Women urged to work together

LOCAL women intending to contest the upcoming national general elections have been challenged to work together inorder to enter Parliament. Director of the womens development division within the ministry of women, youths and children affairs Janet Tuhaika made the statement at a welcome dinner Monday night at Iron Bottom Sound hosted for the women who…

Lets fight corruption in the country

FORMER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday said its time to fight corruption in the country. It’s a problem which is causing a lot of problem in the country and slows down development from taking place. It was also described as a cancer to the development of the society, eating away the resources of the…

BAC chapel reopened

BETIKAMA Adventist College (BAC) chapel was rededicated yesterday. The chapel was rededicated by the President of the General Conference (GC) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor Ted Wilson in a small ceremony. The chapel was renovated in June last year. School principal Francis Leovania welcomed the president and his delegation, saying it was an…

A leader must be a visionary Person

So far we have looked at the meaning of ‘authentic leadership.’ For the next couple of weeks, we will explore the important characteristics of effective leadership. Leadership has two foundational rocks upon which it is built, skills, and character. The character of leadership can be divided into three categories: purpose – oriented, people -oriented, and…

Archbishop: Marry in church

MEMBERS of the Roman Catholic Church in Fiji who have dreams of exchanging vows on a white sandy beach or a beautiful scenery outside of a church or chapel should think twice. This, after the head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong publicly condemned weddings that took place outside of a…

SIEA service

Dear Editor – Thanks for giving me the opportunity. I have been trying to raise my personal concern about the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA) services through this medium for sometime. So thanks for this offer. This is related to the continuous power outage experienced in Honiara. Although power was able to be restored now,…