Happy fathers day
HAPPY Father’s Day to all fathers in around the country. You all deserved a special day to celebrate. Father’s day is a special day celebrated around the world every year in recognition of the contribution of fathers in growth and…
Milton Ragaruma
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BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO OPERATIONS at the National Referral Hospital Operating Theatre will scale down due to shortage of Terumo blood bag supplies. Terumo blood bags are high quality, high-value blood bags designed for the collection, processing and storage of…
Angry Isabel landowners ask government to cancel Axiom mining lease on San Jorge over non-payment
By Alfred Sasako ANGRY San Jorge landowners on Isabel have formally asked the Government to “suspend or cancel” Axiom KB Ltd’s Mining Licence, accusing the Company of failing to fulfil terms of the Surface Access Agreement (SAA) it signed…
New tax on white rice
PUBLIC are expected to dig deeper into their own pockets when the new import duty of 20 cent per kilogram of rice and a good tax of five percent added as of September 1. At the moment the price of…
Woman faces court for stealing money
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A woman who allegedly stole more than $90,000 from her employer, the CDL Company Limited, will appear again today after the case was adjourned. The allegation said that the accused, Elizabeth Tara, was a sales officer at…
Taiwan releases funds
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has received a total of USD$2.95 million from the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of China- Taiwan to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Oliver Liao. The breakdown of the funds are as follows; A total of SBD$20 Million…
Who authored the statement of dissent over the China issue?
By Alfred Sasako AN internal investigation into who was responsible for writing the recent statement of dissent on the China issue is believed to be underway, with insiders saying the outcome is likely to give Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare the…
Request for authorities to investigate said ‘allowances’
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Islands Students Association in Philippines (SISAP) request for the Ministry of Education and responsible authorities to investigate said allowance payments that they deny receiving. The Ministry of Education through the National Training Unit (NTU) last week…
Learning and speaking Mandarin
The Mandarin language is one of the mostly spoken languages in the world today. In other words, it has the highest number of speakers. The Standard Mandarin for instance is used in all schools in China. We are not encouraging…
Community officers
A good programme for rural Malaita development lacks support from the province BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA provincial government is being urged to support the province’s Community Liaison officers (CLO). Community officers play a role in contributing to law…