Councillor labels HCC meeting on Multi-purpose Hall illegal BY BEN BILUA HONIARA City Council (HCC) meeting last week to approve the Multi-purpose Hall project has been dubbed illegal. Appointed Councillor Reginal Ngati said the council meeting failed to meet the…
Senior police officer named in under-ground beche-de-mer network, threatens Dr Aipia A senior police officer is among a network of people working hard to ensure he is arrested for farming beche-de-mer or sea cucumber breeding on Ontong Java, Malaita…
BY BEN BILUA THE Director of Communication within the Ministry of Communication and Aviation says the much awaited undersea internet cable requires strong information and communication technology to manage cyber threats. Mr Alwyn Danitofea explained that the submarine cable will…
BY JARED KOLI A set of price guide will be issued to buyers and exporters of the lucrative beche-de-mer product when the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) concluded screening of applicants in the coming days. This is according…
Solomon Islands Women’s team stun New Caledonia as FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup gets underway in Port Moresby By Taromane Martin In Port Moresby THE Solomon Islands women’s national basketball team has created history yesterday at the Taurama Indoor and…
BY JARED KOLI MINISTRY of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has ruled out that medical practitioner Dr Reginald Aipia and his American consultant have no experience on beche-de-mer farming. Dr Aipia and his American business consultant Erik W. Hagberg have…
By Alice Nantara SOLOMON Islands Special Development Centre received a donation yesterday from the Papua New Guinea acting High Commissioner. PNG acting High Commissioner Mr Tommy Argau handed over $5,000 to SISDC School Principal Mr Jiope Iputu at SISDC compound…
THE Malaysian Consulate presented a special donation this week to support the medical treatment of Baby Peter Sidi who needs urgent surgery for a congenital heart condition. Baby Peter and his mother Lyn Sidi are heading to India for medical…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE presence of one of the Vietnamese blue boats at the Hakama Agriculture station, in Ngella Mboli passage, is causing concerns for people in the area. It is reported that onboard, a foreign rodent species has been…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE Ministry of Agriculture (MAL) and the Guadalcanal planes plantation company (GPPOL) are uniting resources against the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Guam strain or CRB-G, the most destructive coconut pest that has arrived in the country. This…
