Blue problem
Central Islands province caught up in Vietnamese blue boat dilemma BY BARNABAS MANEBONA TWO weeks overdue to the day, the Vietnamese blue boats which had been paid $400,000 by government to be destroyed in four weeks are still anchored…
Central Islands province caught up in Vietnamese blue boat dilemma BY BARNABAS MANEBONA TWO weeks overdue to the day, the Vietnamese blue boats which had been paid $400,000 by government to be destroyed in four weeks are still anchored…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA In Taiwan SOLOMON Islanders in Taiwan took part in the 2017 Asia-Pacific Cultural Day held at the Taipei Main Station, raising the country’s profile through showcasing on the Asia-Pacific level. Local students of SI, staff…
By Alice Nantara SOLOMON Islands Special Development Centre received a donation yesterday from the Papua New Guinea acting High Commissioner. PNG acting High Commissioner Mr Tommy Argau handed over $5,000 to SISDC School Principal Mr Jiope Iputu at SISDC compound…
LAST week was, from memory my fourth visit to Guangdong Province on the eastern coastline of China. I remember how the place looked in 1985 when as a journalist working in Papua New Guinea then, I was selected to be…
THE Malaysian Consulate presented a special donation this week to support the medical treatment of Baby Peter Sidi who needs urgent surgery for a congenital heart condition. Baby Peter and his mother Lyn Sidi are heading to India for medical…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE COCONUT Day was recently celebrated at the Museum’s auditorium earlier this week, supported by a range of stalls showcasing various coconut products followed by an open forum. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Permanent Secretary, Mr Jimi…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PROSECUTION is yet to update court on the status of investigations into the case of an alleged rapist. John Zoze of the Public Prosecution told the court that the matter was taken carriage of his colleague Prosecutor…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Tearo Beneteti has called on police prosecutors to stop disobeying orders of the court. She made the comment following the delay of filing of documents by the police prosecution in relation to the case against…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TWO young men aged 17 and 19 years were given jail sentences by the court yesterday. Tom Gagame Junior and his juvenile co-accused faced a charge of larceny. On September 11 this year Tom Gagame Jr and…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO WESTERN Province Premier Wayne Maepio has left for Indonesia in search of a ship for the province. He is accompanied by his minister of finance Lester Huckle Saomasi, western province Maritime officer of SIMSA Gizo Wheatly…