$50,000 stolen from church

Thieves targeting church buildings AN estimated $50,000 worth of offerings and tithes were stolen from Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Gizo, Western Province, overnight. Not only that but church representatives said a signed cheque book was also inside the wooden cash box which was stolen from the church building. According to a church representative, the robbery…

CHURCH AGENCIES NETWORK FOR DISASTER OPERATIONS (CANDO) UNDERTAKE THEOLOGY OF DISASTER RESILIENCE

CHURCH leaders have successfully completed a weeklong Training of Trainers workshop from 12th-15th June, 2023 in Honiara. The workshop was attended by the leaders and representatives from the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM), United Church Solomon Islands (UCSI), Seventh Day Adventist (SDA), South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC), Catholic Church (CC), Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA)…

BSP customers affected by technical fault

BANK South Pacific (BSP) customers nationwide, including Western Province, have been affected by a technical fault denying hundreds of its customers from withdrawing cash from the ATMs over the past days. The problem occurred on Thursday night which caused inconvenience to many BSP customers in the province who travelled to Gizo on Friday. Many have…

The reintroduction of a white uniform shirt first worn by senior officers of the then RSIP in 1998/99

Dear Editor, More than two decades ago when I took over command of the then Solomon Islands Police Force (SIPF) public trust in the local police force was low, exacerbated by a critical shortage of budgetary support from the government of the day, a strict moratorium on recruitment, personnel having to wear shabby, old uniforms,…