Makira-Ulawa to celebrate 38th anniversary today
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation arrived in Kirakira yesterday morning ahead of today’s celebrations of Makira-Ulawa province’s second appointed day.
The province turns 38 today.
Prime Minister Sogavare touched down at Ngorangora airport to...
Man, 70, dies in boat tragedy
POLICE at the Kirakira Police Station in the Makira Ulawa Province are investigating the death of a 70-year-old male person after a ray boat powered by a 40-horsepower engine sunk after leaving Kirakira at...
Logger to demolish clinic for province
THE Chia Tai logging company which has been carrying out logging operations in Arosi 1 of West Makira in Makira Ulawa Province has agreed that it will demolish Aringana Health Clinic at no cost...
CSSI leader visits Kirakira Centre
THE Correctional Centre in Kirakira, Makira province was recently paid a visit by the Deputy Commissioner Operation of the Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI).
Deputy Commissioner, Michael Nagu visited the Kira Kira centre as part...
Maka’a : Full internet needed to enable digital banking
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Premier, Julian Maka’a has said in Kira Kira, the Provincial capital, that advancing technology can mean Solomon Islands will have full access to internet – thus going into digital banking.
He...
Agriculture, a potential sector for aspiring entrepreneurs
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE & PRESLEY SURUMA
ENTREPRENEURS of Solomon Islands can hit jackpot in the country’s agriculture sector.
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Permanent Secretary, Ethel Francis brands the agriculture sector a hub of...
Crime prevention meeting with east Makira leaders
COMMUNITY leaders of East Makira recently attended a crime prevention strategy consultation conducted by police in the province.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai and team facilitated the meeting from 8to 9...
SINU nursing students stopped from training at Kira Kira Hospital
Nursing students from the Solomon Islands National University’s School of Nursing have reportedly been stopped from attending further training attachments at the Kira Kira Hospital, the Provincial Hospital of the Makira Ulawa Province.
The School...
Arrival of Christianity on Ulawa, important in overall history of ACOM
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA
THE significance of Ulawa Island’s Anglican Church history is noted towards its contributions to the life and work of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) in the past and to today.
It is...
Relationship between Kira Kira Hospital and SINU intact
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Health Minister, Benson Piringi has denied media report about a rift in relationship between the Kira Kira Hospital and the Solomon Islands National University’s School of Nursing in Honiara.
He said...