BY ALFRED SASAKO THE meeting of political parties which ousted the DCC-led government a day earlier was set for 10am on Tuesday. It was intended to flesh out any outstanding issues as part of the preparations to take office.…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE future of standard-six and form-three students of Perch Christian School have been put in jeopardy by Honiara City Council law enforcers. Yesterday, while the students were sitting their entrance examinations, HCC law enforcers arrived with bulldozers…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO A couple are in custody over alleged sexual abusing of children in the Reef island, Temotu province. The wife has been allowed to remain at home and babysit their child while waiting for the court hearing.…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA ANZ bank pulling out in Auki Malaita Province has got the Bank of South Pacific (BSP) Country Manager Mr David Anderson calling on concerned customers to bank with BSP. He said they have business facilities in Auki…
Truths creeping out as no-confidence motion winners turn on each other BY BEN BILUA MEMBERS of Parliament who had moved the no-confidence motion did so with their own agendas and pre-determined portfolio holders for a new government, it is revealed.…
BY ALFRED SASAKO MY one day trip to Rennell last week was never intended to investigate logging and mining operations on the island. But with a bit of time on my hand, it was pretty hard to pass up…
BY BEN BILUA LEADER of Opposition Jeremiah Manele says his group supports the motion against Manasseh Sogavare based on democratic rights and legislative mandates the country has since independence. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, the MP for Hograno, Katova, Kia…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE 6th Melanesian Arts Festival National Organising Committee vows not to repeat what happened after the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts, which was hosted by Solomon Islands in 2012. The response was made when local media asked…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE sixth Melanesian Arts Festival will be hosted using permanent facilities. Mr Andrew Nihopara, permanent secretary for Ministry of culture and tourism and chairman to the festival’s organising committee, reveals this, adding that the 2012 Festival of…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO HONIARA City Council’s (HCC) education authority has come under attack, being blamed for failing to regularly check its schools. This observed failure by the HCC education authority (EA) has led to the rise in sanitation, unhygienic…
