Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a way forward to assist local organic farmers adapt to local markets and access trade with overseas markets. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Jimi Saelea made the comments in Tuesday’s PGS stakeholders’ workshop in Honiara. Mr Saelea said PGS represents an alternative third party certification which…
A three day program for Anglican Sunday School teachers and children was held at Aisiko Parish, Central Kwara’ae Malaita province over the weekend. The program was co-organized through a partnership of Dukwasi and Aisiko parish and was held at Abetaba’a community in Aisiko parish from Friday to Sunday. Sunday school ministries from both parishes took…
AN Isabel elder who is also a land owner has refuted the claims made by Nolan Jolo describing his statement over the tubi issue as misleading and full of liars. The elder who wished to be named Nicko said the tubi logs Mr Jolo claimed were cut from their land was false. Nicko said the…
THE closure of the only chemist shop in Auki has prompted people in Auki to call for its reopening. An Auki resident Jonah Myles said the closed chemist was the only chemist in the township that served the entire township and people in Malaita apart from clinics and hospitals. “That was the only shop people…
MALAITA province has confirmed its participation in the 2014 Matsons inter-island rugby tournament by preparing two teams. In a statement on Tuesday Gregory Ofia on behalf of the team management said Subi and Malaita Outter Islands (MOI) are taking part in the tournament. “Malaita province will field two teams in the Matsons inter-islands rugby tournament…
The 2014 inter-ministry games is currently making progress in Honiara with the soccer and volleyball competition. For soccer competition has reached quarter-final stages but organisers said matches will wait until they settle an issue between PMOC, Education 1&2 and Police1, Morris Hakapauhenua Vice Chair of the organising committee said yesterday. The re-match games scheduled for…
OFC: The Oceania Football Confederation is pleased to confirm the dates and competition format for the tenth edition of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup tournament. After an all-time high of eight participating teams in 2010, 2014 will see just four sides descending on Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae, Papua New Guinea from October 25-29,…
SAMOA OBSERVER – He may be a proud Kiwi, but former Manu Samoa player Mark Birtwistle is geared up to support only one team at next year’s big match in Apia – the boys in blue. He is part of a group of 30 friends and family who have booked flights and accommodation for the…
FIJI LIVE – Flying Fijians wing Vereniki Goneva has been named in a list of nine players to watch at next year’s Rugby World Cup. The 30-year-old who plies his trade with Leicester and has won many man of the match and player of the month awards will be one of Fiji’s key players in…
Save the Children office in Auki has organized a one day of sporting competition for Gwaunaoa and Faiako primary schools at Gwaunaoa primary school sports ground last Saturday in Auki, Malaita Province. Some of the sports activities that were held included; hoop relay, tug of war and futsal for boys. In the hoop relay Gwaunaoa…