By Tess Newton Cain* Tensions are high in Fiji ahead of the elections to be held on December 14th. Pre-polling has commenced for some voters, and campaigning has been in full swing for some time. Opposition parties continue to point to what they see as constraints on the process. In addition, the Electoral Commission is…
THE winners of the SIFF Super Futsal League were awarded their respective awards at the Multipurpose Hall on Tuesday. Mataks FC was crowned Champions of the SIFF Super Futsal League 2022 season following an undefeated run throughout the competition. They scooped the SSFL title award of a cash prize of $30,000, a trophy and gold…
LOGGING has long been a get rich quick industry and its strangle hold on leaders has made it difficult to reform this industry. Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale stated during his Budget Debate speech in Parliament on Monday this week. Hon Wale said now that the industry is closing down, the time is ripe for…
CHINA Red Cross Society through the Embassy of China in Honiara on Sunday donated USD200,000 (SBD1.7million) emergency humanitarian fund to support our government’s earthquake relief efforts. A statement from the Chinese Embassy said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare witnessed the handover ceremony while Ambassador H.E. Li Ming and Supervising Foreign Minister the Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka…
Solomon Islands has congratulated Ms Rhea Moss –Christian of the Marshall Islands on her appointment as the new Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Ms Rhea Moss –Christian’s successful candidacy was formalized at the recent 19th Annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam. Deputy Secretary…