FAO support SIG addressing negative impacts on forestry and climate change
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA
THE Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been working with the Solomon Islands Government on ways to sustainably manage our forest.
In an inception workshop with Guadalcanal provincial leaders on Wednesday 23...
Choiseul calls on MHMS to assess rural health facilities
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU
MEMBER of the Provincial Assembly for Choiseul province, Nerio Ulemiki has urged the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and provincial health authority (PHA) to carry out surveys on health facilities...
High risk flight
Second repatriation of Philippines students to arrive today
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO
A second repatriation flight for Solomon Islands students in Philippines is expected to arrive in the country today, says Jimmie Rodgers, Secretary to Prime...
Guadalcanal plans to limit logging operations
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
GUADALCANAL Province is planning to limit the number of logging companies operating in the province and focus more on conserving the environment.
Premier Francis Sade revealed this during the 38th second appointed day...
Guadalcanal to reopen CITREC program
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO
Guadalcanal is working on reopening the once popular CITREC job opportunity in Canada.
“The task of reopening the CITREC program is ongoing,” Guadalcanal premier Francis Sade echoed.
He said under this the Canadian...
Australia to build a naval base in Solomon Islands
By Alfred Sasako
AUSTRALIA now appears certain to build a naval base in Solomon Islands, the first such undertaking by an Australian government since World War II.
The first hint on the secret arrangement came from...
NCD tops deaths at Buala hospital 2018
BY SAMIE WAIKORI
AUKI
NON-Communicable Diseases (NCD) has reportedly caused most deaths at Buala Hospital for the first stanza of this year, 2018.
According to a report obtained from Buala hospital, the data for NCDs was gathered...
Passport sales scoop $10.7M
By EDDIE OSIFELO
INLAND Revenue Division in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has collected about $10.7 million from issuance of passports from 2021 to 2022 (January to July).
This after the Passport Unit in the...
Talks on Alligator Creek market ongoing
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO
Discussions to establish the Alligator Creek Market project aimed at giving some breathing space for people on the eastern side of Honiara to sell their products is still ongoing.
That’s according to...
MWYCFA condemns report of child rape
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA
THE Ministry of Children (MWYCFA) has condemned reports of alleged rape of a six-year-old girl by a 70-year-old man in the Western province.
Yesterday, police reported that it had arrested a 70-year-old...