Six parties process application

The Solomon Islands Political Parties Commission (SIPPC) has so far processed applications for registration from six political parties. And the Commission’s Registrar, Calvin Ziru said three other political parties have submitted their applications for registration which are being processed. While the Commission has released the names of the political parties whose applications for registration have…

Rural Advancement Party registers

The Political Parties Commission (PPC) says the Rural Advancement Party led by Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo is registering to contest the upcoming 2014 National Elections. The Commission’s Registrar, Calvin Ziru clarified this yesterday after he released the names of six political parties whose applications for registration are being processed. He said RAP has…

Call to support CBR course

Solomon Islands National University (SINU) school of nursing lacks experienced lecturers to teach community based rehabilitation. A senior nurse from the school of nursing made a call during the SINU open day on Thursday. He said since the community based rehabilitation (CBR) study is a diploma program which started off in2010. Due to lack of…

‘University of Choice’

CARETAKER Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Dick Haámori suggests that Solomon Islands National University must prepares itself to be the ‘University of Choice’ where students can go to in order to be trained to function and operate. The caretaker minister of education made the suggestion at SINU open day on Thursday. He challenged…

Plans to give SINU facelift

THERE is a need for new modern facilities and buildings to facelift the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) as most of the buildings are old, says Vice Chancellor Dr Glynn Galo. Dr Galo made the remarks at the university’s open day yesterday at the Kukum campus. He said the schools have served their purposes but…

Lomo clarifies beacon installations

TWO firms have been awarded the contract to install non-directional beacons in five airports around the country. Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation clarified this after the ministry was criticisefor what was described as unfair awarding of contracts. Francis Lomo on Thursday said the beacons are navigational equipment used widely in…

Renbel issues warning to companies

RENBEL provincial secretary (PS) has issued a strong advice to companies operating in the province to pay their license fees to the provincial treasurer or the PS and not anyone else. The advice came following claims some logging companies paying up their fees to the deputy provincial secretary. Yesterday the provincial secretary BaiabePeseika said that’s…

Govt negotiates sale of Gold Ridge

The Government is negotiating with foreign investors to buy the Gold Ridge Mine on Central Guadalcanal from the Australian mining company, St Barbara. The mine has not been operating since St Barbara pulled out from there in April following the flash floods. Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr Philip Tagini who is responsible for…