A LONG serving Solomon Islands lecturer at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji, has died over the weekend after a short illness. A statement from the USP Human Resource Office revealed that Dr. Alfred Liligeto was a lecturer at the School of Education at the USP, Laucala campus. He was…
About 35 intending candidates that will contest in the coming elections have signed the Election Integrity Pledge organized by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI). In a statement TSI said the first 14 candidates that signed the pledge are from the National Transformation Party of Solomon Islands (NTPSI). “Last Sunday we have witnessed another 20 candidates from…
Constituents of Central Kwara’ae Constituency, Malaita province wants their outgoing member of parliament Jackson Filaua to provide them its financial report for the past four years before rolling his campaigning. Speaking to this paper a group of constituents said they want their outgoing MP to provide his financial report before kicking off his campaign in…
DRIVERS and pedestrians have been called upon to take extra precaution whilst using the roads during this wet weather. A spokesperson from the Kukum Traffic Police yesterday gave the caution, adding that during such rainy weather, and with the deteriorating road conditions, drivers and pedestrians both need to take extra precautionary measures whilst using the…
MORE than 15 passenger truck owners in North Malaita are calling on authorities to repair the North Malaita road. The 5 kilometer distance road covered the area from Bita’ama to Afufu villages which is now in its worst stage. In an interview with John Andrew Kiriwho is based in North Malaita yesterday, he said truck…
THE wet weather conditions experienced the past two days has caused frustration to vehicle owners and drivers throughout Honiara. With the continuous heavy downpour experienced, already large portions of the main highway in Honiara has again started to deteriorate. “This is a cause of nature and no one can stop it from occurring over and…
ALOTA’A community high school (ACHS) in Auki Malaita province has kicked off its poultry project this week. The project was part of a plan to raising money for the school and its department. In an interview with agriculture teacher madam Freda Ruka, she said that the idea for this poultry project is to produce chicken…
STUDENTS at the media and journalism classroom at the Solomon Islands National University, (SINU) Kukum campus turned up at class yesterday morning and were shocked to find their classroom being flooded with water as a result of the overnight showers. This happened due to a leaking roof. As result the tables were wet and the…
Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that the challenge for both advanced and emerging market countries is to go beyond the tune of structural reforms. Olivier Blanchard made the statement at the World Economic Outlook Press Conference in Washington DC yesterday. Mr Blanchard said the challenge for policy makers is to…
Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Forestry and Research(MFR) will host a regional inventory training workshop on forestry in Kirakira, Makira/Ulawa province next month. Terence Titiulu who is the Ministry’s Deputy Commissioner Resource Management said the training is to try out the outcome of the training which is currently underway in Honiara this week. “The…