Three hundred Seventh-day Adventists and their friends on the island of Tarawa witnessed the baptism of 65 people at the conclusion of an evangelistic series conducted by Pastor Gary Webster. The Church in Kiribati had been praying and working with people in preparation for the evangelistic series. Pastor Webster also ran training meetings for elders,…
Five Roman Catholic churches in Bucks County will be closing July 1, including one in Bristol Borough, two in Bensalem and two in Levittown, according to an announcement released Sunday morning by officials in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The announcement follows “self-studies” of “Parish Planning Area 310” and “Parish Planning Area 300” commenced last September…
MORE than 400 people from communities between Doma to Takaboru communities on Sunday celebrated holy mass at San Isidro parish in Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal. Visale parish priest Father Peter Houhou during celebration gave sacrament of communion to 9 children from these communities. Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said people who attended the…
This weekend, we have an important day in our Christian calendar to celebrate; I decided to leave the subject introduced last week to focus on Pentecost. When it comes to church holidays, Christmas and Easter get all the attention, but what about Pentecost? Pentecost is the day that the Christian church was born. On that…
DOMESTIC economic conditions continue the robustness shown last year and most partial indicators for consumption and investment have shown positive growth, says Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Barry Whiteside. He made the comment following RBF’s board meeting on Thursday where it agreed to keep the overnight policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent. “This is…
Fiji’s five years of positive economic growth has led to a reduction in the country’s unemployment rate with more people entering the job market. Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Jone Usamate said the figures collected during the 2010-2011 survey shows that unemployment rate has come down to 6.9 per cent from the previous…
Now that LNG exports have started, the nation’s export revenues will grow by some K10 billion to K12 billion (US$3.7 – US$4.4 million) in a full calendar year, Papua New Guinea Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch says. He said these revenue flows would greatly boost PNG’s balance of trade with the inflow of US dollars from LNG…
Lead spokesperson for the forum island countries (FICs) on PACER-Plus Robert Sisilo, has backed the vice-president of the Republic of Kiribati, when she told forum trade ministers meeting in Tarawa last week that PACER-Plus holds much promise for the FICs and they should ensure that the agreement lives up to it’s ideals. In opening the…
Television in Samoa could be going digital by 2017. That’s one of the predictions from a regionally backed workshop that is looking at implications of phasing out analog broadcast signal in the next three years. Regulator Donnie De Freitas said “digital television is coming to Samoa”. “Or rather,” he added “it’s here.” He was referring…
Air New Zealand has signed a deal to purchase 13 next generation Airbus A320s in a move that will cut its fuel use by up to 15 per cent on its trans-Tasman and Pacific Islands flights. The aircraft, with a list price of $NZ1.6 billion, will replace its current fleet of 13 international short-haul A320s.…