THE wharf project at Selwyn Bay on Ugi Island in the Makira Ulawa Province has been completed and ready to be officially opened. Member of Parliament for Ulawa/Ugi Constituency William Marau confirmed the official opening will take place next month. “Ugi’s new wharf is now completed and is ready for the official opening,” Marau said.…
ACTIONS taken during presence of three foreigners at the Yacht Club on the 20th June have demonstrated the government’s seriousness and heighten alert to combat COVID-19. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated this in his weekly nation-wide address, Friday. Sogavare said on the 20th June the Government received a report of the presence of the three…
Newspaper sacks senior and prominent journalist By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN ISLAND Sun newspaper on Friday sacked its most senior and prominent journalist Alfred Sasako. The paper took the decision amidst calls from critics and social media commentators for Sasako’s removal. It’s not clear last night the basis for Island Sun’s decision. But a company spokesman said:…