THREE main important projects have been earmarked for implementation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) 2021 development budget, besides others. Permanent Secretary Ethel Tebengi Frances highlighted these when her executive appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO NORTH West Guadalcanal Development Association members officially commenced their 2021 programmes with registration of members to continue to achieve the association’s aims and objects. Chair if the association Simon Chottu said NWGDA members met on Saturday…
THE Premier of Makira Ulawa Province, Julian Maka’a says he is happy with the World Bank’s inclusion of his Province with funds to develop its Agriculture development projects. He made the comment in Kira Kira, the Provincial Capital of Makira…
The World Bank which will provide funding and technical assistance towards agriculture and livestock projects in three Provinces of Solomon Islands will not support Kava farming. This was revealed in a consultative meeting in Kira Kira, the Provincial Capital of…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE people of Malaita Province this week welcomed the US Deputy Chief of Mission under the US embassy in Port Moresby, His Excellency, Bernard Link to Auki. Mr. Link was in Auki as preparation for the…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI PREMIER of Malaita province, Daniel Suidani says his government is engaging in efforts to re-establish cattle farms in the province. He adds, this is one of the sectors his government is pushing in to support the…
By Ben Bilua, Mavis Nishimura Podokolo and Jennifer Kusapa From King tides swamping villages to crop confusion leaving families hungry, changing weather and climate patterns due to climate change have spawned a new era across the Solomon Islands – forcing…
Quick action by the Commissioner of Lands (CoL) Mr Alan Mcneil to take back the land at Ranadi sold by Honiara City Council (HCC) to Excellent Resources Management Limited, an Asian Company, for Biosecurity work is highly commended. This followed…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI KAVA farmers in Aisiko and surrounding communities on Central Kwara’ae have received free medicine supplies last week in Auki. The support was provided by Dr Wale Tobata on behalf of the Solomon Organic Kava (SOK) group…
A response to Bodo Dettke’s media claims BY WALTER FOLOTALU Former politician Noni (Kikiri or Kobu) farmer AS a local noni farmer from the province (Malaita), I wish to challenge MP Bodo Dettke’s statement over the SIBC recently, calling on…
