SOLOMON Islands National University signed a new contract yesterday with Our Telekom, which would increase the University’s telecommunications system. The event convened SINU’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Basil Marasinghe and Our Telekom CEO, Mr Loyley Ngira, and staffs of both organisations. Our Telekom will supply and install an Internet…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Report on the Anticorruption Bill clearly states that the oversight model proposed in the Bill may not be the best to combat corruption in Solomon Islands. According to the Report, the Committee believed the Bill was…
By Alfred Sasako UP to 20 people claiming to represent the Lavukal people are expected to arrive in Honiara today, but the trip was last night described as “one without mandate and purpose”. “They do not represent the people…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA MEMBERS of the Official Opposition say the statement by the Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare about their bloc having double standards on the Anticorruption Bill’s withdrawal was an uncalled for statement. The Opposition made the statement in…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE national futsal side will leave for Turkmenistan on Monday to attend the Fifth Asian Indoor Games. This is four days ahead of the Games which officially kicks off in the city of Ashgabat next Saturday. Kurukuru…
MORE and more I read of incidents and disputes occurring in the Solomon Islands involving Asian logging contractors and indigenous landowners. I can cite several cases in which logging equipment and machinery has been torched allegedly by angry landowners when…
It feels like win: Felipe BY ROMULUS HUTA THE performance by the Solomon Islands national soccer side in yesterday’s 2-all draw against the New Zealand All Whites in Honiara would in some way helped rejuvenated some form of pride in…
By Alfred Sasako THE Magistrates Court has issued about eight search warrants to JANUS, the crack anti-corruption unit, to help it burrow through mountains of corruption allegations against officials and politicians. These warrants were sought and received by Police…
ACCORDING to a recent Radio New Zealand International news item, the European Union wants its aid and development to the region to be better targeted to the Pacific. The RNZI bulletin said:- “The EU is preparing for the end of…
THE UK Evening Standard newspaper of 4 September 2017 gave exciting news of a scientific development of a camera capable of seeing through the human body. Quoting the newspaper article it said:- “Scientists in Scotland have developed a new camera…
