Gov’t must step in, says Ahea

The government of Solomon Islands must support the Diploma Correctional Administration and certificate in Correctional Practice at the Correctional Academy in Queensland, which is now benefiting CSSI officers. This was the message of the Acting commissioner of the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) William Ahea, when speaking at the graduation of the recent batch…

Swimmers settle in

Team Solomon Islands for the swimming Championship has settled in Port Moresby following their departure on Thursday. The team of nine swimmers and four officials are the first to arrive in the host city for the 12th Oceania Swimming Championships. The event will kick off in Port Moresby this week. Head coach Stance Belo is…

Hockey second round matches

The 2018 Hockey Club League will resume matches for round two of competition today. Three matches are scheduled for this afternoon – two women’s matches and a match for the men. First up will see Wantoks women take on Cobra women at 3pm followed by Don Bosco and last year’s runner up, Parrots at 3:30pm.…

Dr Rodgers is new SPM

Former Director General of the Noumea-based Secretariat of the South Pacific Community Dr Jimmy Rodgers is the new Secretary to the Prime Minister. He was seen accompanying the Prime Minister Rick Hou last Saturday night during the official opening of the Bred Bank Solomon Ltd. Early this month the Ministry of Education and Human Resource…

BRED Bank opens

Prime Minister Rick Hou on Saturday officially launched the operations of the country’s fourth commercial bank, BRED Bank. BRED Bank expanded its operations into the country since last year. “I am pleased that BRED Bank has ticked all the boxes and met our entire licensing requirement,” Hou said. He added BRED has worked tirelessly to…