The Acting Premier of Guadalcanal Province Rolland Seleso has condemned the alleged attack on students of Ruavatu Provincial Secondary School on North-East Guadalcanal over the weekend. According to reports, one female student was allegedly raped in nearby bushes while others were injured in the attack. Members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Rapid Response…
THE High Court trial of men accused of murdering a young diplomat in 2012 outside the central market starts today. The hearing was adjourned yesterday in order for the prosecution to sort out the charges against the men before the trial can start today. One of the four men, John Tii who was19 at the…
A murder accused is still awaiting his case to be heard in a long form preliminary inquiry in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. The committal hearing that was supposed to take place yesterday before Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika was however adjourned to November 10, for a mention. The adjournment was made because the accused William Totoha…
The recent brutal killing of a Melanesian Brother (Tasiu) of the Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Brotherhood, has surprised many people, both nationals and expatriates. Late Brother Jackson Lodo of Masi Village, East Guadalcanal was killed while walking home along Vura Road on North-West Guadalcanal last Thursday morning by a group of men. In the attack,…
A Pacific Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) regional leadership and skills building training workshop is currently underway in Honiara. The Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) in Solomon Islands is hosting the event with saw other YWCA delegates from Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa attending it. ‘Our Future: Moving forward in advancing Inter-generational Approaches to…
THE Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM) is gearing up preparations for its 14th General synod next week. The church’s synod is attended by the highest authorities of the church and is the highest decision making body of the church. It is chaired by the primate of the Church. During the synod, the delegates will hear…
A Divine Mercy Secretary General for Oceania Lesina Levy has arrived over the weekend for the first ever Divine Mercy Ministry congress in the Solomon Islands. Mrs Lesina who is from Samoa is here as the main speaker for the conference. Divine Mercy Ministry is a worldwide ministry within the Catholic Church but is joined…
Once again, I invite you to our continuing discussion on the ‘One Another’ sayings of the New Testament. This week we will look at the sixteenth of the ‘One Another’ sayings and that is to “Serve One Another” (Galatians 5:13). I will begin by telling a story about a man who had married for ten…
Landowners disturbed by reports of takeover REPORTS have surfaced that the country’s leading Palm Oil producer Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) as of next month would come under a new management. GIPPOL is currently being owned by foreign investors with land owners having only a minimum of twenty percent shares in the company. However…
Seasonal workers bound for the orchids of New Zealand were sternly warned to behave well and work hard while they are in New Zealand. Speaking during a pre-departure briefing for the workers yesterday Director of Trade Mr. Jack O’oi, warned the workers that the Ministry would not tolerate any incidents which would bring into disrepute…