TWO men accused of the murder of a man at West Honiara in June this year will be standing trial at the High Court in Honiara. The accused are Joe Laumama Wale and Peter Wale. Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika committed both men to stand trial at the High Court after committal hearing at the Central…
Temotu Constitutional Congress team officially started its awareness on the 2nd 2014 Draft Federal Constitution with an opening service on Sunday 23rd August 2015. A statement from the Constitutional Reform Unit said, this was followed by a full attendance of participants at the Mebilude Recreation House in Lata on Monday. Temotu’s Congress team leader, who…
The Ministry of Education Human Resource Development’s Literacy Programme Management Unit (LPMU) is working towards establishing a model for literacy learning for primary schools in the country. The model will seek to address the declining literacy results in schools over the recent past, and to re-focus how teachers teach literacy in a multilingual context. With…
A three days literacy leader’s forum for education authorities throughout the country which started on Monday this week ended on Wednesday in Honiara. According Literacy Education Adviser Dr. Marie Quinn the Literacy Leader’s Forum was aimed at bringing all the education authorities together to talk about what they have been doing so far with literacy…
SERVICES at the British High Commission will soon be accessed at the Heritage Park Hotel as of Monday next week. The office on Wednesday informed the general public that the High Commission Office will be moving from the present location at Tanuli Ridge to the Heritage Park Hotel, Gallery 3 & 4 on 1st September…
Dear Editor – Allowing me space again in your column so that I can respond to A. Jones regarding the above article, in Star Issue No.5952 on Thursday 20/08/15. I am sorry for him that he falls short to understand the points that I have raised in my article on 19th /08/2015. In fact my…
NINE contractors are currently engaged in maintenance of roads in Temotu Province. The National Transport Fund (NTF) Secretariat and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development have jointly confirmed this Under Secretary Technical of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development,Jimmy Nuake said four new contractors newly engaged on road works as of June this year had…
WORK on the reconstruction of the only area health centre in Tikopia in Temotu province is set to kick off after building materials were delivered last week. Member of Parliament (MP) for VATUD Freda Tuki Soriacomua personally delivered the materials. The area health centre was damaged by the recent cyclone Pam. Apart from the reconstruction…
PEOPLE living on the Island of Utupua in Temotu province will soon have a new permanent clinic building thanks to their Member of Parliament (MP) Freda Tuki Soriacomua. The MP for VATUD made the vow during a meeting held with the Temotu Provincial Government (TPG) health division fortnight ago at the Provincial office headquarter, Lata.…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for VATUD Constituency has struck a deal with the Temotu provincial health authority to improve health services within the constituency. MP Freda Tuki Soriacomua met with the health officials fortnight ago before going on a constituency tour. During the meeting with the health authority in Lata, she asked for their help…