THE search for the two ‘dangerous’ men who escaped lawful police custody last week is still on. The two men Frank Firimolea, 29 and Eric Nathaniel, 24 both from Malaita Province were arrested in connection with a violent home invasion incident at Panatina Ridge in Honiara on 13 October 2017. The two men were charged…
READ SI has started Phase 2 of the National Literacy Campaign. After impacting 33 villages in Phase 1 (June and July) now the READ SI teacher trainers are going out for October through December training village teachers and helping to set up classes and libraries. In Phase 1 only two provinces were not visited and…
At the end of the Henderson Airport, East Honiara nestled in the middle of a village surrounded by trees, is a school from ECE (Early Childhood Education) to Grade 8. Brilliant Star started with 17 children seven years ago and the creators of the school, Michael Oritaimae and his wife, Agatha, have grown it to…
THE Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) is the Government Central Statistics Agency and has the mandate to release and report on key official economic statistics/indicators in the country. That’s according to the Government Statistician Douglas Kimi. Mr Kimi was responding to commentators on social media questioning…
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) now has a social media policy to ensure the integrity of its members when using social media. The policy launched at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara last Saturday was put together by an Australian volunteer working with the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Nick Sas. The social media…
THE recent signing of the SIPA- Maersk-Tri Marine Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to bring more economic opportunities for people in the Western province. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his remarks during the signing ceremony in Honiara last week highlighted the importance of the partnership. “These trade partnerships will not only increase economic activity…
THE current mess in the bêche-de-mer industry is a result of ignorance by the senior officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR). Ontong Javanese medical practitioner and entrepreneur Dr Reginald Aipia revealed this on Sunday following seizure of illegally harvested beche-de-mer stocks last week. Dr Aipia said the reports of illegal harvests…