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Sharzy plans Aussie album debut

By Mike Puia Gizo POPULAR Papua New Guinea-based Solomon Islands singer Samson Saeni, best known as Sharzy, will travel to Australia in June to promote his new album. Sharzy plans to travel to Cains on June 16 to launch his…

Criticising legal system is common

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA MAKING criticisms against the legal system especially lawyers, magistrates and judges does not mean the legal system is weak. Responding to questions raised by journalists, Professor Mark Henaghan, who is in the country conducting training for lawyers,…

Ministry of Health celebrates World Malaria Day

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) commemorated World Malaria Day yesterday through dissemination of information to the public about important work of the Vector Borne Disease and Control Programme (VBDCP) at both national and…

Lanelle hits campaign trail

By Mike Puia Gizo THE female candidate for the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election, in the Western province, Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada, wasted no time as soon as the nomination period closed yesterday. Lanelle completed her nomination formalities in Gizo yesterday morning and in…

Bed nets for one-third of population

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA NEARLY 200,000 bed nets will be distributed to 16 locations across the provinces, it is reported. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services through National Vector Borne Disease Control programme is preparing to distribute a total…