Javelin thrower in action
BY ROMULUS HUTASOLOMON Islands young javelin thrower will be in action this morning in the Melanesian Athletics Championship in Vanuatu.Hailed from Taumako in Temotu Province, Jimmy Kumuhula Tetonga is the lone field athlete rep...
Solomon Islands join 86 participants from Asia Pacific in Taipei
BY LYNTON AARON FILIAIN TAIWANEIGHTY-SIX young leaders from the Asia Pacific region has gathered in Taipei for a 10-day seminar on leadership.Following the successful event last year, this year Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
London office closed
By EDDIE OSIFELOMINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has closed the Solomon Islands diplomatic mission in London.Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed this when he presented his speech on the debate into the $4 billion...
MSG not serving initial purpose, suggests for it to be disbanded: Juffa
By Gary HatigevaTHE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has lost its purpose of existence to fight for the rights of Melanesians, says Gary Juffa, the Governor of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea.The PNG Governor...
PNG Fundraising dinner successfully held
A fundraising dinner was successfully held by the Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands Association.as part of a major activity to raise fund to commemorate PNG’s 46th independence on September next month.The dinner was a...
Traditional knowledge complements resilience
BY BEN BILUAGizoEXPERTS say reviving traditional knowledge can complement resilience of the Pacific region.Research carried out by Siosinamele Lui of Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) on tradition knowledge found that countries...
Students allowance hit by government austerity measures
By Alfred SasakoSOLOMON Islands’ students studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Campuses at Laucala in Fiji and Emalus in Vanuatu have started feeling the pinch from the austerity measures introduced by...
PNG lands with high hope
BY ROMULUS HUTATHE PNG national under-16 soccer boys landed in Honiara on Wednesday afternoon with high hopes ahead of Sunday’s kick-off of the 2018 OFC Under-16 Championship at Lawson Tama Stadium.Led by Anthony Pakatoka...
Scare in Tonga for women journalists
BY GEORGINA KEKEAPACIFIC journalists currently in Tonga for the 5th Pacific Media Summit were confused and shocked when they were being questioned by a Tongan police officer about a Pakistani national who had been...
Cabinet to decide on high-risk flights
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLOCABINET is yet to decide on operating incoming travelers from high-risk countries, says Albert Kabui - special secretary to Prime Minister.Mr Kabui said these flights are from high-risk countries especially Papua...