Suspect nabbed for stabbing

Tulagi police have arrested a 40-year-old male person for a stabbing incident recently in Tulagi, Central Island Province. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Senior Sergeant (SSgt) Linda Iro said, the incident occurred between two brothers. It was revealed the motive behind the stabbing incident was that, the elder brother told his younger brother to carry…

Bula advocates for ‘NOD’ status 

SEVENTY-THREE year old Ronald Bula is from Niuole community in Central Rannogah, Western Province.  For months he had been pushing to achieve the ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status of his community. On December 18, 2024 he was amongst the community members who cheerfully celebrated this achievement. The father of eight children was extremely excited and…

Cocoa training successful held

A one day cocoa training was successfully conducted last week in Vutu village, GPPOL 1, which focused on Cocoa Establishment Rehabilitation and Quality Assurance.  Training was requested by the village’s newly established association called “Purple Gold Farmers Association.” Association’s participants of the training were about 20 plus and were mixed-young people, men and women who…

Landing craft crashes seafront hut at Gizo

A minor mishap involving Landing Craft (LC) Fair King caused significant damage to a newly renovated PT109 seafront building in Gizo, Western Province, just days before its scheduled reopening. The incident occurred around 6pm on Tuesday evening, 24th December when the landing craft, owned by Marovo Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Chacha Bule Amoi, misjudged…

Digital village project launched in Mala

MALAITA Province Youth Council President Philip Subu has expressed strong support for the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) Project at Namobaula in Central Kwara’ae. Mr. Subu made the comments during the official launch of the DVI Project at Namobaula last week. The agriculture-oriented initiative aims to empower rural farmers by providing digital access to agricultural information,…