After their daring moves and acrobatics skills displayed on stage on Sunday, 13 dance crews out of the 20 crews have booked their names to be in the final round of the Solomon Islands Battlegrounds 2017. Those 13 crews are: Penguins, Villains, Star Scream, ThreeOneEight318, Hazzard, Nice Age, Mid-West, Lunaticz, Milk Shake, Kuzzens, Wild Card,…
IT’S good to see great things happening at Solomon Islands National University (SINU). Although SINU is barely four years old, bigger and positive things are happening at our very own university. The ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday, which signals the beginning of a $120 million building project, is the best and biggest thing to have happened…
MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) are concerned over the conditions of junior government officers who continue to survive on level four and below the Public Service salary scale. This was revealed in parliament during the SI National Anti-Corruption Strategy motion. Each MP expressed his dissatisfaction over the salary scale of these junior officers during the debate.…
A PATIENT who recently endures a journey in an attempt to save his health claims that trip almost turns out bad in the hands of a visiting medical team from overseas early this year at Gizo hospital, Western province. Paul To____ofilu who was diagnosed with hernia in January voiced his dissatisfaction in an interview with…
Auckland, New Zealand – The petroleum sector of the Pacific Island countries and territories is an estimated USD 6 billion industry. It remains a key driver of their economies and a major determinant of their energy security. Recognising the need to enhance an understanding of the Pacific petroleum industry and the mechanics of the various…
Gud Nius FM is now back on air after temporarily shutting down one and a half years ago. The station was forced to shut down due to a technical fault with their transmitter. Gud Nius FM station manager Tina Alufurai thanked local engineers for finding the replacement parts after a long search to locate the…
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Once again, welcome to our final discussion on our topic in discussion ‘Life Principles.’ In my previous presentations, I highlighted three main principles which dominate the scene of leadership in our world today. They are Pleasure, Power, and Possession. The point is not to set oneself on the throne of judgement, or to pity from…
PORT MORESBY, (POST COURIER) – Air connectivity for both international and domestic air services plays a critical role in the movement of passengers and cargo. Establishing more international flights for PNG can enable our connectivity with the outside world, however, our connections are limited. Statistical data on scheduled international passenger traffic to and from Port…
THE increasing cost of betel-nut prices in Honiara is also experienced in the Guadalcanal Plains. A visit by the Solomon Star to the Plains on Monday found that the price of betel-nut in Guadalcanal Plains is the same as Honiara. Nguvia women vendors said betel-nut prices are high since the new year. “First of all,…