Local fishermen from East Malaita constituency in Malaita province will now go out fishing in cheaper transport with the supplies of 60 fiberglass canoe from RM fiberglass engineering last week. The canoes were funded under the Republic of China Rural Development Fund allocated for fishing project within East Malaita constituency. Member of Parliament Manasseh Maelanga…
The wind of change is here making it impossible for Melanesian leaders to ignore the significant growing support for West Papua, says Benny Wenda the spokesperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). Wenda, who left the country yesterday told the media during ULMWP final press conference at the Heritage Park Conference centre…
THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has agreed to engage the sub-regional organisation into some form of money generating activities. This was revealed by the Interim Managing Director Jean Pierre Nirua during a press conference with the media last week. This responsible unit that deals with income generation for the sub-regional group is known as Melanesian…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Home Affairs says it would strengthen and maintain its support with the Churches and other stakeholders. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary George Palua highlighted this during the launching of the Bible week at Holy Cross Cathedral yesterday. The event kicked off with a parade which ended up at Holy Cross Cathedral…
Kwarea community high school in West Kwara’ae, Malaita staged its first ever cultural day last week after more than five decades of educational service. The cultural day was held based on the theme “Culture and Changes.“ Reports reaching the paper said, its the first of its kind to be held in the school. More than…
VARIOUS departments within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) including Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) have conducted a major clean-up effort at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) medical ward on Friday. The clean-up effort was spearheaded by the Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) Green team. Accompanied the SIVB Green Team were staff from the…
SOLOMON Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) has organised a one day Service Tourism Awareness Workshop (STAW) for the entire Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) departments on Friday. The training was organised at the King Solomon Hotel Bamboo Bar. The aim of the workshop was to stimulate an excitement and interest about the tourism industry with…
A TEAM official fromSambora football club has called on the business houses, Provincial Members and Members of Parliament around South East Vella La Vella in Western Province to step in and assist rural soccer clubs. Rickson Oile speaking from his village at Sambora said this ahead of the 2015 South Vella La Vella constituency cup…
Board to declare interest rate today SOLOMON ISLANDS National Provident Fund (SINPF) members will know what interest they’ll be paid this year when the fund declares this today. After a tough year of battling public criticisms and scrutiny over some of their investment decisions and loans, particularly the $15m Tavanipupu loan, the board sailed through…
A Malaysian man who reportedly went missing in the Shortland Islands has been found alive and safe. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast at the weekly police conference yesterday said police found the man on the same Island police believed he went missing from. “The person is located safe and well and there were no further issues.”…