Solidarity group & ULMWP call for revival of support for West Papua BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Islands solidarity group for West Papua is calling on the national government to bring to parliament a bill supporting West Papua. This call is…
BY Taromane Martin THE 9th Kokonut Cup competition was successful held at the Coconut Café in Honiara yesterday. Japanese International Cooperation Agency Volunteer Ms Yukie Miyano said the competition is aimed at encouraging Solomon Islanders to look after their health…
By Taromane Martin SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) will be the major sponsor for this year’s national futsal league competition. The national futsal league will be completed by 12 teams and is set to kick off this Thursday at the…
Four teams remaining By Taromane Martin SEMI-finalists for the Telekom S-League Championship are set after the completion of round two at Lawson Tama Stadium yesterday. Semi-finals for the competition will start on Wednesday with Marist FC taking on an improved…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIS TAIWAN and East West Centre (EWC) is extending the Pacific Islands Leadership Programme (PILP) for another five years. A new MOU was signed earlier this year between Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EWC after seeing…
A series of articles as told by Loretta Manele about life in Taiwan I first visited Taiwan in 2015. My visit there was purposely for studies. In August of 2015 when I headed to Taiwan under the Taiwan MOFA scholarship,…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE President of East West Centre in Hawaii arrived in Honiara last week to encourage progression of the Pacific Islands Leadership Programme in Solomon Islands. EWC President PhD Richard R Vuylsteke arrived two days after PILP…
THE Canadian community in which Guadalcanal’s Ms Grace Delight will live in have welcomed her with gifts to help her settle in her new home. “We are a great nation that is built by people from around the world. Each…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WOMEN working in the maritime industry now have the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime Association (SIWIMA) as their mouthpiece in terms of advocating issues. This is according to Captain Tim Harris, Director of Solomon Islands Maritime…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTER of Infrastructure Development, Stanley Sofu has called for more women and young people to start venturing and get engaged in Maritime industry. During last week’s launching of the first-ever women’s maritime association (SIWIMA), he said…
