Alleged treasure still with CBSI
TREASURE HOARD found in Ontong Java recently is still being kept in the Central Bank of the Solomon Islands, despite being dubbed as only mixed metals. From test results, public were told that the...
View ArticleMany displaced following Gizo hospital fire
MORE THAN 30 health workers in Western province have been displaced following the burning down of the old Gizo hospital last Friday afternoon. This was revealed in a meeting by the fire disaster task...
View ArticlePolice signs partnership with Our Telekom
POLICE AND Our Telekom have signed a partnership which allows them to work together on strategic projects on security against crime. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a broad non-legal...
View ArticleNew partnership to boost cocoa industry
A NEW scientific research project has the potential to boost the livelihoods of Solomon Islands cocoa farmers. The project, a partnership between the Australian Centre for International Agriculture...
View ArticleDSE to raise awareness on civil society
THE DEVELOPMENT Service Exchange (DSE) will stage a one-day programme to raise public awareness on their work. The programme will be hosted during the organisation’s open day on 26 August at the...
View ArticleSIG and ROC acknowledged for supporting health collaboration and exchange...
HONIARA AND Taipei have been acknowledged for the assistance they provide towards the ‘medical education and health collaboration and exchange’ programme between the Solomon Islands National University...
View ArticleCelebrations as first ever Clean Pacific Roundtable comes to a close
THE INAUGURAL meeting of the Clean Pacific Roundtable concluded in Suva on 28 July, 2016. Over the course of four days, a total of 96 participants from 21 different countries and territories discussed...
View ArticleRiver clean-up initiative in Solomon Islands showcased at international meeting
THE MATANIKO River Clean-up and Rehabilitation Project was highlighted at a recent regional gathering of waste management professionals. Solomon Islands was one of 13 Pacific island countries...
View ArticleSea-level rise gives alarming future for Solomon Islands
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a highly-regarded group of the world’s leading climate scientists. At their meetings in 2007 and 2011 they stated that “it is beyond scientific...
View ArticleElectricity resumes in Auki
SOL POWER has resumed its normal power supply services over the weekend after a weeklong maintenance of one of their generators in Auki, Malaita province. The town had lived through the whole of last...
View ArticleVella needs more schools
THE HIGHEST growth rate in Vella La Vella, Western Province was identified as one of the reasons why the Western province needs to establish more schools to cater for its children. This was according...
View ArticleEast Malaita constituency boosts road access
PEOPLE OF East Malaita Constituency will again smile as their brand new truck is expected to hit their road in the coming months. Member of Parliament for East Malaita constituency officially received...
View ArticleDeputy premier urges Western landowners to give way for development
DEPUTY PREMIER of Western Province, Wayne Maepio has called on landowners in Western Province to allow their land for development purposes. “Understandably, customary land is not owned by just one...
View ArticleEducation Ministry responds to SDGs
SOLOMON ISLAND’S respond to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in education is classified into seven areas of approaches respectively for 2030. According to Ministry of Education and Human...
View ArticleWestern province strives for education
THE WESTERN Province is striving to encourage all children in the province to access basic education as part of the effort to achieve the Millennium goal. “Not only are we meeting Western Provincial...
View ArticleTrust and confidence to put in our own police force
HONIARA OUTSPOKEN man has called on the entire citizens in the country to trust and build confidence in our own police force. Mr Henry Kahui raised the statement after a planned learnt to be in placed...
View ArticleA father sacrifices for his family
LOW INCOME has forced Wilson Wea’a from the village to spend four months in Honiara central market every year, struggling for family welfare. He has not seen much regarding formal education, but with a...
View ArticleVisitors to the yam festival attend community engagement sessions with RSIPF...
MANY OF the over 1,000 daily visitors to the Yam Cultural Festival held at Pululaha Village, near Afio Substation in Small Malaita between 24 and 27 July 2016 participated in the community engagement...
View ArticleSanta Cruz’s multi-million dollar water bottling project
A MULTI-MILLION water bottling investment on Santa Cruz, Temotu Province, is likely to commence by the end of this year 2016 once formalities are finalised with relevant authorities. Shareholders Nebo...
View ArticleNaha Police post to be strengthened
NAHA POLICE station will soon be improved and strengthened according to work plans proposed for the station. The plan is an initiative of RAMSI as they look at improving policing service in the...
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