Sixty-one Australian Government-sponsored students from The University of the South Pacific (USP) attended an end-of-semester dinner on 21 November, 2014 at Cafe Thirty in Suva. The students were from Vanuatu (18), Kiribati (13), Tonga (12), Tuvalu (5), Samoa (5), Solomon Islands (2), Federated States of Micronesia (4), Republic of Marshall Islands (1) and Palau (1).…
Bishop Epalle Catholic School on Tuesday gathered at Holy Cross Cathedral for their annual thanks giving mass. The mass was conducted by His Grace Arch Bishop Adrian Smith. It was attended by Principal of Epalle Catholic School Ambrose Dolofera, headmistress Anna Tawake (smsm), Australian volunteers, students, friends and relatives. During the ceremony His Grace Arch…
RNZI: Vanuatu’s parliament has passed a motion to suspend 16 opposition MPs over alleged bribery, RNZI reports. The Prime Minister Joe Natuman moved the motion, alleging the MPs contravened the Leadership Code in accepting monetary offers from the opposition leader Moana Carcasses. This follows reports that Mr Carcasses deposited as much as 10,000 US dollars…
For centuries, fishermen have known that tuna and other species form large schools under floating objects, whether natural or man-made. Industrial tuna fishing crews utilize this knowledge to construct specialized fish aggregating devices, or FADs, which make it easier to find and catch fish. Recent advances in technology allow fleet owners to track their FADs…
GILO Early Childhood Education (ECE) centre Tuesday witnessed the graduation of its first 19 students who have completed their studies this year. The centre is situated near Barande in North East Guadalcanal and operates under Gilo Primary School. Gilo primary was established more than two years ago. It was operated under Guadalcanal Provincial Education Authority.…
FOUR major Political Parties are moving around to solidify their numbers to form a government ahead of the election of Prime Minister in the first or second week of December, it was revealed. Under section 53 (3) of the Political Parties Integrity Act, it states that no Political Party may enter into a coalition agreement…
Four 4 semi-permanent classrooms were torched by an angry voter in Kwareá, West Kwaraáe over the weekend. Police reports claimed the burnt houses included three classrooms made of thatched (sago-palm) leaves used by primary and one used by secondary students. The burning incident took place on Saturday evening following the release of results for the…
A TOTAL of 202 ballot papers have been rejected in the Lau Mbaelelea constituency, Malaita Province during counting over the weekend at Auki. That was according to the reports collected after the result were finalized by the Returning Officer David Oeta. He said the rejected ballots were due to mistakes done by voters during the…
FEMALE candidates contesting various constituencies in Malaita province have been unlucky during last week’s election. Five female candidates have joined the election race this year. But following the end of the counting over the weekend none of them have secured any spot. Those five female candidates are Rose Anilabata and Ann Tanny Oromae for Central…
The former Member of Parliament for East Are’Are constituency in Malaita province Andrew Manepora’a has reclaimed his parliament seat this election. The Kadere party of Solomon Islands (KPSI) candidate has reclaimed his seat by polling 2378 votes. His runner up Andrew Hanaria Keniasina managed to poll 1913, followed by Edward Jacob Ronia with 194 votes…