BEPS prepares for bazaar

Catholic operated Bishop Epalle school is organising a bazaar this coming Saturday. As part of kicking off preparation the school on Friday launched a flag banner with the theme: “Help Bishop Epalle School’ written on it. The launching marked days ahead of the actual Bazaar day which will be held this coming Saturday 31st May,…

Green Tourism makes historically visit

Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd made a historically visit to Kobuana Island 5km away from Bonavesta island in Central province Thursday last week where they held discussion with  landowning groups. The discussion was based on a proposed holiday package project formulated by Green Tourism which will include the island. The visit allowed the officials to…

SIVB supports yacht festival with $10k

Rodrick Bay Hideaway has thanked Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) for its support towards the preparation of the up-coming yacht festival. To be hosted by Rodrick Bay Hideaway, it would run from 27th -30th of June. SIVB upon request from Rodrick Bay Hideaway donated $10,000 towards preparation of the event. Further funding support will be…

Assessment of eco-tourism on Florida Islands completed

Green Tourism Solomon Island Ltd has successfully completed its week-long evaluation and inspection of four (4) eco-tourism properties on Florida Island, Central Island province last week. The evaluation and inspection was conducted at four eco-tourism properties namely Roderick Bay Hideaway, Roderick Bay Beach Resort, Pota Saurangi Eco-Lodge, and Tapuipui Island Resort. The inspection started off…

Taiwan releases $22.5m

The Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan has formally released the first payment of the “2014 ROC funding support to the Solomon Islands government. This amount catered for the 50 MPs constituencies and the remaining 2013 ROC Funding support (covering 20 constituencies against their acquittal report). The funding support in the total amount SBD$22.5M was presented…

Call to ban card buying

 A call has been issued by the Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on the Solomon Islands Government to make it illegal for anyone to buy or collect voter registration cards. Last week, TSI’s Advocacy Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) received a report that an intending candidate from a Honiara constituency is not only buying voters ID cards,…

Govt commends US navy bomb team

The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services has commended the US Navy on a special underwater training program conducted for the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Maritime Police team this month. Permanent Secretary of Police Edmond Sikua expressed gratitude for the US Government for funding the training program…

MMF plans to stage peaceful protest

Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) president is calling on RAMSI and police to arrest those involved in the recent bech-de-mer saga or else they will apply for a peaceful protest. Speaking to this paper last week, Charles Dausabea said police and RAMSI has to make arrest of those suspected in the issue of the two ton…

Burns Creek kids undertake immunization

Burns Creek children are currently undertaking an immunization exercise for measles (rubella) as part of controlling the spread of the disease in the country. This was after confirmed that Solomon Islands is at high risk of the spreads of rubella, currently being reported in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The prevention exercise was carried out by…

MPs’ poor parliament performance costly

‘Tax payers pay $180,000 for under-par output from leaders’ MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) perform poorly in the current 6th Parliament sitting but the cost to tax-payers remains high; according to data obtain by The Solomon Star. The data showed times MPs spent in the meetings each day of the current session regardless of whether each…