Friday, December 30th, 2016
Gatokae Mini Congress
WHILE everyone in town vied going home this festive season, having to see relatives and move into celebrations, the Honiara District Federation of the SDA church steamed down on the December 15, 2016, to Bekabeka Community High School, Western Province to attend a mini congress both hosted by Gatokae Federation and Honiara District Federation. About 500 people from Honiara boarded a steam-boat, MV Fair King, on a 12 hours journey to the beautiful island of Gatokae so that they would arrive in the morning to a scene of joys andRead More
Fakaloloma Sanitation transforms life on Niuleni and Funafou
THE Solomon Islands Government and Taiwan’s Embassy officially handed over Fakaloloma Sanitation Project to seven tribes of Niuleni and Funafou, the occasion marked with traditional dancing and feasting on Tuesday December 27. The launching of the Sanitation project touches many people’s lives from seven tribes especially women as it puts to a stop the old practice of travelling 3.6km to fetch clean water and washing on the mainland, a routine which has tasked the people for many years. The project sees the community with an improved standard of living,Read More
Women approve Fakaloloma Sanitation project
WOMEN of Niuleni and Funafou highlighted the Fakaloloma Sanitation Project as a huge transformation beneficial to the people in the artificial island. A huge change in terms of clean water and proper sanitation for women of Funafou and Niuleni, artificial islands in Lau Lagoon of Malaita province. The establishment of Fakaloloma Sanitation Project relieves women of the burden of travelling 3.6km to the mainland three times a day for fetching clean water. It is a common practice in Malaita that women take the lead in household matters, but life inRead More
Red Cross gives second batch of supplies for Makira earthquake response
THE second batch of relief supplies was sent yesterday to Makira Province accompanied by volunteers. This is part of the ongoing recovery response to the earthquake of magnitude 8.0 which occurred on December 9, 62km South-west of Kirakira, Makira Province. Solomon Islands Red Cross Society (SIRCS) Secretary General Ms Joanne Zoleveke said continuation of distribution is happening as part of the current disaster response by SIRCS, and will be done over the coming months, covering affected communities. “It is of utmost importance that we get to reach as many ofRead More
Our Telekom gives back to communities this Xmas
EACH year Our Telekom holds a ‘BBQ and Carols Andanit the Christmas’ in front of the Telekom Haus at Mud Alley. The money raised goes towards charity, and this year Our Telekom has decided to donate to the various community services within the Church of Melanesia. Our Telekom therefore presented cash gifts to various arms of the Church of Melanesia who work within our communities in the Solomon Islands. Five groups within the Church of Melanesian received a total of $20,000 at the Chester Rest House yesterday afternoon. The assistanceRead More
Academic success, scholarships and Canadian seasonal job opportunities
AT a recent graduation ceremony held at the Victoria University in Australia, Ms, Irene Paulsen, originally from Buala in Isabel Province was proudly capped as Dr Irene Paulsen, PhD. In the mid-late 1990s, Irene was the Head of Distance Education of SICHE (now SINU); and earlier she was the Head of English at King George VI Secondary School in Honiara. Prior to 2006, she worked as a Programme Manager with the South Pacific Centre of the Commonwealth Youth and then followed that with more than 10 years as an academicRead More
SIVB plans to bring international media writer for Gizo surfing
THE Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) is planning to bring an international media writer to feature Gizo surf competition next year. SIVB’s Marketing Research Officer, Brenden Mautoa told Island Sun yesterday that surfing is one potential niche market to bring international visitors to the country. “As one of our niche market, I see such event will bring more interests from outside, this will enable tourists to start planning their next trip to Solomon Islands in the next three years just to attend the surfing competition,” he said. Mr Mautoa saidRead More
Police out in force this New Year’s Eve
POLICE will mount a high-level operation right across Solomon Islands during this New Year’s Eve to ensure that communities celebrate peacefully with their families and friends. As part of the police operation, the Police Operation Centre will be open coordinating operational activity across all provinces, high visibility patrols will be conducted and Random Breathalyser Testing (RBT), as well as vehicle checks will be conducted. The vehicle checks include checks of vehicle licence, driver’s licence, third party documents and if vehicles have defects. These checks will occur in in Honiara andRead More
Vatate Shipping promise questioned
CURIOUS voters of Northwest Choiseul Constituency raise concerns as to why Vatate Shipping Board and its management never fulfilled its promise to inform them over their regulations, membership procedures and future plans. Connelly Lika Veke, speaking on behalf of the concerned voters, said the MP for Northwest Choiseul during his campaign in 2014 promised voters that they would be informed of such in which the voters welcomed the idea. But then the board and management of Vatate Shipping never kept their promise, Veke said. According to Nerio Ulemiki, the mediaRead More
Gizo Police praise public for good behaviour
GIZO Police have conveyed their gratitude to the general public for their commendable behaviour during the Christmas celebrations in the western province. Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Vincent Eria told Island Sun Gizo yesterday he acknowledges the public for their good behaviour and, “no criminal arrests were reported in the Gizo during this festive session”. “We continue to thank the general public and surrounding islands for their behavior and attitude during this Christmas festive session and we encourage everyone to keep up the same behavior until New Year celebration. “WeRead More