BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca, doses have been confirmed to arrive on Friday this week (March 19). Dr Gregory Jilini, incident controller, during the covid-19 radio talkback show yesterday said this AstraZeneca vaccine is received through the COVAX…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands community joined the Pacific in remembering the life of one of the most iconic leaders in the region, Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare in Honiara yesterday. Members of the…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU More than 10 persons living with disabilities in Honiara have for the first time participated in an inclusive three days workshop which ended on Friday. This workshop on media and Disability Inclusion was held at the SIBC…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the Malaita Provincial Assembly held an information sharing session with Winrock SCALE-NRM Deputy Chief of Party, Dr Morgan Wairiu last week in Auki. PAC chairman, and MPA for Ward three,…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA Provincial Youth Council (MPYC) has yet again donated seven 20kg bags of kava stalks this time to Orea youth group last week in Auki. The support is part of Malaita Youth’s Economic Stimulus Package (ESP)…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Inshore Fisheries Division team have successfully completed a two-weeks awareness on the Fisheries Management (Prohibited activities) Regulations 2018 in Honiara. The team conducted an awareness program at the Honiara Central Market, followed…
BY BEN BILUA JUSTICE Maelyn Bird says there is a great need to educate women of their rights and freedom from violence. She made the statement during the Women in Law Breakfast which was held at Heritage Park last week.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court has ruled that the record of interview on a man accused of faking his own death to obtain thousands of dollars from a local pharmacy was carried out fairly. The accused, Peter Fakaia recently challenged…
Call for more women in Justice Sector BY BEN BILUA JUSTICE Maelyn Bird has encouraged women and girls to pursue judicial path as part of promoting gender quality in the country. She said the justice sector has been a male…
MAYOR WELCOMES INVESTIGATION ON THE TRANSFER OF HCC LAND. THE Honiara City Mayor has welcomed investigations into the sell of the Honiara City Council owned land used by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at Ranadi, east of Honiara. The…
