May 4, 2018

2018 SolChoc festival launched

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE 2018 Solomon Islands Cocoa and Chocolate (SolChoc) Festival launching yesterday illustrates forged partnerships between development partners, non-governmental organisations, Government and private sector. This event was organised by the Strongim Bisnis organisation in collaboration with the…

Mining in Santa Cruz

DEAR EDITOR, the mining issue in Santa Cruz, Temotu province has become at the peak of discussion both in the village, the outskirt of Lata Township and even in the social media. The anti – miners and the pro –…

Unemployment issue

DEAR EDITOR, as a first year law student and a citizen of Solomon Islands, I am concerned about the alarming rate of increased unemployment faced by many young people today. Unemployment is currently an issue in the Solomon as lack…

22 percent SI into cocoa

BY MAVIS NSIHIMURA PODOKOLO TWENTY two percent of Solomon Islands rural households are reportedly involved in cocoa production. This was revealed yesterday by Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela, who agrees that this is a significant portion of the country’s population. Hou…

Food safety for Auki women

BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki ABOUT 25 women in Auki will today complete a three-day training on food handling and hygiene. Malaita Provincial Chief Health Inspector, Ms Gloria Siwainao said the training is purposely to reach out to vendors to increase…