People on all of the 33 islands and atolls of Kiribati will be able to enjoy high speed broadband services from 2017, thanks to an agreement their government signed today with Kacific Broadband Satellites. Under the multi-million dollar five year services agreement, Kacific will provide the islands with 150 Mbps of bandwidth increasing to 200…
IUCN – The three vaka canoes sailing on the Mua Voyage have arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu, and will soon re-launch with southeastern Queensland, Australia, the next destination to hear their message on people, oceans and climate change. The Marumaru Atua of Cook Islands, the Uto ni Yalo of Fiji and the Gaualofa of Samoa…
Former Parliamentarian, Alfred Sasako, has renewed his call for Constituency Voter Booths to be set up in Honiara, saying it is a win, win situation for all stakeholders. “It is the only way for all Constituency registered voters to take part in this year’s national general election,” Mr Sasako said on the eve of a…
THE outspoken Provincial Secretary (PS) for the Renbel Provincial Government has been reportedly removed from his post last week. Peseika Baiabe was to be dismissed from his position and subsequently replaced by Adrian Tuhanuku as the new acting PS for the province. It was claimed Mr Baiabe was removed after filing a court case against…
$400,000 increase in Terminal Grant is unreasonable: TSI The recent increase in Terminal Grant for all out going Members of Parliament (MP) has been criticized. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) in a statement yesterday said it believes that the increase of Terminal Grant from $100,000 SBD to $400,000 SBD is unreasonable and unjustifiable. “We know that…
THE Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has clarified claims made against him about the last minute assistance to the constituency. Last week a number of constituents have questioned the support rendered to the constituency in the form of roofing iron. Some claimed its part of his campaigning moves. But in a statement last week…
The People’s Alliance Party (PA) for Change has launched its Party campaign in Munda last Friday. The Party’s president Sir Nathaniel Waena introduced the Party along with its two intending candidates running under the party’s umbrella. They are Mr. Warren Paia from Munda who is contesting the West New Georgia Constituency and Miss Damirita Donga…
POLICE has been called on to investigate and intervene what was described as a tense situation at the mining site at Lavaku Bay in Rennell Island. It was reported Indonesian Mining Company BinTang Borneo Ltd and its associates are insisting to land their machineries and equipments at the mine site. A villager Mike Teagei of…
About 10 young entrepreneurs from the Youth@Work’s Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) received grants from Youth@Work last Monday as part of the programs initiative to help young business men and women. The grants awarding ceremony was graced with the presence of Mrs. Sue Kennedy, local entrepreneur and owner of the King Solomon Hotel and Gizo Hotel…
The Youth@Work internship program has just received major support from the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs. The program that provides training for more than 500 young unemployed people each year has been able to fund the expansion and improvement of its training, especially of the front loading classes of the core program,…