Fiji TV – Fiji is one of eight countries in the region where 20 percent of the population still live in hardship – meaning they are unable to meet all of their basic needs. But according to a World Bank report, Fiji still leads the Pacific when it comes to efforts to reducing those hardship…
RNZI: Vanuatu’s Disaster Management Office says the death toll could rise as it establishes the full extent of damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Lusi. Three people have been confirmed dead and one person is seriously injured as a result of the cyclone. The office’s director, Shadrack Welegtabit, says almost half of Vanuatu’s population has been…
ABC: The giant ExxonMobil liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea is months ahead of schedule and is expected to deliver first gas by mid-year. The project marks emergence of PNG as a gas supplier to Asia and is expected to push economic growth next year to 20 per cent. Managing Director of Esso…
HOUSEHOLDS in Solomon Islands and Kiribati which are being headed by women are more likely to face hardship. This was revealed by a report entitled; “Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries.” The report was jointly launched early this week at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji by the World Bank. It…
THE Correctional Service Solomon islands (CSSI) Women’s Network is a success story for women officers within the organisation. CSSI inspector Leah Alufo’oa said this has led to substantial improvements and has grown in strength since its inception and has become an effective voice in expressing women officers’ needs and issues in CSSI. She highlighted this…
Dear Editor – Firstly, I would like to quote some famous important saying and statements: No man is an island, and no one is indispensable Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. It’s human to want the reward, but not so human to meet the prerequisite requirement. We have the…
Dear Editor – When all required formalities regarding the construction of the Papua New Guinea Chancery in Honiara were completed, everyone was on high tune and forward looking to its impletion and subsequently, its official opening. It did not happen as expected but woes and anxieties filled the place of the short-lived jubilation. The building…
Dear Editor – Since RAMSI arrived in the Solomon Islands in 2003, life for the majority of ordinary Solomon islanders hasn’t improved. From the infrastructure side of things, the feeder roads in Honiara have gone from bad to worse. Many of these were tar sealed in 1978 at independence, 35 years ago. Please note that…
VISALE Catholic parish celebrated a mass last Wednesday as they marked the beginning of the Lenten season. Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said the Parish priest Fr Peter Houhou officiated in the event. More than eight hundred people joined in the mass. “All catholic and protestant churches in the world also marked the…
The Northern Regional Superintended of the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Stephen Ausuta who hosted the 50th Golden jubilee celebration in Ambu has acknowledged everyone who participant. During the closing ceremony early on Monday, Mr Ausuta thanked all those who turned up for the event. He believes that all those who attended the event have…