Nazar refutes accusation

Nazar Group of Companies have refuted a media report that claim their hotel project in Honiara has been delayed due to financial difficulties. They said the report was baseless and absurd. Nazar Chief executive Officer Sukru Cebi said: “The Company wishes to clarify that a land parcel at the former Laperous area in Honiara was…

No plans to sack Yow

There are no plans by the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) board to terminate the contract of chief executive officer Colin Yow. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Henry Murray clarified this following rumours the board under its newly-appointed chairman Billy Titiulu will sack Singaporean Yow. “Any decision will have to be made…

Drier than normal rainfall predicted

Central and Eastern parts of the Solomon Islands are expected to experience a drier than normal rainfall from February to April this year. A Rainfall Outlook issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services said a normal rainfall condition was forecasted for the Western region. The statement said the outlook is consistent with the statistical model…

USP campus here under fire

University of the South Pacific (USP) in Honiara has come under fire after one of its staff allegedly refused to assist a student with disability. Edwin Babanisi, who is blind by disability, is studying law at USP’s Laucala campus in Fiji. He took his frustration of being unfairly treated by a female USP staff to…

Guadalcanal to sponsor more students at SINU

Guadalcanal Provincial Education Authority will sponsor more than 200 students to study at Solomon Islands National (SINU) through its provincial scholarship board. In their efforts to build the province’s human resource capacity, the province for the first time initiated a sponsorship program and injected millions of dollars to sponsor tertiary students wishing to undertake study…

Fataleka CDO urged to explain use of funds

Fataleka constituent John Talo is calling on the Constituency Development Officer for Fataleka constituency, George Abana, to explain how constituency funds are used in 2015. These include Agriculture Funds, Forestry Fund (downstream processing and reforestation), and Church Fund allocation of $200,000. Talo said there is nothing on ground to prove that funds are being used…

MP urged to explain assistance

CONSTITUENTS of Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province, have called on their MP Jackson Filaua to explain why he had only provided assistance to certain communities while the rest of the people have been left high and dry. The concern was raised following recent distribution of roofing iron to residents of Fulisango community, about 10 kilometers from…

Japanese volunteers here to serve

A NEW group of Japanese volunteers undertook pijin classes in Honiara last week. The six young volunteers are here to serve in various fields across the country. Part of their orientation is to learn the pijin to enable them communicate with Solomon Islanders during their tenure of service, This week, the group visited various sites…