Language of the times By LESLEY SANGA THE growing importance of the Chinese language globally didn’t go unnoticed by Solomon Islands’ government. At its request, Taiwan responded by sponsoring the Mandarin teaching program here since 2012 as part of the partnership in education between the two countries. Committed to providing relevant and high quality teaching,…
OPERATING a coconut crushing mill is a great income generating opportunity for many rural Solomon Islanders. But keeping the operation going and maintaining the crushing mill machine can be challenging and costly. Billy Funusulia looks after his community crushing mill at Gwa’adingale village, Malu’u, in north Malaita. He said the challenges faced by rural communities…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has offered sincere condolences to the President of the Republic of China (ROC) of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen and the people of Taiwan. This followed the devastating earthquake that hit Hualien County in eastern Taiwan late on Tuesday. The magnitude-6.4 quake struck on Tuesday evening and was centered 14 miles northeast of…
FISHERIES officials in Malaita say they’ll be on the look-out for possible illegal harvest of beche-de-mer now that the open period has closed. Senior fisheries officer Martin Jasper warned that his office will closely monitor the all fisheries activities to ensure there’s no illegal harvest of the product. The three-month open period the government permitted…
THE practices by some youths who filled up potholes on public roads and then demanded money from drivers could amount to criminal offences. This is what Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said when responding to a question raised by a journalist at his weekly conference on Friday on this issue. “There are responsible authorities around town…
KADERE Party president Peter Boyers has urged journalist Alfred Sasako to “stop misleading the public on issues he knew little about”. Mr Boyers was referring to recent articles Mr Sasako penned about his meeting with chairman of Russell Islands Plantations Estates Ltd (RIPEL) chairman Patrick Wong. “The suspicions Sasako raised about my meeting with Mr…
Police receive medical report, no arrest as yet By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN POLICE have now received the pathologist’s report of the young woman who was found dead inside a room at the Auki Travelers Lodge on Christmas Eve. However, Police Commissioner Matthew Varley last Friday said no arrest has been made at this stage. But…
THE Foreign Office Minister from British Mark Field says the United Kingdom is fully committed to working closely to develop Solomon Islands. Mark Field, FCO Minister is looking after the Asia and the Pacific. “This is my first time to come to this part of the world and I am happy with this trip,” Mr…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce & Trade Solomon Islands (ICCTSI) Charles Dausabea reiterates call to exclude foreigners from board membership. He reiterated on this by claiming that foreigner or naturalised citizens who took up membership in the decision making board must be removed to avoid foreign agendas ushered in to…
Controversial site may soon form part of Children’s Park By CHARLEY PIRINGI A PLOT of land located between the RAMSI Memorial Park and the Children’s Park at Rove that is currently at the centre of public debate is likely to become part of the children’s park soon. Initially allocated to senior citizen Leslie Teama, the…