BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Diocesan Bishop of Guadalcanal, Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) yesterday celebrated Sunday Eucharist with congregation of St John the Baptist in Koli. Koli, a village in the Guadalcanal plains, was host to hundreds of parish members…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA PEACE and forgiveness was highlighted in the sermon at St John the Baptist church in Koli village yesterday. In an area where disharmony often arises from land dispute and other family matters, this message couldn’t have come…
TRANSPARENCY International is the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption around the world, with national partners (chapters) operating in over 120 countries in all continents. “This visit is part of an effort to increase presence and effectiveness in the fight…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA NGELLA People were denied by relevant authorities when seeking for assistance to host the Pana Festival in the island. Because authorities failed to listen to the community request, Imperial Travel Service has stepped in to support the…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has attended the Partnering with the Pacific gathering at the Commonwealth House in Gold Coast on Saturday. The gathering was organised to promote businesses in the Pacific and attended by other dignitaries, Pacific Island businesses including…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands joins 53 nations under the Commonwealth for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which starts on the 16th April 2018. Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela and his delegation are in London for the CHOGM,…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WOMEN of North Vella la Vella constituency are resorting to cocoa as their main source of income, it is reported. The recent success of the product domestically and internationally has convinced the women to choose cocoa.…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA BIOSECURITY Solomon Islands (BSI) has come up with strategies to battle the coconut rhinoceros beetle during a workshop with domestic shipping companies in Honiara recently. Although the meeting was short, the outcome was positive as domestic…
Gravel digging near Lunga bridge illegal, endangers lives BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE company currently digging gravel at the eastern side of the Lunga Bridge is said to be carrying out an illegal activity. It is reported that the company does…
IT is a local norm that the role of women and girls is limited to the kitchen in our male dominated society. Picture a rare sight: a man in a kitchen, sweat perspiring from his forehead as he learns over…
