July 2018

Acting lands commissioner

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to response towards the statements made by John Lobo in the public media on Saturday, July 15, 2018 about the condemnation of Mr Allen McNeill a foreign Australian citizen for his appointment by the government…

Temotu experiences major changes

BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE TEMOTU province’s delivery of various projects through the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) which took off after the inception of the Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP) in 2008 has brought the distantly located province an array…

Citizen journalism new trend

BY GEORGINA KEKEA In Jakarta, Indonesia WITH the rise of citizen journalism, media companies are finding it more difficult to maintain the credibility of news and even trying to keep the balance against the rise of false news. In Indonesia,…

70-yr man arrested over rape of 6-yr girl

POLICE in the Western province have arrested a 70-year-old man for the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl in Niumala Village, Kohingo Island in Western province on July 19, 2018. The alleged suspect is a native of Samangago Village, in…

Whose fault?

Officials & consultants blamed for doctoring MPs’ medical travel costs   By Alfred Sasako IT has emerged that Government officials are responsible for preparing hefty medical and travel costs for Members of Parliament seeking treatment in Australia, often without the…