H.E Soaki meets EU envoy

Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) has briefly met with the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to PNG last week in Port Moresby. During the meeting, the two officials, His Excellency (H.E) William Soaki and H.E Jacques Fradin shared and discussed issues of common interest between the EU, SI and the region. In…

ON THE SPOT FINE

Cabinet approved initiatives to reinforce by-laws CABINET has approved “On the Spot Fine” effective as of 1st May. Attorney General John Muria Jnr confirmed this in a press conference at the new national stadium on Friday. He said instructions have been sent to his office for amendment to the Honiara City Council Act to enable…

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…