SolRice has been busy this week presenting more cash to lucky winners from the ‘Win Cash with SolRais’ promotion. The company in a statement said, now in it’s 10th week, with only three more weeks to go, this hugely successful promotion continues to pay out cash to consumers of SolRais who have purchased 20kg or…
Melbourne based Australian Solomon Islander filmmaker Amie Batalibasi has embarked on a journey to tell a story that has so often been left out of mainstream Australian history dialogue. The Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSI) are the descendants of some estimated 55,000 to 62,500 Pacific Islanders who were brought to Australia between 1863 and 1904…
“The Church must bring about transformation in the life of people” Archbishop David Vuinagi of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) made the statement in his opening address during a six days Alcohol Awareness and Dry Out workshop held at the All Saints hall on Monday. According to the Chairman of the Alcohol Awareness and…
FORMER Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola has denied the traffic charges laid against him on Tuesday at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Kola entered not guilty pleas to the charges of careless & inconsiderate driving and failing to stop and report. Police charged Kola following the incident on 11 April 2014, at Point Cruz, when he…
Dear Editor – It is with deep concern that this above illegal alcohol is causing so much problem in our country today. For a start, let me say the person who was responsible in coming up with the recipe of this product is partly to be blamed for causing this ever growing problem we now…
Dear Editor – There were some familiar clichés used in speeches made at last week’s regional conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation in Honiara. It took the Prime Minister, the Hon. Manesseh Sogavare, to come up with the key words that a change in mind set is needed if women in the Solomon Islands…
Dear Editor – In one of the media outlets issued this week, a newspaper reporter clearly stated that Our Telekom company has decided to stay on to this newly introduced Red Hot marketing as it is more economical and benefits both the company and its customers. Furthermore, it makes it easier to enjoy the finest…
Dear Editor – This topic is of personal interest to me so when Gabriel Taloikwai raised it on Thursday 21st May; I thought I should chip in. Yes Gabriel, you have missed something. It has already been reported that relevant authorities are giving up the fight against giant African snail due to lack of government…
More than 600 members of the Wesley United Church in the country have successfully ended a week-long womens conference at Sasamugga in Choiseul Province on Monday. The members came from Honiara, Guadalcanal, Western and Choiseul Provinces. The program was held last week between June 1-8. Nelly Tokuru, Coordinator of United Church women’s group in Honiara…
THE price of fuel commodity namely diesel and petrol for the month of June has recorded a slightly rise. A check at some of the refuelling station in Honiara saw the price of petrol at now $8.94 per litre compared to $8.54 last month. For diesel its $8.58 per litre this month compared to $8.34…