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Float parade for Beauty Pageant Contestants

8 hours 40 min ago

Ten beauty contestants vying to win the Ms Solomons title this afternoon, paraded around Honiara in their various floats.

Life at Muana Primary School

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:51
IF you had a hard time chewing a dry piece of cassava (a kind of local root crop) when you enter boarding school, rethink the idea that that’s when one gets to experience life at its worse away from parents because that’s a life for primary school children at Muana Primary School - a remote highland boarding school in Hograno, on Isabel.

Police move Leni out from house

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:32
POLICE forcefully removed and arrested occupants of the property lost by former Member of Parliament Nollen Leni to Levers Solomons Limited (LSL), this week.

Marshall says he respects Tonga’s decision

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:06

POLICE Commissioner Peter Marshall says he respects Tonga’s decision not to have the soldiers involve in the Titinge incident interviewed here.

The price war has begun: Who charges what

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:27
OUR Telekom reacted to bemobile’s launch on Monday by slashing the cost of sending a text message by half.

Girls scoop speech prizes

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:13
TWO girls yesterday won this year’s national speech contest held at Betikama Adventist College, east Honiara.

Bank donates $2,100 to local care centre

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:57
THE Christian Care Centre at Tenaru yesterday received $2,100 from Westpac Bank.

Bank donates $2,100 to local care centre

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:57
THE Christian Care Centre at Tenaru yesterday received $2,100 from Westpac Bank.

Shanel thanks NZ counterpart

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:49
SOLOMON Islands relationship with New Zealand can be dated back to the missionary days, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Shanel.

Hotel staff clean up cultural village

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:25
STAFF of Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara stepped out of the comfort of their air-conditioned office this week to clean up the grounds of the cultural village.

Opposition chief rejects no confidence motion rumours

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:25
NEW Opposition leader Steve Abana has rejected speculations that his group plans to bring a motion of no confidence against the government in the first sitting of parliament.

‘Nati’ to face court Sept 5

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:09
LEONARD Ramo, popularly known as Nati will face the court again on September 5.

Abana is new Opposition leader

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:28
THE National Parliamentary Opposition Group has elected the MP for Fataleka, Steve Abana as its leader.

MPs told to avoid: Conflict of interest

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:17
THE Leadership Code Commission says it's wrong under law for government leaders to put themselves in positions that will give rise to conflict of interests.

War of mobiles

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:20

bemobile up against Telekom in new telecommunication competition

Chung Wah celebrates 60th anniversary

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:43
Former students and teachers of Chung Wah School were reunited once more as the school commemorated its 60th anniversary on Saturday night at the Pacific Casino Hotel.

Snyder and Lilo sworn in

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 09:33
SPECULATIONS that Snyder Rini had moved from the Government to the opposition was put to rest today when he was sworn in as the country’s new Planning and Aid Coordination minister.

No confidence motion looms

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 05:04
The Opposition is planning to move a motion of no confidence to remove the Philip led Government in the first sitting of Parliament.

Maelanga: I can do it

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 06:53
THE country’s new deputy prime minister Manasseh Maelanga says he’s confident of fulfilling his national duties.

Moti: No intention to return here

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 06:28
FORMER Attorney General Julian Moti yesterday reacted strongly to statements new Prime Minister Danny Philip made about him.