THE historic groundbreaking ceremony at Lofung in the Shortland Islands, Western Province yesterday now fulfills the long time wish and desire of people residing along the Western Border region for a robust, structured and established border security management approach. A Government Communication Unit (GCU) statement last night said, the ceremony marks the beginning of the…
XIANG Lin (SI) Limited – the Company accused of allegedly causing damage to the runway at the Santa Cruz airport, Temotu Province – has denied being responsible. The damage forced Solomon Airlines to suspend its twice-weekly Dash 8 service to Luova airport as of last week until the damage caused to the runway was repaired.…
THERE is need for Honiara City Council to open some of its clinics during weekends to take up some of the burden currently vested upon National Referral Hospital. National Referral Hospital chief executive officer Dr George Malefoasi made this statement at a press conference on Tuesday. The press conference was organised following growing concerns from…
IF you think the public has exhausted being aware of alleged questionable business dealings by AIPF owner, Rwandan national, Deogratias Harorimana in Honiara, think again. Or if you think that Dr. Deo’s dealings were confined to the building industry only, think again. Still, if you think his dealings with schools in Honiara were confined to…
ISABEL Provincial Deputy Premier Tony Vahia and the people of Isabel want to see the National Government and the responsible authority fix or just build them a new wharf on Buala. Vahia highlighted in his speech at town-ground in Honiara to mark the Isabel Provincial 2nd Appointed Day belated celebration for Isabelians living and working…
THE Malaita Provincial Government has felt the absence of the suspended Provincial Secretary (PS) Fredrick Fa’abasua services to be severe, as confusion arises between the Provincial Executive and Administration over issuing of business licences. When PS Fa’abasua was in office, MARA executives did not have any issue with the administration over who should issue…
A MAN who asked his 12 year-old daughter to perform healing on his private body part and then performed sexual acts in front of her on three occasions in Isabel has been jailed. The man who cannot be named due to “gag orders” to protect the identity of the 12 year-old victim was sentenced to…
Failure to comply with Eviction Order left five families removed by force FIVE families residing at Tasahe B west of Honiara were left homeless after they have been issued with an eviction order to leave there homes, Tuesday last week. In a letter sighted by this paper, High Court Judge Justice Lawry had ordered…
MOTHERS union members from the Saint Luke Church-Kia Parish Diocese of Isabel and Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Melanesian has benefited from the CSSI and RSIPF joint educational awareness talk, facilitated by CSSI Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi and Sgt Robert Malo of the National Crime Prevention Department of the RSIPF at the…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development has acknowledged both the Australian and New Zealand Governments for their continuous support to our Education Sector. Speaking during the launching of the Certificate in Teaching Primary Program for Teachers in Training (TIT) on Tuesday, Permanent Secretary for MEHRD Dr Franco Rodie said his Ministry has benefitted…