VENDORS have continued to call on responsible authorities to mend the south road, which is in its worst state due to the continuous wet weather experienced in Malaita. Market vendors who said they have been dually affected by the lack of reliable transportation and the deteriorating condition of the South road from their rural areas…
SUPPORTERS and voters of Aoke Langalanga Member of Parliament, Mathew Wale have queried what they described as “uneven distribution of solar panels and projects” over the past few weeks. According to complaints raised, Mr Wale over the past years failed to live up to his promise in prioritising his supporters with projects, yet giving projects…
A GROUP of youths within the South road continues to ignore calls by police to stop setting up road blocks and demanding money from vehicles travelling through the area.Reports reaching this paper stated that a group of young boys have over the past two weeks set up road blocks near Magi Village, demanding each vehicle…
A Chinese company has shown keen interest to revitalise the rundown National Fisheries Development (NFD) base in Tulagi, Central province. This came after a high level business delegation from Beijing, held talks with the Premier of Central Island province over the weekend. The delegation also visited the factory site on Saturday after the talks with…
The owner of the Roderick Bay Beach Accommodation in Florida Island Central province is urging responsible authorities to immediately remove the World Discoverer wreckage that causes environmental treats to people residing near the wreckage. The cruise boat ran aground during a visit to the area few years ago. Director of Roderick Bay Beach accommodation Patrick…
Central Island Governments is unhappy with some of the tourism operators who are using some of the local resources to organise tourists for their guests without acknowledging the landowners through some money. Premier Stanley Manetiva in an interview with the Solomon Star on Sunday at Roderick Bay Hideaway said a number of operators have disrespected…
The Pota Sauragi Homestay in Florida, Central province will launch its bird watching attraction for tourists next month. Director of Pota Sauragi Homestay Peter Sagupari said a bird watching area will be made available for tourists and anyone who wants to study bird species. “This place would only be for tourists but environmental related people…
THE GENERAL manager of Gold Ridge Mining Limited has thanked the people of Solomon Islands, particularly the people of Gold Ridge for the trust and confidence they placed on them. Mr. Stean Berrie was speaking during a traditional reciprocal reconciliation ceremony between his company and traditional landowners of gold ridge in Central Guadalcanal last week.…
TRIBAL and Community members of the Gold Ridge Landowners last week reconciled with the executive of the Gold Ridge Mining Ltd (GRML). Initiated by the local chiefs of Gold Ridge, the ceremony was performed to mend broken relationship between the company and the traditional landowners and surrounding communities. “The significance of the ceremony is to…
A gospel segment program will kick-start the weeklong 2014 trade expo this coming Sunday the 6th at Bodo field, Chinatown. According to a tentative program, this Sunday will see businesses doing final touches to their respective stalls and at the same announcements will be made to highlight the weeklong program and the sponsors as well.…