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Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

 

Programmes for Anglican University begins next year

PROGRAMMES for the first Anglican Church of Melanesia University in the country will begin next year. The programmes will start with Diploma in Education and the focus is more on those who have already attended certificates in teaching or teachers in service. Coordinator of the proposed University, Rev Philemon Akao told this paper yesterday that despite the delay of the plan for the proposed development of the university, “John Coleridge Patterson University”, ACOM views the programmes to be offered in the university have nothing to do with the delay, as such classes will begin next year. He said an independent assessor has been set to look at the courses offered inRead More


West MPAs & officers educated on public spending by MPGIS

AS part of its nationwide rollout of Public Expenditure Management (PEM) training for all Members of individual Provincial Assemblies (MPAs) and Heads of Divisions (HoDs), the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) on Friday 2 September concluded a seven-day intensive training for 11 MPAs of Western Provincial Government (WPG), 24 HoDs and Officers of WPG and five Officers of the MPGIS. The PEM training (fully funded by MPGIS through its Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP)) is aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Provincial Governments (PGs) elected leadersRead More


SICCI promises USP graduates employment opportunities

SOLOMON Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industries vowed to seek employment opportunities for the USP newly graduates. SICCI Business Analyst, Mr Charles Persson made the statement during the USP graduation in Honiara on Friday last week. He said SICCI will be working closely with USP to ensure the young graduates have opportunities in private sectors. “This is to ensure we look at ways to close the gaps between what private sectors require and knowledges. “SICCI promotes growth for the private sectors and for the partnership with the government to ensureRead More


Kodili festival preparation running smooth

PREPARATION on the first ever Kodili festival is running smoothly at Buala, Isabel Province. Kodili Festival media officer Mr Willie Eta said ground work has been underway as of yesterday at the festival village. He said contractors will be working on building stalls as well as the main performance stage in the coming days. Mr Eta said assistance has also flooded in with the latest assistance coming from Glen Grow Logging Company. He said the event will be huge and the host, Maringe District is really working hard to makeRead More


Gov’t’s foresight on Tourism

THE Government is solemn in developing tourism industry into a main driver of the economy by establishing a full-bodied legal framework with realistic targets in order to boost the industry. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Andrew Nihopara, reported that two consultants hired by the government in 2015 have reviewed and enhanced the national tourism policy as well as start up the ground work of a new tourism bill 2016. The consultants were engaged under the support of the Enhanced Integrated Framework administered by the Ministry of Foreign AffairsRead More


World Vision improves literacy in Solomon Islands

FOUR years ago, Martha could not read, write or speak in Pijin. “When I was a child I went up to class six in school but I did not understand anything,” said Martha. Today, Martha is literate, and has the ability to read to her children in English as well as in Pijin, thanks to World Vision’s Solomon Islands Education Project. She is one of the many women, men and youth in 12 communities, who have benefitted from the literacy project in South Makira. Over a four-year period, 23 communityRead More


Opposition calls for political support to reforms

THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has called on the Sogavare- led government to implement the proposed reforms to the Political Parities Integrity Act (PPIA) and the Electoral Act. The Opposition understands that there was a series of workshops and conference conducted recently on these two important areas and would like to urge the government to continue with the implementation of the outcomes of these discussions. The Parliamentary Opposition is aware that the reform on PPIA is basically to strengthen the administration and registration of political parties while discussions are progressing onRead More


Police Prosecutors told to explain

THE court has told police prosecutors to explain why they wanted to withdraw the charge of going armed in public against Mostyn Maenu’u and his co-accused. In the Honiara Magistrate Court, police prosecutor Iete Tebakota made an application to withdraw the charge of going armed in public against the defendants and then substituted it with a charge of possession of weapon. He said he made the withdrawal on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the charge. However, Deputy Chief Magistrate Sheppard Lapo questioned the prosecution whyRead More


Prosecution to sort out charges

CASE against two individuals accused of forgery and uttering has been adjourned to September 9 for prosecution to sort out the charges. In the Honiara Magistrate Court, Deputy Chief Magistrate Sheppard Lapo said that some charges were missing in the file and that Prosecution must sort out the charges before the accused can be arraigned. The court was told yesterday that the other accused, Grace Aihunu, was supposed to be arraigned on the 38 counts in relation to the incident which occurred in 2007. In relation to the co-accused, heRead More


No bail for man charged with sexual assault

MAN charged with sexually assaulting his wife was not given bail by the court yesterday and his case has been adjourned for September 19. The man was charged with counts of indecent assault, common assault and grievous harm. The bail application made by the defence lawyer Daniel Kwalai on the last occasion was unsuccessful. Deputy Chief Magistrate Sheppard Lapo said that the principal consideration in bail applications is whether the accused will attend his trial, if not then the court is entitled to consider other factors such as the natureRead More