The Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently held a Population and Development Workshop in Marau, Guadalcanal Province. A total of 25 participants who attended the 3 day workshop from 26-28 September were employed as provincial government officers, head teachers, non-government organization, youth and…
POLICE in Honiara on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old male in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy in the West Kola Ridge area. It is alleged that the deceased was playing with other kids of his age outside his parents’ home between 9 amto 10am when the male suspect appeared with a knife and…
POLICE at Lata in the Temotu Province are monitoring the situation in the province after the Tinakula volcano erupted on Saturday 21 October with the wind carrying ash to the nearby islands. “Police successfully rescued three people from Tinakula after receiving a report in the early hours of Saturday that the volcano had erupted,” Provincial…
THREE more Guadalcanal people have been added to the Canadian workforce after Canadian Immigration and Border Services officers granted 3 Guadalcanal residents work permit when they arrived in Canada. Also to the surprise of the 3 workers they were informed at the Port of Entry by the Immigration Counsel Deborah Silvester, that as part of…
Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group Dr Derek Sikua says the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) expects the Anti-Corruption Bill to come before them this week. He said since the Bill was withdrawn from parliament by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, the BLC expects the Bill to come before the committee anytime this week before it…
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor will be the keynote speaker at the Business Excellence Awards (BEA) 2017 set to take place on Saturday 4th November at the Coral Sea Resort & Casino. Dame Taylor, a Papua New Guinean lawyer and diplomat who became a figure of inspiration for Pacific Islanders since…
Kilusakwalo Christian Community High School (KCCHS) in Central Kwara’ae in Malaita province last Friday farewelled 234 students during the school’s annual graduation ceremony. Most of the students are grade six, form three, form five, and form six. The ceremony coincided with the prize-giving ceremony. Of the 234 students farewelled, 59 students are doing grade six…
FINAL year students of Kilusakwalo Christian Community High School (KCCHS) were told that receiving their certificates does not signal an end but rather the beginning of a long journey. Principal Alick Bebesia uttered the words when encouraging 234 graduating students who received their certificates during the KCCHS 2017 annual graduation and prize-giving ceremony last Friday. “As…
Landowners disputing the Manaoba island airfield land on Thursday 19th of October 2017 have signed an agreement to open the airfield on Manaoba island. The signing ceremony was held at the Attorney General’s Office at the Panatina Plaza marks a milestone achievement which will see the Manaoba island airfield open. During the signing of the…
Students studying at the Don Bosco Technical institution (DBTI) both the outgoing and continuing students have been urged to abide with the rules though they no are longer students of DBTI. But, they must have a good reputation as a Bosconian in whatever organization they are seeking employment with. Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of…