Call for cooperation towards Bunikalo Fishing Project
CHIEF OF Saekile Kiki Island in Marovo Lagoon has called on the people of Ward 23 in Western Province to work together towards the establishment of Bunikalo Fishing Project in their area. Chief Jerry...
View ArticleAnglican Church of Melanesia elects new bishop for Diocese of Temotu
THE DIOCESE of Temotu Electoral Board of the Anglican Church of Melanesia has elected the Reverend Leonard Dawea as the fifth bishop for the Diocese of Temotu, yesterday, 21 June 2016. The meeting,...
View ArticlePM Sogavare becomes literacy champion for Solomon Islands
PRIME MINISTER Hon Manasseh Sogavare accepted an invitation to become the Champion of Literacy for Solomon Islands when he met with representatives of LASI (Literacy Association of Solomon Islands) and...
View ArticleAgriculture planners urged to re-focus agriculture sector
THE MINISTER for Agriculture and Livestock, Hon Duddley Kopu has urged Agriculture planners to re-focus the agriculture sector from the subsistence – semi-commercial to the commercial and agribusiness...
View ArticleKOROI’S SILVER AWARD – Solomon Islands journalist Koroi Hawkins receives...
‘I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get it’ FRUSTRATED OVER the slow pace of relief response for Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, Koroi Hawkins – who was among the first international journalists to...
View ArticleThe costly stocktake continues as SIPA counts the devastation left behind by...
FOR MANY, the recent saga at the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), the nation’s premier State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), is over. In a way, it is. The man who created such devastation had finally...
View ArticleAll eyes on Solo Icon Grand Finale
THE MULTIPURPOSE Arena reached capacity crowd on Sunday night as the Solo Icon kicked off its semi-finals. The semi-finalists did not fail to shine and impress, giving the judges massive headache in...
View ArticleMosquito net distribution starts in Guadalcanal Province
MALARIA DIVISION Guadalcanal province started distribution of mosquito net in Guadalcanal province last week. This mass distribution is conducted every three years, and it is very important and main...
View ArticleINCREASED PRODUCTION OVERWHELMS VELLA COCOA TRADERS
A SHARP increase in cocoa production on East Vella, Western Province, has over-whelmed the capacity of rural cocoa processors and bean traders this season. Bean buyers and processors operating from the...
View Articleleaders publicly disagree with MSG decision on West Papua
DISAGREEMENTS REMAIN among leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) on the issues of West Papua’s full membership even though an agreed communiqué stated that the deferral was a secretarial...
View ArticleHigh Grade Bauxite in Solomon Islands
Iron Mountain Mining Ltd has discovered extensive high grade, low levels of silica bauxite deposits from augur drilling in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. The first phase drilling and pit...
View ArticlePacific needs more trained journalists
MEDIA EDUCATORS and trainers have come together to form a new regional body to address the decreasing number of journalists and educators in the Pacific. Members of the Media Educators Pacific group...
View ArticleULMWP accepts MSG decision and calls for greater support of West Papua
DESPITE THE decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to defer the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s (ULMWP) application for full membership, the political movement remains positive...
View ArticleSILENT, DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE
DEAR EDITOR HOW MANY know of the extent and nature of the dedicated community service being undertaken in Honiara and in the remote Marovo region of the Solomon Islands? The behind the scenes work by...
View ArticleSolomon Games is litmus test for 2023
THE SOLOMON Games being hosted in capital Honiara was to a greater extent a litmus test on the city’s capability to host the 2023 Pacific Games. We are six years away from hosting the major regional...
View ArticleMaking a Difference through Volunteerism
ACCESS TO basic health services by almost 80% of the Solomon Islands population that reside in rural areas continue to remain a challenge. For the last eight years however, teams of volunteer medical...
View ArticleSALESIANS OF DON BOSCO INAUGURATE NEW PROVINCE OF SOLOMON ISLANDS-PNG
THE SALESIANS of Don Bosco inaugurated a new province under the patronage of Bl. Philip Rinaldi (3rd successor of Don Bosco) with Fr. Peter Baquero as the Provincial Superior on Saturday 10 July. All...
View ArticlePacific atolls ‘could be underwater by 2050’
THE NEW Zealand government is being warned to prepare for an impending stream of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise over the coming decades. Labour is also...
View ArticleNusa Roviana honours historic arrival of gospel
CONGREGATION OF the United Church of Nusa Roviana in the Western Province have honoured the historic 102 years, since the arrival of the Gospel of Christ to its shores in 1914. The post centennial...
View ArticleMAL develops new technology for local farmers
NEW TECHNOLOGY to preserved and improve crop resistance to the impacts of climate change is being developed in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). The technology is being applied in a...
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