In Court with Assumpta Buchanan

Nine One murder committed to High Court for trial THE matter of the three men accused of murdering a man at the Nine One area at Henderson in Central Guadalcanal last December has been committed to the High Court for trial. This was after the court found sufficient evidence against the defendants Allen Afu, Francis…

WORLD-CLASS TASTE:

Coach Kadau says Kurukuru given a good taste of world-class futsal by Futsalroos THE Solomon Islands young futsal development squad has had a good taste of world-class futsal with the brilliant and intense performance from the visiting Futsalroos in its three friendly matches with the Australian National Futsal Team. The Kurukuru side has gone head-to-head…

 ‘UNSUSTAINABLE’ ROUTE:

Solomon Airlines describes Brisbane-Munda route as economically ‘unsustainable’ due to low passenger rate, Tourism Solomons blames situation on cancellation of diving activities, MCC threatens investment withdrawal THE Solomon Airlines direct flight from Brisbane to Munda every Saturday is ‘unsustainable’ due to the low number of passengers boarding the flight since the 10-month trial service started.…

Lauruans in Gizo mark provincial day

THE Lauru community in Gizo, Western Province, yesterday celebrated the 33rd Choiseul Second Appointed Day in the Western Provincial Capital.  More than 100 Lauruans (Choiseulese), including families, public servants, students and individuals, packed the netball court to witness the program. The opening of the program began with a colorful parade through Gizo Street from PT109…

DONOVAN SHARES FIRST NATIONS MUSIC, CULTURE AND STORI

THE Australian High Commission was proud to bring Kuku-Yalanji man Mr Jeremy Donovan, an Australian First Nations musician, artist, poet, public speaker, and educator to Solomon Islands from February 18 to 26.  Over nine days, he visited eight schools, three marketplaces and one church group across Western, Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces.  An internationally famous Aboriginal…

MSG works to streamline cross-border trade

THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is developing a framework to facilitate a smoother cross-border trade amongst its member countries. Despite comprising Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, the MSG nations currently operate under different business systems and this creates a challenging environment for businesses involved in cross-border transactions. Addressing the media…