GOVERNMENT’S bureaucracy has become an obstacle to many well intentioned policies, ideas and plans. A Charles Rongovata from South Guadalcanal made the statement this week. “It is supposed to be a system that ensures all government’s policies, ideas and plans are implemented with efficiency, effectiveness and consistently,” Mr Rongovata stated. “Sadly, this is not the…
ISLANDERS of Sikai’ana in the Malaita Outer Islands are calling on the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to clarify why no relief aid was sent to them during the past five months of disaster they’d been through. According to Sikai’ana islanders, many of them had resorted to eating only coconut after heavy winds and rain…
MEDIA has an important role to play in promoting and reporting sustainable harvesting of the region’s tuna resources. This is because tuna is the single largest sustainable resource that is available in the region that will continue to support the regional countries and their economies and food security in the years to come, if properly…
IMPLEMENTING of sound and well executed policies remains a tough challenge and lacking in the country and region, resulting in fishing boats getting away without being prosecuted. This was highlighted by Philip Roberts, managing director of Tri Marine International Ltd, based in Singapore during his presentation early this week at the two-day media training organised…
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SOLOMON Islands has the potential to become a better self-reliant, healthy country with more and more students acquiring tertiary education overseas. This was the vision of Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Dick Ha’amori, which he stressed at the graduation of 22medical students in Cuba recently. In a statement, Mr Ha’amori was quoted…
LOCAL medical graduate Nignauna Gagahe was awarded a gold medal for academic excellence, after successfully completing his medical studies late last month in Cuba. According to reports reaching the Solomon Star, Gagahe was among the top five students to receive gold medals for academic excellence. He was the only Solomon Islander to receive an academic…
THE development of a long-line fishery policy in 2012 has brought about some positive and significant changes to Soltuna Limited. This was highlighted early this week by Philip Roberts managing director Tri-Marine International based in Singapore. Mr Roberts was a guest speaker at the two days media training held at Novotel hotel in Lami, Suva,…
A ROAD Engineer from Nepal Guna Rey Niraula conducts a one-week labour based road maintenance training for road contractors in Malaita this week in Buma, West kwara’ae. The training is vital as it gives road contractors proper knowledge which can boost their skills in road construction. Mr Guna said the training is useful for contractors…
“This is bringing banking to people,” Fishing village chief Robert Satu said when Westpac launched their 19th in-store bank at the Fishing Village area. Mr Satu said Westpac’s 19th Instore bank at the Fisheries Market is now going to make his banking easier. The communities at the Fisheries Market in Honiara, can now access Westpac…