BY BARNABAS MANEBONA WESTERN Province Premier Wayne Maepioh confirms their investment arm debt of $17million with a Philippines fishing company in joint venture during the past has been cleared. The Philippines fishing company in joint venture with the Western Province…
By Alfred Sasako BUY-One-Feed-All is the theme of a four-day fundraising drive which Atoifi Hospital staff and nursing students are launching in Honiara this morning. The group which arrived in Honiara on the weekend is launching a DVD on the…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU & BARNABAS MANEBONA THE Western province government has come under strong attack over lack of transparency in the progress of the province’s investment corporation (WPIC). Premier Wayne Maepioh has however downplayed this, saying that financial statements for…
Malaita Premier decries national government’s funding cuts By Alfred Sasako THE nation’s nine Provincial Governments stand to forego $70 million in Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) funding for 2017 and again this year, Malaita Premier Peter Ramohia revealed yesterday. Premier…
BY ROMULUS HUTA SOLOMON Islands Tennis Association (SITA) will be organising a competition for the local juniors this Easter weekend at the Multipurpose tennis court. The competition will be played on two days – Saturday and Monday where will see…
By Taromane Martin THE SIPA National Futsal League is rescheduled to kick off early next month after the competition was postponed last week. The national futsal league was originally scheduled for March 22 but was moved to April 3 due…
Marist goal scoring woes continues By Taromane Martin REIGNING Telekom Soccer League champions Solomon Warriors FC has defeated Marist FC 3-1 in the grand final of the TSL Championship to complete their season with another double. First half goals from…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI THE Red Cross branch in Auki has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the women’s centre conference room on Wednesday. The AGM attracted more than 40 volunteers attending the AGM, both new and old. During…
“I’ve always wanted to be a police officer ever since I was a kid, having grown up in a policing family,” says newly graduated Police Constable 27-year-old, Kym Sussanne Ora. Growing up and seeing her father, who is a former…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE Ministry of Women Youth Children and Family Affairs is pleased to work in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to support the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) carry out gender assessment in…
