Proper hygiene facilities for Bilua school
BY BEN BILUA
In Gizo
UNITED Church Education Authority which owns Bilua School has acknowledged Save the Children and DFAT for assisting the school with proper hand washing facilities.
United Church Assistant Education Officer, Robert Riqeo said...
Belyndar amongst the world ChangeMakers for OYW2021
To dream big may be common for Solomon Islanders today but stepping up into a new world ambition is something else.
Solomon Islands student Belyndar Maonia Rikimani, a law undergraduate, was awarded the 2021 Young...
Noro land issue
Lands Board supports commissioner, Pari hits back clarifying misleading statements
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU
The Land Board on Tuesday this week gave its full support to the Commissioner of Lands for taking action to forfeit Fixed Term...
Mother’s courage in the face of a COVID induced economy
BY BEN BILUA
Gizo
SHE withstands the heat, the dust and with her body stretched to the limit, she keeps going to provide for her family.
This is the story of 36-year-old, Rose Oli who fought against...
Village students act to restore food security
By CHARLES KADAMANA
Students and surrounding communities at Kolokoda primary school in Isabel province are taking action to restore food security now under threat due to climate change.
As part of the action, they are currently...
YWCA Girls Rise Up! changes Clera’s life
CLERA Tegu is a 17 year-old girl from Makira Ulawa Province who says the Girls Rise Up! project “has changed my life.”
Clera is one of over 200 young girls involved in the Girls Rise...
Isabel landowners fight for ownership over Tubi logs
OFANI EREMAE
WHEN Malaysian loggerRichard Kong Sing Ngea pleaded guilty in December 2020 to the illegal harvesting of Tubi trees in Solomons’ Isabel Province, tribal leader Wilson Tohidi was thrilled.
Ngea’s admittance of guilt, Tohidi believes,...
Guale fully supports Tina Hydro project
By EDDIE OSIFELO
GUADALCANAL Province fully supports the Tina River Hydro Project, its premier says.
Francis Sade expressed this during the signing of the formal collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification...
Media urged to report accurately
CHIEF Electoral Officer Jane Waetara urges media to report with facts and responsibility in order to avoid mis-information and panic.
This comes as the media platform has expanded from traditional media to social media that...
Food supplies under threat as new weather patterns sweep Solomon Islands
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...