THE head of the Correctional Service in the Solomon Islands (CSSI) Gabriel Manelusi on Tuesday gave an educational talk to staff and students of the Gizo Community High School during his official visit there. Manelusi encouraged students to remember the…
MINISTRYof Forestry and Research together with the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) under Sustainable Forest Resource Management (SFRM) Project are training sawmill operators at Falake Community, West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. The four days hands-on training is being conducted by the…
AUSTRALIA’S Strongim Bisnis is working with SolTuna to establish a childcare centre at the SolTuna cannery in Noro. This centre will provide the employees of SolTuna with access to subsidised, high-quality and safe childcare for their preschool-aged children. The centre…
A recent four-day court circuit at Taro in Choiseul Province heard 51 cases resulting in the conviction and imprisonment of seven suspects after being found guilty of various charges. The court circuit was held by a Magistrate, Police prosecutors from…
Twenty (20) rural farmers and entrepreneurs in Makira/Ulawa Province are now equipped with the relevant knowledge to produce good and quality Copra and Cocoa to meet requirement needed in exporting their products. This was following a Cocoa and Copra Processing…
THE Minister of Commerce, Trade, Labour and Immigration, Fredrick Kologeto has congratulated Solomon Islands Tobacco Company for their economic contributions to the local economy when marking the launch of the EY independent report. Minister Kologeto made the commendation during a…
AUSTRALIA’S Strongnim Bisnis is working with Kolombangara Forest Products Limited (KFPL) to support small timber growers (out-growers) on Kolombangara in Western Province, boosting the sustainable forestry sector and providing local communities with new jobs and more income. The Australian High…
The UN Development Programme Solomon Islands, under the Outstanding Women initiative, has launched a series of dialogues to discuss community priority issues, including women’s empowerment and social inclusion, climate change and environment. On May 18, about 80 community members including…
PRESS RELEASE Construction of a light steel factory is underway near the Mamara New City project west of Honiara, which will provide more job opportunities for locals with the potential to boost the country’s export sector. Once operational, the factory…
PRESS RELEASE THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has secured a 37.5 hectare of land at Tenaru for the establishment of the National Agriculture Project known as the “Tenaru Field Experimental Station”. The new land bought from the Catholic Church…