THE issue faced by Pacific Islands people on resettlement as a result of sea level rise was being highlighted by the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, at the recent PIDF meeting. He mentioned this in his acceptance speech as the new Chair of the PIDF, and that he feels that the forum (PIDF) deserves to take…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says harnessing the wealth of the ocean and guaranteeing its health would require zone based management of our oceans resources. PM Sogavare was speaking at the occasion of the closing of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) pre-summit at Mendana Hotel Conference room in Honiara, Tuesday. ”I concur with our experts…
Dear Editor – At the time of this writing, there are individuals and families whose livelihoods are at stake as they depend very much on the allowances paid out to them by our government. The reason being that they have to wait till the results of those studying at USP Laucala campus are out. Already,…
Dear Editor – It is interesting following up on the recent arguments for and against the reconciliation and apologies made to the nation in the past week. Like Fr. Ngalihesi, I’d like to add that all these political wrangling and point scoring that is done at the highest level serves no one’s interest let alone…
On 17th June 2016 Transparency Solomon Islands published an article titled “Anti-Corruption Commission may investigate allegations of corruption” and last week an article on the need for the establishment of Independent Commission Against Corruption being greater now than ever before with available information on approved recipients of the shipping grant 2016. The ensuring response from…
This week I met a special friend in town. Franz-albert Joku and I used to be on the editorial staff of the Murdoch-owned newspaper in Papua New Guinea, the Post Courier. I had not seen him in years. Back in the early to mid-80s, he was a senior newshound doing the political rounds in Port…
Media experts from around the Pacific region held a series of discussion panels at the preconference leading up to the World Journalism Education Congress held at the Auckland University of Technology this week. They spoke to audiences about the media challenges in their homeland in hope to raise the quality of the Fourth Estate in…
“The current international-class seaports in Sorong and Jayapura, Papua, can be a more lucrative entry point for MSG countries to access the dynamic half-billion Southeast Asia market”. This was stated by Ambassador Desra Percaya, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia at the MSG Summit in Honiara, on Thursday. He said, Indonesia and the…
HONIARA city council (HCC) has been criticized for failing to collect refuse rubbish from a number of suburban residential areas within the city posing the threat of disease outbreak among residence. Complaints about the bad smelly stench from piles of uncollected refuse have blamed the Honiara City Council responsible authorities for failing to carry out…
THE weeklong Farm Mechanization Training (FMT) that aims to equip local farmers with knowledge and skills on production of manual rice milling machine, solar grain drier and peanut shelling machine will conclude today. The FMT is being held at the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) farm near King George, East Honiara with about 13 participants from…