Selwyn College boosted with new market, water facilities
Selwyn College got an upgrade to their market facility with the help of the Member of Parliament for Northwest Guadalcanal, Bodo Dettke and Oxfam in the Pacific.
The new facilities were handed over to the...
MINER ATTACKED
Police arrest one over alleged damages
By EDDIE OSIFELO
GUADALCANAL police have arrested one male person in relation to the damage of Win Win Mining Investment Limited properties at Turarana on Wednesday 22 December 2021.
Police Media...
Man accused of burning his parent’s house deny charge
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A man alleged of setting fire to his parents’ house in 2020 at the Goldridge area has pleaded not guilty and a pre-trial hearing was conducted on December 7.
Nelson Vajua is charged...
Slowly but surely renewable energy for Selwyn College
BY GEORGINA KEKEA
COME June 2019, Selwyn College will be using electricity generated from solar powered grid.
Revealing this last week before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Environment Climate Change...
LOGGERS WINNERS
Forest minister quashes suspension order issued by Commissioner of Forest
BY JARED KOLI
MINISTER of Forest Dickson Mua has used his power under Section 39 (2) of the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act to quash...
Family Support Centre assists in reviewing Moli ward by-laws
THE Family Support Centre (FSC) office recently conducted a workshop in Sukiki village, East Guadalcanal with the view of reviewing the Moli Ward by law.
The review of the by law was done 10 years...
Tetupa primary school to benefit from WASH facility.
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
AROUND 230 students from Tetupa Primary will benefit from a WASH facility funded by the New Zealand Government through UNICEF and implemented by the World Vision Solomon Islands.
Speaking during the handing over...
Gov’t reveals cost of Mamara houses
By EDDIE OSIFELO
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration has denied reports suggesting the 50 houses bought for public servants at Mamara, West of Honiara, cost between $2million to $3 million each.
Government bought...
Farmers benefit from MAL rehab programme
Two cocoa farmer groups in North and Central Guadalcanal are the latest beneficiaries of chainsaws under the Sustainable Economic Growth and Export Strengthening (SEGES) Programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL).
They are...
Kolokemau school hit hard by earthquake
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO
CHAIRMAN of Kolokemau Primary School in South Guadalcanal Allan Bakachikai has called for assistance following damages of school facilities as a result of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier this week.
Bakachikai says...