Tackling marine debris

PACEWS – “IT starts with you,” those were the words from Afroz Shah, the UN Environment 2016 Champion of the Earth Award for Inspiration and Action, as he addressed the opening of the Sixth International Marine Debris Conference (6IMDC) in San Diego this week. Each year at least eight million pieces of plastic makes its…

SINU signs MOU with Worldfish

THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Worldfish in Honiara. “SINU continues to expand its local and international networks by widening and strengthening its academic, corporate, bilateral and multilateral stakeholder collaborations with the objective to provide and foster world class scholarship through academic excellence, research and practical…

HISTORIC RUGBY TOURNEY

Soltuna 7s kicks off today in Suva By SIMON ABANAin Suva, Fiji    THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) in partnership with SolTuna are set to host a historic tournament in Suva, Fiji, today. After weeks of preparation, the inaugural Soltuna 7s tournament gets underway at USP Laucala sport grounds this morning. Two home…

FINAL WITNESS IN FRAUD CASE

Saturday sitting organised to speed up couple’s trial By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN   PROSECUTION will be calling their final witness today in the million dollar fraud trial of the former permanent secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Henry Murray and his wife Rose. The hearing of the evidence of prosecution final witness will commence…