RNZI: The Chair of the Tongan Advisory Council in New Zealand has called on Tonga’s deputy prime minister and New Zealand’s foreign minister to end their long-running feud over a Chinese plane, RNZI reports. Murray McCully and Samiu Vaipulu are meeting today in Wellington to discuss the findings of a recent World Bank draft report…
RNZI: The chief administrator in Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville says the launch of its own public service today will greatly benefit locals, RNZI reports. Running its own public service is a cornerstone of the Bougainville Peace Agreement but Port Moresby has, until now, not handed down the powers because it had deemed the province lacked…
SOLOMON Islands’ Electoral Commission says a formal complaint must be made before it investigates claims of voter rigging. Voter registration was extended following the country’s flood disaster last month. Chief electoral officer, Polycarp Haununu says the commission has not received any report of vote rigging, despite widespread rumours that voters are selling their identification cards…
THE Taiwanese embassy in Honiara has donated two sets of woodball equipment to St. Nicholas High School in Honiara, Thursday. Francis Soong, the embassy’s first secretary, delivered the equipment to the school. Mr Soong said his government was pleased to assist the school with the equipment, to be used by the student to play Woodball,…
MEMBERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force from throughout the country are this week in Honiara undergoing community policing training supported by the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands Participating Police Force (RAMSI PPF). The 30 RSIPF officers are undertaking the B.L.A.S.T (Blue Light Alternative Strategy for Teenagers) training which teaches the officers how…
THEATRE group leaders of Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) are under-going training ahead of next month’s election awareness programme in the provinces. SIDT’s Sei drama group has been engaged by the Electoral Commission to lead the election awareness programme. The group’s provincial based actors are in Honiara taking part in the training. Sei team leader…
A 35-YEAR-OLD mother from Nagolau village, Isabel Province, stabbed herself early Sunday while three suspects were arrested at Buala station over the weekend for malicious damages. Isabel provincial police commander Jerry Rofomana said that the stabbing incident happened around 2am. “The mother stabbed herself with a kitchen knife on the stomach, Mr Rofomana said. “The…
Minister of finance and treasury Rick Hou yesterday receives a cheque of $7.6million from Bemobile in outstanding goods tax paid directly to Inland Revenue Division (IRD). The brief ceremony was held at National Parliament yesterday. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo was supposed to receive the payment but was too busy with the parliament meeting and…
RURAL voters of West Kwara’ae have been called upon to be careful, not to be deceived, persuaded or forced to vote a particular candidate(s) in the upcoming national general elections. Community elder, Samuel Boroau highlighted this when speaking to this paper of political propaganda or games that are usually played by intending candidates during the…
STUDENTS studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have raised their concern over the slowness of computer services at the Kukum campus. They said that the problem started early this year when a window system was installed. The programme reqiures a registered student ID number and full name in order to access other installed…