A second meeting of the Guadalcanal Peace and Reconciliation Committee is rescheduled to kick-off early next month.
The Committee is an important body mandated to plan the reconciliation and peace process on Guadalcanal.The Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Government will facilitate the meeting. Members of the Committee comprises leaders of various community-based organizations representing chiefs, church leaders, ex-combatants, youth, women and other prominent leaders within the Province. The Guadalcanal Province Peace Building Committee in recognition of the important roles of women in peace building has four women representatives in the Committee.The meeting is aimed at discussing and putting together MNURP program activities for 2009 aimed at reconciling different parties affected by the recent ethnic tension on Guadalcanal.The meeting meant prepare the province for a proposed inter-provincial reconciliation to be followed by the Government proposed National Reconciliation. Two main agendas of discussions during the upcoming meeting will be:(1) To plan the 2009 Intra-reconciliation programs for Guadalcanal Province.(2) To draw up the Guadalcanal Province Reconciliations framework.In regards to Intra-reconciliation Program for 2009, the Committee will be discussing major inter-provincial reconciliation issues.These will include the Constituency Reconciliation programs, reconciliations between former militia groups and civilians, the Marau Island communities and Guadalcanal Provincial and Solomon Islands Government.
Source: Solomon times
October 30, 2008
Australian Arrested in Honiara
A wanted man from Melbourne, who allegedly taunted Australian police saying he would never be captured, was arrested by Solomon Islands Police Force detectives at Henderson International Airport in Honiara on Tuesday (28 October 2008).
Solomon Islands detectives met a flight from Port Vila at the International Airport on Tuesday and arrested the man. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Peter Aoraunisaka, said the arrest took place after information was received that the alleged murderer was traveling to the Solomon Islands. "The Solomon Islands Police Force is very pleased to have achieved this result, given the offender had traveled through several jurisdictions. Working on operations with other law enforcement agencies in the region is an example of the growth our organisation has achieved. "We acted after Australian authorities informed police that an arrest warrant existed for this man after he allegedly committed a murder in Victoria in 2004," he said. The 38-year-old was interviewed at Police Headquarters by Solomon Islands detectives and placed in custody at Central Watch House. "Our investigation is continuing and we are liaising with the Solomon Islands Government in relation to the extradition process," Acting Assistant Commissioner Aoraunisaka said. The 38-year-old man appeared before the Honiara Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon and was remanded in custody for 14 days, until extradition proceedings commence.
Source: Solomon times
Solomon Islands detectives met a flight from Port Vila at the International Airport on Tuesday and arrested the man. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, Peter Aoraunisaka, said the arrest took place after information was received that the alleged murderer was traveling to the Solomon Islands. "The Solomon Islands Police Force is very pleased to have achieved this result, given the offender had traveled through several jurisdictions. Working on operations with other law enforcement agencies in the region is an example of the growth our organisation has achieved. "We acted after Australian authorities informed police that an arrest warrant existed for this man after he allegedly committed a murder in Victoria in 2004," he said. The 38-year-old was interviewed at Police Headquarters by Solomon Islands detectives and placed in custody at Central Watch House. "Our investigation is continuing and we are liaising with the Solomon Islands Government in relation to the extradition process," Acting Assistant Commissioner Aoraunisaka said. The 38-year-old man appeared before the Honiara Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon and was remanded in custody for 14 days, until extradition proceedings commence.
Source: Solomon times
October 28, 2008
Lilo Accuses Wong of Set Up
The Environment and Conservation Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has totally denied having sent anyone to ask RIPEL Chairman Patrick Wong for corrupt payments totaling $3 Million.
"I know that Wong has been circulating a recorded CD of himself talking to someone who has claimed that I had sent him to get $3 Million from him but that is a matter between Wong and the person he was talking to on the recorded phone recording," Mr. Lilo said."The person that Mr. Wong was talking to in that recording is a person known to both Mr. Wong and RIPEL General Manager John Whiteside and knowing a character like Mr. Wong he would manipulate the situation for his own purpose."Mr. Lilo said that the entire issue has to be investigated and the recording also needed to be analyzed by experts.The Environment Minister said that Mr. Wong was trying to divert attention from the mess he has created in RIPEL by coming up with all sorts of allegations but the Government is working on how best to deal with the RIPE issue.Mr. Wong has circulated a CD recording to the media and other parties claiming that a local person by the name of Brian was sent by Minister Lilo to ask Mr. Wong for $3 Million so that Mr. Lilo would not push for Mr. Wong's deportation when Minister Lilo was Acting Minister for Finance.
Source: Solomon times
"I know that Wong has been circulating a recorded CD of himself talking to someone who has claimed that I had sent him to get $3 Million from him but that is a matter between Wong and the person he was talking to on the recorded phone recording," Mr. Lilo said."The person that Mr. Wong was talking to in that recording is a person known to both Mr. Wong and RIPEL General Manager John Whiteside and knowing a character like Mr. Wong he would manipulate the situation for his own purpose."Mr. Lilo said that the entire issue has to be investigated and the recording also needed to be analyzed by experts.The Environment Minister said that Mr. Wong was trying to divert attention from the mess he has created in RIPEL by coming up with all sorts of allegations but the Government is working on how best to deal with the RIPE issue.Mr. Wong has circulated a CD recording to the media and other parties claiming that a local person by the name of Brian was sent by Minister Lilo to ask Mr. Wong for $3 Million so that Mr. Lilo would not push for Mr. Wong's deportation when Minister Lilo was Acting Minister for Finance.
Source: Solomon times
Blood samples pile up at hospital
ABOUT three containers of cancer blood samples are still waiting to be transported to Brisbane, Australia, for tests. These cancer blood samples were at the Honiara’s National Referral Hospital Laboratory Department since July.Head of the department, Alfred Dofai, said the delay to send the samples over was due to late arrival of special containers from overseas.Mr Dofai said they started sending the samples last month. Asked if the delay of not sending blood specimens in the last three months has caused problems to patients, he said they are dealing with case by case.“We normally send the urgent cases first. The normal blood samples would be sent after,” Mr Dofai said.However, according to a reliable source, the blood samples could not be sent over in July due to an outstanding bill of AUD$500,000 with Brisbane hospital.Mr Dofai said he hopes to see all samples sent by the end of the month.“We are sending the blood samples twice a week. This is to give time for doctors in Brisbane to test them,” he said.
Source: SIBC
Source: SIBC
Girls learn beauty tips
SIXTEEN girls from Don Bosco Technical School have Patricia Dallu from Trish’s Hair Salon educate them about the basics of beauty. Mas Dallu ran a two-day Personal Enhancement workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday last week for the girls.The training combined both theory and hands-on experience. The girls learnt all the essentials, including hair cutting andstyling, facials, waxing and After studying Beauty and Hairdressing in Australia, Ms Dallu began her very own hair salon in Honiara’s King Solomon Hotel named ‘Trish’s Hair Salon’. Twenty years on, she now employs a team of four dedicated staff to keep up with the demand.Ms Dallu’s expertise shone through everything she taught to the young ladies but above all, her message was that “You must feel good about yourself and love yourself”.She also taught the girls to have confidence in themselves and set goals. She said “If I can do it, I know you can too”.The classroom turned into a beauty parlour buzzing with excitement as the girls put into practice what they had learnt.Some gave each other haircuts whilst others received relaxing facial massages and treatments.As the workshop came to a reluctant end, the young girls were unrecognisable as they beamed with their new images.Esther Rongokulia said: “I feel even more beautiful and confident within myself…I learnt that our body is important and we must maintain it properly.“I’m so happy to be a woman.”
Source: SIBC
Source: SIBC
SSEC Faces Serious Threat of Split
Some leaders of the South Seas Evangelical Church, SSEC, have reportedly threatened to set up an alternative SSEC leadership structure if Reverend Michael Maeliau is elected on Thursday as the Reverend Bishop of the SSEC Church in the country.
Several of the SSEC superintendents attending the national SSEC conference have told the National Express that if Reverend Maeliau is elected Head of the SSEC Regions of Guadalcanal, Makira, Southern Malaita, and Rennell and Bellona they would break away and set up an alternative National SSEC Church structure.The National SSEC Head Office has received letters, particularly from North Malaita and one of SSEC's most prominent members and Speaker of the National Parliament, Sir Peter Kenilorea, raising serious concern about Reverend Maeliau's candidacy. Reverend Maeliau, one of the SSEC's most trained and prominent leaders have become a controversial figure in the SSEC community over his teachings and leadership of a movement he has created in North Malaita.Many SSEC leaders and followers believe that Reverend Maeliau's teachings have been very much influenced by Judaism. Those teachings have subsequently created a split in the SSEC community in North Malaita as many deem that the teachings have departed from some of SSEC's fundamental teachings and practices. The Superintendents believe that the failure by the previous two SSEC administrations to deal with the split in the North Malaita SSEC community over the emergence of Reverend Maeliau's movement has led to the current situation.SSEC, which is one of the country's five main churches, is divided into Regions comprising of Northern and Southern Regions of Malaita, Guadalcanal, Makira, Rennell and Bellona, and Central Regions which covers Honiara, Central, Western and Choiseul provinces.
Source: Solomon time
Several of the SSEC superintendents attending the national SSEC conference have told the National Express that if Reverend Maeliau is elected Head of the SSEC Regions of Guadalcanal, Makira, Southern Malaita, and Rennell and Bellona they would break away and set up an alternative National SSEC Church structure.The National SSEC Head Office has received letters, particularly from North Malaita and one of SSEC's most prominent members and Speaker of the National Parliament, Sir Peter Kenilorea, raising serious concern about Reverend Maeliau's candidacy. Reverend Maeliau, one of the SSEC's most trained and prominent leaders have become a controversial figure in the SSEC community over his teachings and leadership of a movement he has created in North Malaita.Many SSEC leaders and followers believe that Reverend Maeliau's teachings have been very much influenced by Judaism. Those teachings have subsequently created a split in the SSEC community in North Malaita as many deem that the teachings have departed from some of SSEC's fundamental teachings and practices. The Superintendents believe that the failure by the previous two SSEC administrations to deal with the split in the North Malaita SSEC community over the emergence of Reverend Maeliau's movement has led to the current situation.SSEC, which is one of the country's five main churches, is divided into Regions comprising of Northern and Southern Regions of Malaita, Guadalcanal, Makira, Rennell and Bellona, and Central Regions which covers Honiara, Central, Western and Choiseul provinces.
Source: Solomon time
October 27, 2008
Police Calls for Calm after Stabbing Incident
The Acting Police Commissioner Walter Kola has denied rumours that the recent stabbing at the Honiara Central Market could spark a reoccurrence of the Guadalcanal ethnic tension.
The stabbing incident as reported by the local media last week occurred in the early hours of Friday morning at the Central market. The stabbing involved a young man from Marau in East Guadalcanal.Mr. Kola reassures the public that the stabbing at the Central Market, which resulted in the death of a young man from Guadalcanal, is not in anyway related to the ethnic tension.In a weekly press conference with the local media, the Acting Police Commissioner said that the police are continuing with their investigations, and therefore is calling on the public to remain calm."That young boy tried to intervene during a scuffle and was accidentally stabbed and killed...he was an innocent person."He warns individuals not to spread false rumours and confuse the situation. He calls on relatives of the deceased to remain calm "and leave the matter to the police.""I also urge the public to cooperate and assist the police any way they can...and we should allow the courts to bring about justice," said the Acting Police Commissioner.
Soure: Solomon time
The stabbing incident as reported by the local media last week occurred in the early hours of Friday morning at the Central market. The stabbing involved a young man from Marau in East Guadalcanal.Mr. Kola reassures the public that the stabbing at the Central Market, which resulted in the death of a young man from Guadalcanal, is not in anyway related to the ethnic tension.In a weekly press conference with the local media, the Acting Police Commissioner said that the police are continuing with their investigations, and therefore is calling on the public to remain calm."That young boy tried to intervene during a scuffle and was accidentally stabbed and killed...he was an innocent person."He warns individuals not to spread false rumours and confuse the situation. He calls on relatives of the deceased to remain calm "and leave the matter to the police.""I also urge the public to cooperate and assist the police any way they can...and we should allow the courts to bring about justice," said the Acting Police Commissioner.
Soure: Solomon time
October 24, 2008
Maemae and Sale in Oceania All Stars to Take on Becks
A young, energetic and competitive Oceania All Stars line-up will face David Beckham's LA Galaxy on Saturday December 6 at the Auckland Regional Council's Mt Smart Stadium.
According to Fiji Times Online, the core team, announced today at The Westin Hotel in Auckland's Lighter Quay, promises to showcase some of the best footballing talent from New Zealand and the South Pacific. "Oceania is honoured to bring together an All Star XI to participate in this match," said Oceania Football Confederation General Secretary Tai Nicholas."We have chosen the best players from around the region to make up a side that will challenge the opposition and thrill spectators."Matches such as these provide a wonderful spectacle for fans and help to show how football can make a difference to people's lives," he said.
The Oceania All Stars will be coached by former Football Federation Australia National Instructor Coach and OFC Technical Director, Jim Selby and former All Whites international and Auckland City FC coach, Colin Tuaa. They will be assisted by former Tahitian international and FIFA Technical Development Officer Patrick Jacquemet."This is a great opportunity for players from the Oceania region to test themselves against some of the best players in the world," Selby said."There is a lot of football potential in the South Pacific and this match presents an occasion for the players, Confederation and public to benchmark local talents on the international stage.
""One off matches can provide at times surprising and entertaining results - the local players will be there to prove that they can compete at the highest level of the game and against the best," he said.Selby was assistant coach to former Switzerland coach Roy Hodgson for a World XI match against Australia in 1999.
"It is a real honour for me to be working with this group of Oceanian players," assistant coach Colin Tuaa said.Oceania All Stars-Jacob Spoonley (New Zealand);Benjamin Longue (New Caledonia); David Muta (Papua New Guinea); Fedy Vava (Vanuatu); Nelson Sale (Solomon Islands);Ivan Vicelich (New Zealand); Pierre Wajoka (New Caledonia); Raimana Lee Fung Kuee (Tahiti); Judd Molea (Solomon Islands); Jarrod Smith (New Zealand); Peni Finau (Fiji); Osea Vakatalesau (Fiji); Francois Sakama (Vanuatu); Malakai Tiwa (Fiji); Alick Maeme (Solomon Islands); Henry Faarodo (Solomon Islands); Christian Karembeu (France/New Caledonia); Steven Old (New Zealand).
According to Fiji Times Online, the core team, announced today at The Westin Hotel in Auckland's Lighter Quay, promises to showcase some of the best footballing talent from New Zealand and the South Pacific. "Oceania is honoured to bring together an All Star XI to participate in this match," said Oceania Football Confederation General Secretary Tai Nicholas."We have chosen the best players from around the region to make up a side that will challenge the opposition and thrill spectators."Matches such as these provide a wonderful spectacle for fans and help to show how football can make a difference to people's lives," he said.
The Oceania All Stars will be coached by former Football Federation Australia National Instructor Coach and OFC Technical Director, Jim Selby and former All Whites international and Auckland City FC coach, Colin Tuaa. They will be assisted by former Tahitian international and FIFA Technical Development Officer Patrick Jacquemet."This is a great opportunity for players from the Oceania region to test themselves against some of the best players in the world," Selby said."There is a lot of football potential in the South Pacific and this match presents an occasion for the players, Confederation and public to benchmark local talents on the international stage.
""One off matches can provide at times surprising and entertaining results - the local players will be there to prove that they can compete at the highest level of the game and against the best," he said.Selby was assistant coach to former Switzerland coach Roy Hodgson for a World XI match against Australia in 1999.
"It is a real honour for me to be working with this group of Oceanian players," assistant coach Colin Tuaa said.Oceania All Stars-Jacob Spoonley (New Zealand);Benjamin Longue (New Caledonia); David Muta (Papua New Guinea); Fedy Vava (Vanuatu); Nelson Sale (Solomon Islands);Ivan Vicelich (New Zealand); Pierre Wajoka (New Caledonia); Raimana Lee Fung Kuee (Tahiti); Judd Molea (Solomon Islands); Jarrod Smith (New Zealand); Peni Finau (Fiji); Osea Vakatalesau (Fiji); Francois Sakama (Vanuatu); Malakai Tiwa (Fiji); Alick Maeme (Solomon Islands); Henry Faarodo (Solomon Islands); Christian Karembeu (France/New Caledonia); Steven Old (New Zealand).
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