Bernardo's Bag of Beans Blog

New Intake List for 2019 – National Selections

The Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) has released a PDF copy of the New Intake List for the 2019 academic year.  The list is published with students numbers only and...

PNG’s first YouTube star

Justin Bieber used YouTube as a platform to launch his music career which caught the attention of Usher and the rest is, as they say, history. Many other entertainers are using the video sharing...

18 graduate in Nauru

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and HOST International held a joint graduation ceremony for 18 graduates in Nauru on 10 December 2018. The graduates received their Australian qualification in Certificate III in Community...

Former UNRE VC rearrested and charged

Former vice chancellor of the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) has been rearrested and charged with abuse of office. Philip Siaguru has been slapped with 12 counts of abuse of office under...

APTC recognises students’ achievements in Honiara

Over 170 Solomon Islanders were awarded for successfully completing their studies in 18 vocational programs at the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) graduation ceremony in Honiara on 21 November 2018. As Australia’s major Technical...

Uncle Rheelan in his canoe [Photo]

This is a photograph of my uncle Rheeland in his dug out canoe. He was trolling and came by drop off a tuna catch with us. We are in fiberglass dinghy heading back to...