palestine.…
A female doing men’s job in a warehouse is a thing of the past for 23-year-old, young and plucky Phyllis Entrikin. Known affectionately as Phylli to her colleagues and friends, the young Vonavona beauty was the Procurement Officer for the National Fisheries Development (NFD) Limited – one of the biggest tuna establishments, based in Noro…
Naha Community High School in east Honiara opened a new classroom for its Early Child Education (ECE), Friday. School principal John Francis Mamani said this was a new dawn for the ECE division of the school. “Thank teachers, parents and guardians for your working together that resulted in this building that we are here to…
Overseas shipper withdraws service here ESCALATING costs in tariffs and port handling charges at the Point Cruz Wharf would be passed on to consumers, a business leader has warned. The warning comes as the saga surrounding allegations of possible money laundering and unapproved expenditures continue to dog the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) Chief Executive…
FISHERIES observer job is a challenging one for local observers and those from other Pacific Island countries, says the Solomon Islands Observer Trainer/Assessor Harold Vilia. Mr Vilia highlighted this during his presentation at the Tunanomics workshop at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) headquarters, in Honiara recently. Some of these include personal safety, ignorance,…
WORK on a two-storey Fisheries Training Complex for the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) at Ranadi Campus is expected to start soon. This was after the university and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a ground-breaking ceremony for the project, Friday. KOICA is funding the project, which will be carried out by Hatanga Construction.…