April 20, 2021

Zumba aids Red Cross centre

BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Honiara Eve Zumba exercise class as part of its quarterly charity initiatives, donated school stationaries to the Red Cross Special Development Centre at Rifle Range yesterday. Eve Zumba class instructor Evelyn Basi said these charitable incentives…

GREASY DEALS

Logging company owned by government MP fined $150k Fairtrade Limited, a logging company owned by government MP, Chachabule Amoi, is one of two companies fined for forestry offences. The ministry of forest (MOFR) on April 13 this year imposed a…

PM: no urgency to extend life of parl

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare clarified in parliament that the proposed policy to extend the life of the current house would go through proper processes and it will not be rushed. Sogavare was responding to a question by Member of Parliament…

Agriculture support heralds MAL-CSSI new partnership

A new era partnership to boost agriculture development focusing on strengthening food production for food security has materialized between the Ministry of Agriculture (MAL) and the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI). The new partnership was acknowledged during a handing…

Gov’t dresses AG lawyers

LAWYERS working with the Attorney-General Chamber will now be able to attend court proceedings smart and professional following the handover of new legal attires yesterday. The National Government through the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) funded these critical…

Mamara incident must be resolved quickly

POLICE reported a disturbing incident that occurred last Friday at the Metropolis Development site at Mamara, west Guadalcanal. It involved a group of men who entered the site and caused damages to properties there. Some police officers were involved, according…

Water supply soon to be flowing from Tina

THE Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP) team are out in the community this week initiating preparations for the construction of water supply systems under component 2a of the program. It is the final preparation work required before actual construction begins…

Policy on G-vehicles

THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development has passed a policy last year to control Government vehicles. Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister of MID, Manasseh Maelanga confirmed this when asked during the Committee of Supply in Parliament yesterday. Member of Parliament…