An honourable award for an amazing life of service
85-YEAR-OLD Ismael Kaipulu from south Malaita has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of his longtime service in Church ministries around the Solomon Islands. Ismael Kaipulu is of...
View ArticleSea level rise contributing to extinction of turtles
STUDY HAS shown that the population of endangered turtle species continues to decrease due to sea level rise. A research carried out by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) found that turtle species have been...
View ArticleOwnership, dispute hinders Conservation development
TRADITIONAL LAND ownership in Solomon Islands has been an obstacle to conservation. According to the drafted WWF 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, it states that Solomon Islands resources are traditionally...
View ArticleCocoa farmer tastes chocolate for first time
COCOA FARMER Agnes Pilopaso had never tasted chocolate made from her own beans. The 20-year-old Solomon Islander was encouraged to sample a chocolate bar by Liz Rowe, of Dunedin Company Ocho, who...
View ArticleTopaz Youths reach out to Tetere inmates
TOPAZ YOUTH Ministry of the Kukum Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) has reached out to inmates of the Tetere Correctional Institution over the weekend. The programme is part of the Ministry’s Prison...
View ArticleACOM University offers land to Tina hydro project
ANGLICAN CHURCH of Melanesia’s (ACOM) proposed University has offered land for the Tina Hydro project. Coordinator of the Planned John Coleridge Patterson University, Fr Philemon Akao, said ACOM Trust...
View ArticleNew US fishing rule attempts to evade regional conservation measure
A NEW US government fishing regulation that went into effect late last month violates a conservation measure for high seas fishing approved last year by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries...
View ArticleDCCG needs to be activated on development
THE DEMOCRATIC Coalition for Change Government now needs to put their promises into action regarding development. John Safanamae makes this call, saying that the DCCG is approaching halfway of its term...
View ArticleInclusion of Private Sector as key mender in response to Natural Disaster
THE HEADS of Department from private sectors and provincial clusters had just joined the Provincial Disaster Council Office in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Office programme on an...
View ArticleLion Heart assists North Malaita housing project
LION HEART Company Limited is offering its Iron Sheet Making Machine for free to assist the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) in its project allocated for North Malaita...
View ArticleBar Association begins awareness on Draft Federal Constitution
THE SOLOMON Islands Bar Association has begun its awareness programme on the 2nd 2014 Draft Federal Constitution of Solomon Islands on Monday 13 June, 2016. According to Constitutional Reform Unit...
View ArticleHelping market vendors get back on their feet
AROUND 1,000 WOMEN market vendors – farmers who were adversely affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston have received agriculture supplies that will help in their efforts to replant their crops. The...
View ArticleSPREP signs host country agreement with Fiji
THE GOVERNMENT of Fiji and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) today signed a Host Country Agreement, formalising the establishment of a SPREP office in Fiji. Minister...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea reaches critical point in the fight against corruption
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Australia (TI Australia) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) following police action against a peaceful demonstration by students...
View ArticleTIPNG strongly condemns the use of assault weapons on students
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PNG (TIPNG) strongly condemns the shooting by police of university students. Shooting at defenseless students is simply unacceptable. Approaching, with dangerous weapons,...
View ArticleWestern leadership in question ..Move to oust Premier Kuve looms
THE CURRENT ruling Western provincial government is said to be facing a planned petition to oust Premier Robert Pye Kuve following mounting pressure from the non-executives. Apart from deteriorating...
View ArticleAuki police to facilitate reconciliation ceremony
AUKI POLICE will facilitate a reconciliation ceremony today between the people of Anonakinaki in west Kwaio and the villagers of Zion in Central Kwaraáe, Malaita province. Alfred Uiga, Provincial...
View ArticleCounsel needs time on embezzlement case
DEFENCE COUNSEL representing a man alleged of stealing around SBD100, 00.00 from his employer is again seeking further adjournment for instructions to be taken. Defence counsel, Desmond Nimepo told...
View ArticleDefence counsel yet to receive brief facts
A MAN accused of causing death by reckless driving is now legally represented. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi, lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office, Serah Karani confirmed...
View ArticlePM meets senior Australian diplomat
AUSTRALIAN SENIOR foreign affairs official, Deputy Secretary Ric Wells, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this...
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