Quarantine staff to get training

Some staff at the Solomon Island Agriculture Quarantine Service (SIAQS) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), will be trained by an UK expert on how to operate the new quarantine incinerator machines. Head of Operations (ag) within SIAQS, John Pupulu said the training would be conducted after the official launching of the machine…

Youths learn about mercy of God

Youth who attended the Divine Mercy congress yesterday at Holy Cross Cathedral, were spiritually empowered from the presentation that was given by the main speakers, Mrs Lesina Levi from Samoa and Mr John from Australia. The message given was mainly on the Divine Mercy of God. From the presentation the youth learnt more about the…

Speared dugong swim ashore to die

THE unexpected happened on Thursday at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources head office when from the ocean; a dugong came ashore and died at the Ministry’s ramp (seafront). The event which seemed unusual was the first of its kind to have occurred, stirring many of the Ministry’s officers to stand and watch in…

Burglars armed with knives, axes, hammers

Girls scream in fear A GROUP of teenagers who broke into a girls’ dormitory at Ruavatu Secondary School in northeast Guadalcanal last weekend was armed with knives, axes, and hammers, court documents show. They gained access into the dorm by breaking the main door, documents police tendered in court, Tuesday, revealed. When the girls screamed…

Council at the touch of the fingertips

Normal 0 false false false EN-AU JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} HONIARA City Council (HCC) has finally launched its website on Wednesday which will put…

No election disturbance report in Temotu

WITH the election fever hitting the country, Temotu Provincial Police in Lata is yet to receive any disturbance report. Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Reginald Kava said his office did not receive any report of disturbances related to campaigning in the lead to the national general election. Mr Kava said Lata and the surrounding communities…