BRITISH High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Dominic Meikel John will be the guest of honour at next week’s three-day Banana festival in Makira-Ulawa Province. The cultural festival will be held at provincial capital Kirakira from June 4 to 6. Festival organising committee chairman Noel Mamau said they were pleased Mr John had accepted their invitation…
PREPARATIONS for next week’s Banana Festival in Makira-Ulawa Province are well on track, according to organising committee chairman Noel Mamau. “Final touches should be completed this week,” Mr Mamau said. The festival, to be held at provincial capital Kirakira, will run from June 6 to 8. Mr Mamau said all work major works have been…
THE United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released US$1.8 million (SBD 13.1 million) to provide critical humanitarian support to flood-affected people in the Solomon Islands. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will use the funds to deliver life-saving activities, including health, nutrition, immunization, reproductive…
A TAIWANESE doctor has completed his one-week volunteer service at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara and Good Samaritan Hospital, Guadalcanal plains. Dr John Wei-Chung Lai had worked at Melbourne Hospital for five years. In the wake of cyclone Ita striking Honiara, more than 10,000 people were affected. Due to poor sanitation and flood influence,…
Work has begun to upgrade and rehabilitate Ngasini Wharf on Vangunu Island in Western Province. The wharf is one of four wharves and a landing ramp to be improved under the second phase of the Domestic Maritime Support Project, which is financed by the Solomon Islands Government, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian Government,…
ALOTA’A community high school near Auki has acknowledged Australia and New Zealand Government for the provision of the agricultural tools equipment which was supplied to the school. School principal Andrew Eteri and agriculture teacher Freda Ruka were pleased with the materials. Ms Ruka said the school is one of the community high schools in Auki…
The above statement echoed from the lips of the chairman of Taro community based training centre (CBTC) during his speech at the certificate presentation to the graduates of the business courses held at Taro Town last week. The graduates did learn about their own mind gold mines; our brains if used in business and commercial…
Concerned members of the public are accusing the electoral commission of not doing its work to investigate reports of ID card buying. Spokesman of a concerned group Jimmy Kai said it is surprising to hear from the chief electoral commissioner that the electoral commission is treating reports of ID card buying as rumours. “The comments…
A MURDER suspect was arrested this week following a 13-year police investigation. This was in relation to a murder incident at Dudula village in the Tasimboko area of East Guadalcanal in 2001. Guadalcanal police arrested the male suspect who was in his 40’s at the Guadalcanal Provincial headquarters at Kukum. Acting police commissioner Juanita Matanga…
Government through the ministry of culture and tourism (MCT) will send ten local artists to participate at the 5th Melanesian festival of arts and culture that will be held in Papua New Guinea next month. The festival will be held over two-week from 28th June – 11th July. Port Moresby will stage the major event…