CHURCH AGENCIES NETWORK FOR DISASTER OPERATIONS (CANDO) UNDERTAKE THEOLOGY OF DISASTER RESILIENCE

CHURCH leaders have successfully completed a weeklong Training of Trainers workshop from 12th-15th June, 2023 in Honiara. The workshop was attended by the leaders and representatives from the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM), United Church Solomon Islands (UCSI), Seventh Day Adventist (SDA), South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC), Catholic Church (CC), Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA)…

BSP customers affected by technical fault

BANK South Pacific (BSP) customers nationwide, including Western Province, have been affected by a technical fault denying hundreds of its customers from withdrawing cash from the ATMs over the past days. The problem occurred on Thursday night which caused inconvenience to many BSP customers in the province who travelled to Gizo on Friday. Many have…

The reintroduction of a white uniform shirt first worn by senior officers of the then RSIP in 1998/99

Dear Editor, More than two decades ago when I took over command of the then Solomon Islands Police Force (SIPF) public trust in the local police force was low, exacerbated by a critical shortage of budgetary support from the government of the day, a strict moratorium on recruitment, personnel having to wear shabby, old uniforms,…

Former student hails tech school

A FORMER graduate and product of Papapi technical school in Mondo, Ranoggah, Western Province, says the school offers an alternative for school dropouts to pursue their dreams in marine engineering and seek further education. Dutley Mamipitu was one of the first three students who underwent training at the mechanical and engineering school when the school…

SAA PROCESS HIJACKED?

Reports of Surface Access Agreement process hijack emerge as 11 of 24 landowning tribes in East Malaita withdraw their support from the mineral prospecting operation of New Asian Mining company which the Malaita Provincial Government issued a business license to after the Fini-led MNGFR took office THE Malaita Provincial Government under the leadership of Premier…