Students want allowances sorted

GOVERNMENT sponsored students studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) are calling on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education to address their outstanding allowances. Students demand the PS must take into consideration and act accordingly to address their semester one allowance issue. A group of students studying at the SINU School of…

Kwarea CHS hosts cultural day

A CULTURAL day was hosted by Kwarea Community High School, in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. The 2018 Kwarea CHS annual cultural day show was hosted with the theme “Culture Endangered”. It was held successfully at the school compound, despite the pouring rain on Wednesday.   Speaking during the event, the Kwarea CHS principal Godfrey Angisia said…

$7m MACFest preparation

The 6th Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival (MAFCEST) 2018 preparation is on the right track as the committee is working under a very tight budget of $7 million sourced from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the MACFest chair Andrew Nihopara told the local media on…

ON A MISSION

History as two female officers leave on UN duty to Sudan By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN MINISTER for Police and National Security Moses Garu says the deployment of two female officers to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, is an inspiration and motivation for other female officers. Mr Garu made this sentiment on Thursday at…

WORLD CUP KILLING

Accused remanded in police custody By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN A MAN who allegedly stabbed another man to death over a joke made in relation to the 2018 World Cup in Russia has been remanded in custody. Malcolm Folia, who faces one count of murder, has been remanded on Tuesday afternoon in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. He…

CLOUD OVER BIG PROJECT

Work on multi-million dollar mall stopped By ANDREW FANASIA AUTHORITIES have ordered work on a multi-million dollar five-story shopping mall in east Honiara to stop due to environmental concerns. Guadalcanal Province issued the order after AJ Company, which is building the shopping complex at the eastern end of the Lungga bridge, reportedly failed to produce…