A GOOD number of shops in Honiara reportedly run out of Christmas items as shoppers went on shopping sprees. For the past few days’ people have been flooding the shops in town, looking for Christmas wear, items and gifts for their loved ones to celebrate the festive season with. Most shops at Point Cruz and…
MALAITA has welcomed Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s promise to pursue national development projects in the province. Caretaker premier Alick Maeaba said Mr Sogavare’s promise, made in parliament last Friday, was reassuring. He said there’s an urgent need to develop Malaita so that its people could remain home and develop their province. Mr Maeaba retained his…
AUKI police will launch an operation targeting anti-social behaviour this Christmas. Provincial Police Commander Alfred Uiga said the operation will start today and continue on for the next two weeks. Mr Uiga said the aim of the operation is to monitor anti-social behavior during the festive season and ensure everyone enjoys their celebrations. He added…
AT a recent meeting in Brisbane of the Pacific Island Tuna Industry Association (PITIA) executive the meeting noted with grave concern and disappointment the failure,yet again, of the 11th annual session of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to make any substantive progress in considering pressing issues relating to Pacific tuna fisheries management. Despite the…
TEMOTU Province will elect its new premier next month. That’s according to deputy provincial secretary Sam Kafukese. Mr Kafukese said provincial members elected in the December 10 elections are now in Lata lobby to form the next government. He said two camps have been formed. One camp prefers provincial member for Temotu Neo ward Nickson…
RNZI: A Fiji man has been refused bail in a court appearance after being charged in relation to what police say is the biggest heroin drug bust in the country’s history. 30 kilograms of heroin were found hidden inside bicycle tyres on Sunday, following a joint operation between the Fiji police and the Revenue and…
COASTAL freighter MV Kosco ran aground on Monday morning near Nusa Tupe island in Gizo but was freed a short time later. The vessel was on its way to Gizo with passengers and cargo when it crushed on a reef. However, eye-witnesses said after about an hour on the reef, it freed itself with the…
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade says it is not aware of any delegation being dispatched to Fiji to resolve the long-drawn air services impasse between Fiji and Solomon Islands. The ministry was responding to a news article on the Saturday issue of Solomon Star. “Neither the ministry nor authorities in Fiji are…
THE Government plans to pull down the Prime Minister’s official residence at Vavaya Ridge and rebuild it before Manasseh Sogavare can move in. Mr Sogavare will, in the meantime, remain at his private residence at Lungga, east of Honiara, while work on the official residence is being carried out The prime minister’s press secretary Deli…
IT’S definitely the festive season’s star attraction. Placed right in the heart of Point Cruz in Honiara, the 15 meter (50 feet 7 meter) high Our Telekom Christmas tree has over the past week attracted hundreds of visitors in the evenings. Many come just to take photos with the tree and also enjoy the feel…