Historic feat for local body building By SIMON ABANA Rocky Teklem becomes the first Solomon Islander to win the Mr South Pacific Body Building overall winner title in the 2017 South Pacific Body Building Championship yesterday at Multipurpose Hall. Teklem’s historic feat came after he out-scored other finalists that included athletes from New Caledonia, Tahiti…
Sogavare loses seven ministers By LYNNISSHA RUNA A new government is likely to be formed within the next two weeks following the resignation of seven cabinet ministers yesterday. More ministers are expected to tender their resignation letters in coming days. Among those who resigned is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Manasseh Maelanga.…
ABOUT 11,500 people in Temotu province are affected as a result of the continuous eruption of volcanic ash from Tinakula, a report from the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) yesterday revealed. However, the report stated that the number can be ascertained in the coming days as verification continues. Reef Islands and the Polynesian outlying island…
Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Paripao ward in Guadalcanal Province Andrew Rayboy has thanked the Australian volunteers who helped to build a new dining hall for Tenakonga School. Tenakonga Adventist College is situated in the highlands of North East Guadalcanal, about 14 kilometres inland drive from the highway road. Mr Rayboy told the…
The first tsunami drill at schools in the Solomon Islands mobilized nearly 400 students and teachers, testing the schools’ emergency management plans and newly constructed evacuation routes. The tsunami evacuation drill was held in two schools – Titiana Community High School and Babanga Primary school, in the tsunami-prone Western Province. It was supported by the…
Court reserves ruling on Sae THE High Court has reserved its judgment on the case of the former fugitive and high profile murder accused Edmond Sae. This followed the closing submissions made on Sae’s case on Wednesday in the High Court. A date for the judgment will be made known to all counsels in this…
Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kwaio Stanley Sofu returns to his former school as the guest of honor after 38 years to congratulate the graduating students. Mr Sofu was the guest of honor at the Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School annual graduation and prize giving ceremony on Wednesday. The Minister of Infrastructure and Development (MID)…
Controversy surrounds seized bêche-de-mer By TEDDY KAFO THE stocks of seized bêche-de-mer confiscated from three Chinese business houses in Honiara last week have become a matter of controversy. Acting Permanent Secretary of Fisheries Ferral Lasi in an interview this week confirmed that after meeting with the police, they have agreed to return the bags of…
‘Blackbird’, a short narrative film exploring a dark and little known part of Australian history will be screened this evening. The screening will take place at Honiara’s Taloa Cinema, Rove seafront, West Honiara. This will be followed by a Q&A with Solomon Islander actors Jeremy Bobby and Regina Lepping, a statement from the organisers said.…
ASH cloud from the Tinakula volcano, which erupted last Saturday morning, has travelled over much of eastern Temotu Province’s Reef Islands. That’s according to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO). “Ash is carried on the wind that flows at a high level and this can be different to the direction of wind on the ground,”…