BY ALICE NANTARA KING George Sixth National Secondary School yesterday held a low-profile event to award its scholars merit awards. More than 400 students crowded the school assembly hall yesterday to receive their merit awards according to their classes. Purpose…
BY BEN BILUA FORMER Speaker of Makira/Ulawa province says the Anti-Corruption Bill is not a curse but a blessing that will transform Solomon Islands once it becomes a law. In an interview with this paper Mr Goldie Kaea said the…
PACIFIC Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor will be the keynote speaker at the Business Excellence Awards (BEA) 2017 set to take place on Saturday, November 4, at the Coral Sea Resort & Casino. Dame Taylor, a Papua…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, George Milner Tozaka and his counterpart, His Royal Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that paves…
BY BEN BILUA RESOURCE owners of Hograno have thrown their collective support behind the Government and Isabel Tripod resolution. A joint consultation meeting in Honiara was organised by representatives of tribes who own lands in coastal and highlands of Hograno…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THIRTY-NINE images of local amateur photographers across the Pacific region have been selected as winners to be exhibited at COP23, Bonn, Germany next month. The images are winners of a photo competition from more than…
POLICE in Honiara have arrested a 35-year-old male in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy in the West Kola Ridge area of the city yesterday. It is alleged that the deceased was playing with other kids of his…
BY BEN BILUA SOME Solomon Islands students had received threats over a Facebook post which had provoked users from Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. A recent post on Facebook had attracted hundreds of comments from SI and PNG nationals.…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE Cervical cancer is on the rise, it is revealed. And, women and girls throughout the country are being urged to visit their nearest health centre for check-up. This was revealed by Adolescent, Youth and Health (AYH)…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CLOSING submission into the case against murder-accused, Edmond Sae, will be made today at the High Court after the completion of the trial. Prosecution, during the trial, called on a number of witnesses with the defence calling…
