Our Telekom supports Seif Ples

OUR Telekom has signed a three years deal with Seif Ples to support its continuous programs and campaigns to minimize violence against women and girls in the country. The agreement will see Our Telekom supporting the non-government organization to broadcast through text message campaigns to all Our Telekom customers which is well over 270,000. Apart…

Landowners encouraged to invest

GUADALCANAL provincial government has encouraged landowning groups to venture into more investment whenever theres opportunity. Guadalcanal provincial Premier Bartholomew Vavanga highlighted this on Monday at the official opening of the new fuel depot at Point Cruz. Guadalcanal Plains Resource Development Company Limited (GPRDCL) is operating the fuel station on lease from South Pacific Oil Limited…

PM’s leadership & support to UNDP lauded

A team of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) analysts has paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Tuesday. The visit was to express appreciation for the fine leadership he has demonstrated in advocating for good governance as well as the cooperation and partnership that the Democratic Coalition for Change Government has provided in…

Telekom vows to resolve problem

Locally owned Our Telekom Company vows to attend to customers’ disappointment in two weeks’ time. This was uttered by the Telokom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Loyley Ngira during a short press conference at their Head Quarter in Point Cruz last week. The company’s response came following complains raised by mobile users in remote areas of…

Exams over

National examination for 2015 academic year is now over as grade six, form three, form five and form six completed their examination last week. While grade six and form three completed their examinations on the first week of November and form five and form six just completed their examinations last week. According to national examination…

A call to develop rural areas

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‘Bottle neck approach’

A prominent Malaita man has described development in his province as ‘bottle-neck approach’ while supporting government’s move to review projects on Malaita. Robert Wales Feratelia in a private view article, made the description given the many projects which are still struggling to get up and operational. He said, the move to review all the projects…

Sogavare slams Opposition

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has slammed the National Parliamentary Opposition group of trying to rekindle the political upheaval. In a statement in his contribution to the Supplementary Bill which Parliament had passed last week, the PM told Parliament government has fully aware of Opposition MPs sending text messages to Ministers trying to lobby them with…

Why we sacked 4

SIPA boss clarifies latest termination FOUR officers from the  Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) terminated on Thursday failed to comply with their job descriptions. That was according to SIPA’s chief executive officer Colin Yow. “…yes the four served SIPA for many years, but their failure to comply with simple instructions had cost the authority $347,…