STAKEHOLDERS in the coconut and palm oil industry marked and celebrated the Solomon Islands Coconut Day on Monday, September 25, with a theme aimed to tackle the increasing spread of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle pest. The Coconut Day was held…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE STAKEHOLDERS, government representatives and business houses from the coconut industry gathered together yesterday at the Auditorium Building, Museum area to celebrate Coconut Day. Under the theme “Managing the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle to Protect our Industries and…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE IF we can increase research and target research on specific products, we can engage companies. This is according to Coconut Industry representative, Mr Rudolph H Dora who was speaking under the topic “Coconut Research” while contributing…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO VOIS Blo Mere Solomon Islands (VBMSI) a local media organisation in the country has launched a first of its kind video documentation on “Breaking the culture of Silence” yesterday at the Mendana Kitano Hotel in Honiara.…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO AUSTRALIA Government has maintained its stand to help eliminate violence against women and to reduce the impact of violence in the country. Speaking at the launching of video documentation on breaking the culture of silence, Mrs…
THE Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, the Hon Manasseh Sogavare, last week made a call to the United States to reconsider its position on the Paris climate agreement and join the global fight against climate change. The Prime Minister…
BY JARED KOLI THE country expects a top representation at the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany in November. This will differ from previous COP…
THE Solomon Islands has undergone the second cycle of review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption conducted by the Republic of Korea and Vietnam. Following an invitation by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) in June 2016…
THE Acting Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Maelanga has told the Country Director and Head of Pacific Regional Programme & Policy for UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, Mr Bakhodir Burkhanov that the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) appreciates the continuous…
BY BEN BILUA THE Television Board’s chairman says economic returns for television has been very low, leading to inconsistency of television services in the country. Speaking during the Information and Communication Technology awareness last week Mr Alwyn Danitofea said no…
