June 10, 2021

$50k for Birao ward

BY JARED KOLI Four communities in Birao ward, Marau in east Guadalcanal will benefit from a Ward Development Grant (WDG) of $50,000 to implement community projects in the provincial ward. The Guadalcanal Provincial Government yesterday hands over the cheque in…

HP beer theft case in court

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TWO former male employees of the Heritage Park Hotel are facing court for allegedly stealing alcohol to the total of $8,020. The two had entered a not-guilty plea and their appearance yesterday was for pre-trial conference to…

New lab will boost local testing capacity

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO YESTERDAY saw the long-awaited ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) office space aimed at boosting local testing capacity to international standards. The ground-breaking ceremony was made possible through the partnership…

EDITORIAL- Empowering our rural farmers

THERE’S nothing like putting smiles on the face of our villagers with small assistance that would help them move into small income generating projects. It’s called people empowerment. You give them the tools that they can use to earn money…