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…
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 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…
GIZO police have arrested seven suspects following a raid on black market outlets on allegations of illegal selling of alcohol at several locations in the township on September 23, 2017. Police also confiscated several cartons of beer and some cash…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARASI airfield at Small Malaita being closed for the past seven years is now set to re-open. In a ceremony yesterday at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, representatives of the three disputing parties of Parasi airfield land…
