THE country is not ready for mining, says Anglican Church of Melanesia’s bishop and Isabel Paramount Chief James Mason. He made the observation during this week’s National Conference on Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. The British-based bishop Mason: “I felt that there’s no justification for the poor land owning tribes who were always the losers in…
LEADER of Opposition Jeremiah Manele had withdrawn a no confidence motion he had submitted to move against Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare in parliament. Speaker of Parliament Ajilon Nasiu had announced in Parliament the withdrawal of the motion at the start of yesterday’s meeting. The withdrawal was made shortly after a High Court ruling by Chief…
But not necessarily where you want to go IN my last official meeting in July, I made it clear that the hire and fire of political appointees is the prerogative of the government of the day. “As such, I am prepared to exit as I am not above the government. But I also raised the…
STAFF members of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Disaster Management and Metrology this week attended a workshop on Performance Process and Attendance Management Policy and Procedures (PPAMP). The workshop is part of the DCC government new policy on Performance Process and Attendance Management Policy and Procedure PPAMP as it aims at familiarising public…
THE first press session with the Miss Solomon Islands pageant show 2015 contestants under the schedule of the event’s host was held on Thursday, in Honiara. During the session, the contestants were asked by members of the local media on issues related to the theme of the pageant show “Our Women, Our equal partners”. A…
PACIFIC Islands tourism operators will have a chance to market and promote their products at the World Trade Market 2015 at the ExCel in London from November 2-5. A statement from the South Pacific Tourism Organisation this week said eight national tourism offices and private sector operators from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Solomon…
Chiefs in North West Guadalcanal, Saghalu ward has called on the Catholic Arch Diocese of Honiara to give allow donors to develop health centres in Visale mission station. Speaking on behalf of the chief’s, elderly chief Joseph Kokobi said, they want the Church to work together with donors, communities and interested to improve health centre…
ABOUT 17 journalism students undertaking media studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) attended the weekly police media conference as part of their study. The excursion was made to Rove headquarters, West Honiara yesterday to observe members of the main stream media attending a press conference called by the Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast. The…
THE famous Christian Reggae Band Christafari rocked Town Ground Rugby Stadium when they put on two shows in Honiara as part of their Melanesian tour, Wednesday and Thursday. The two shows attracted hundreds of local fans as they flooded the stadium to have a glimpse of their favourite Christian Reggae band. At both shows, the…
A LIQUOR ban is currently in force as part of security measures ahead of today’s no-confidence vote. Police imposed the ban on Thursday midnight and will continue until midnight tonight. “The RSIPF is already enforcing a liquor ban as of midnight 29th October 2015,” police said in a statement. “Police will ensure that the Liquor…