Eight students from Vanuatu arrive

ONLY eight Vanuatu nursing students managed to arrive in the country, Sunday. Forty of them were turned back at the Port Vila International Airport due to failure of flight arrangements with Solomon Airlines. Solomon Islands National University Media Officer, Estee Longamei explains that 40 nursing students were unable to board the Solomon Airline because they…

VATUD STAR REFLOATED

MP thanks the helping hands who re-floated her constituency ship after being perched between rocks by Cyclone Judy TEMOTU VATUD MP Freda Rotutafi Rangirei was all smiles on the weekend after her Constituency ship the Vatud Star was refloated last week. Vatud Star was driven ashore at Kukum by strong winds and heavy seas associated…

Telekom to launch mobile money service soon

OUR Telekom will soon launch its mobile money service. This was confirmed by the company’s Information staff last Thursday during an information-sharing session with Honiara’s artisan community. The Our Telekom Information staff briefed the local artisans about the company’s range of new products that could help them market their products online. Amongst the range of…

AFP provides forensic equipment, consumables to RSIPF

THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) has provided the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Forensic Unit with specialist equipment and consumables to support the investigative capability of the RSIPF. AFP advisors working with the RSIPF and AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) previously helped establish digital forensic and drug testing capabilities within the Forensic Unit. RAPPP…

Recognising Solomon Airlines Women on IWD

Solomon Airlines joins IATA ‘25 by 2025’ initiative to improve female representation in the aviation industry  SOLOMON Airlines marked this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) by proudly highlighting the diverse achievements of the airline’s female staff. The national carrier invited female representatives from various departments to take part in a public parade in Honiara on…