SOLOMON Islands National University signed a new contract yesterday with Our Telekom, which would increase the University’s telecommunications system. The event convened SINU’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Basil Marasinghe and Our Telekom CEO, Mr Loyley Ngira, and staffs of both organisations. Our Telekom will supply and install an Internet…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE national futsal side will leave for Turkmenistan on Monday to attend the Fifth Asian Indoor Games. This is four days ahead of the Games which officially kicks off in the city of Ashgabat next Saturday. Kurukuru…
MORE and more I read of incidents and disputes occurring in the Solomon Islands involving Asian logging contractors and indigenous landowners. I can cite several cases in which logging equipment and machinery has been torched allegedly by angry landowners when…
It feels like win: Felipe BY ROMULUS HUTA THE performance by the Solomon Islands national soccer side in yesterday’s 2-all draw against the New Zealand All Whites in Honiara would in some way helped rejuvenated some form of pride in…
By Alfred Sasako THE Magistrates Court has issued about eight search warrants to JANUS, the crack anti-corruption unit, to help it burrow through mountains of corruption allegations against officials and politicians. These warrants were sought and received by Police…
ACCORDING to a recent Radio New Zealand International news item, the European Union wants its aid and development to the region to be better targeted to the Pacific. The RNZI bulletin said:- “The EU is preparing for the end of…
THE UK Evening Standard newspaper of 4 September 2017 gave exciting news of a scientific development of a camera capable of seeing through the human body. Quoting the newspaper article it said:- “Scientists in Scotland have developed a new camera…
IN a Radio New Zealand International (RNZI news bulletin today, Tuesday, 5 September 2017, it was reported that the Government of India has vowed to help 7 Pacific States combat the effects of climate change. Quoting from the RNZI bulletin…
IN New Zealand, the charitable trust that has freighted containers of medical supplies and equipment for the NRH for the past 12 months has been named one of 12 finalists in the “Partnering for Good” category of the Sustainable Business…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Opposition says there has been abuse in some of the provisions of the Public Financial Management Act. Leader of the Official Opposition Hon Jeremiah Manele made the statement on the floor of Parliament yesterday. He…
