‘We cannot swim, we cannot eat’: Solomon Islands struggle with nation’s worst oil spill
Locals face polluted seas and dying fish after Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier runs aground close to Unesco-protected atoll On a normal weekend, the waters of Kangava Bay would be busy with children playing or collecting clam shells and villagers heading out to catch reef fish to eat. But last Sunday the bay was quiet. Locals […]
Air Canada partnership to benefit SI travelers
FRONT PAGE_Mr. James Howey [L] Business Development Manager Air Canada with Mr. Dwivedi during announcement of new partnership arrangement that will benefit Solomon Islander’s travelling to Canada.Solomon Islands nationals traveling to Canada as part o…
Be Careful on Visa for Airports jn Australia
Today is January 6, 2019 I am at the Denpasar International airport. I arrived here at 20.00 or eight at night and right now I am writing this entry at 23.06 Three hoars gone since I arrived here. I want supposed to check in at 08.00pm and my plane has…
Blackbirding’s dark secrets revealed
Indira Stewart – indira.stewart@radionz.co.nz More than 150 years on, many descendants of the victims of blackbirders still don’t know about the dark history which brought around 60,000 Pacific Islanders to Australia. The short film “Blackbird” has been helping to raise awareness about Australia’s blackbirding history which saw mainly Melanesians kidnapped and sent to work on plantations […]
Chinese Trade company establishes alliance with Pango community
The Shandong Xinhuiyuan International Trade Company Ltd has extended a gesture of friendship to the Pango community. The trade company from Shandong Province, China made a simple sign of…
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Climate change real in Airara
By VERONICA AURE ACCORDING to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) “global climate change already has observable effects on the environment. Scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves.’ (https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/) It is very […]
Golden years ahead for Porgera mine
The NationalBusiness POGERA gold mine in Enga has the potential to produce 500,000 ounces of gold a year for the next 20 years, says Barrick Gold Corporation president and chief executive Mark…
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Gubernur Minta Operator Penerbangan Siapkan Pilot Orang Asli Papua
Gubernur Papua Lukas Enembe didampingi Ketua DPRP Yunus Wonda dan Plt.Kadis Perhubungan Djuli Mambaya saat membuka rapat bersama operator penerbangan/Foto:Andi RiriJAYAPURA, – wartaplus – Gubernur Papua, Lukas Enembe SIP.MHmeminta  …
Halo OAP – Ke Melanesia atau ke Asia? Sekedar Cek-Cek, Otak OAP
Orang Asli Papua (OAP) digunakan saat ini di pulau New Guinea bagian Barat untuk membedakan Orang Papua yang TIDAK Asli, atau istilah kita orang-orang Amberi, atau umumnya kita bisa katakan orang-orang Melayu Indonesia. Jadi, dengan mengatakan OAP, kit…
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Israel’s chief rabbi calls Afro-Americans ‘monkeys’
Israel’s chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, has stoked controversy by describing Afro-Americans as “monkeys” during one of his weekly religious lessons. The remark, which will prompt further discussion about entrenched racism within the country, was reported by Israeli newspaper Ynet News. Yosef, whose status as chief rabbi is constitutionally recognised, is no stranger to inflammatory remarks having previously […]
