Youths of Tangarare Parish in West Guadalcanal are preparing to celebrate Easter in style. Chairman of Zone three Emeriko Kiriu highlighted this during his visit to the Catholic Communication last week. Mr Kiriu said that this year all local Churches in Tangarare Parish will gather and celebrate Easter at the Saint Joseph Chapel Tangarare. He…
More than a hundred participants both male and female attended a new literacy school at Holy Cross this year. The school was managed by the Counsellor of Holy Cross Cathedral Georgiana Sogote’e. “The main goal for the training is to equip and train both old and young people who don’t know how read and write…
Suva, Fjii – Almost 70 new varieties of potato and sweet potato will soon be available to Pacific Island countries and territories, to improve food security across the region. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s (SPC’s) Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePACT), based in Suva, Fiji, has received 42 new potato varieties as tissue…
THE country’s existing immigration and labour laws will come under review as part of easing the challenges affecting foreign investment in the country. A statement from the Government Communication Unit said this step is one of the activities undertaken in the Government’s sectoral reform programs to strengthen the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Industries and Immigration.…
“NO problem is too small to overlook for the health of smooth running of elections.” These are the word of Chief Electoral Officer Polycarp Haununu. “Our continuous strive for future elections is to achieve, free, fair and credible Elections” After the successful completion of the National Biometric Voter Registration and Election last year, the Solomon…
THE type of committal hearing to be conducted on the case of one of the men accused of the brutal murder of a man back in 2011 will be decided on 10 April. Salestine Thugea appeared before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court and was further remanded to allow him see his…
A LOT of people want the Family Protection Act to become a law. That was according to the Chief Judge of New Zealand Family Court Justice Peter Boshier, who was in the country last week. He was following up on the Act, which he had a lot of input into. Parliament passed the bill late…
A SHOP keeper has been sentenced to a one-year imprisonment and fined $2,000 yesterday after pleading guilty to stealing $75,000 from his employer. Moses Kande, 20, of Gela pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement. Principal Magistrate Edwin Saramo regarding the aggravating circumstances, said he accepts that embezzlement, and similar offences such as larceny by…
But SIPA chief vows reform must go on SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) chief executive officer Colin Yow vows not to abandon the current reform he was engaged to oversee, despite Wednesday’s violence at the port’s premises. A highly determined Mr Yow, who was brought in recently to administer the Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiated…
WORKERS of state-owned Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) are illegally giving themselves personal loans of up to $75,000 or more. That’s according to SIPA board chairman Nollen Leni, who decided to spill the beans after the employees, through their union, demanded his sacking over current reforms. “The SIPA Act is specific on company loans; it…