Temotu Province will continue to pursue the proposed trade link with Vanuatu. That’s according to premier Buddley Soakifono. He said his executive will consult with relevant national government ministry to further pursue the matter. Soakifono said previous executives have by-passed the relevant government ministry as well as the Melanesian Spearhead Group in their pursuit of…
Participants of a gender equality forum in Honiara were told to share information and build coalition to advocate and raise awareness of gender equality issues. About 30 women, including provincial council women reps, NGOs and rep from government ministries participated in the two-day forum held at the Heritage Park Hotel. The forum was to strengthen…
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in the Ministry of Health says it acknowledged complaints a person with disability raised against the organisation recently. Guadalcanal man Edwin Kuba has claimed CBR failed to respond positively to his request for assistance. He said he registered with CBR in 2014 but since then they’ve provided him with no help…
Existence of peace in society is an important thing to human security. This was highlighted at the launching of the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace website last week. UN Agencies under the UN Trust Fund for Human Security through the Ministry undertook this initiative as a post conflict resolution project in Solomon Islands.…
A new website for the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace has been launched with support from UNDP under UN Trust Fund for Human Security. The website’s launch marked another step forward for the ministry and its partners in disseminating information to locals and those abroad, including interested organisations and individuals. Permanent Secretary Lennis…
About a thousand youths of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church from Guadalcanal and Honiara converged at Malamala village, south Guadalcanal to celebrate a youth centenary. The ceremony was held as part of the 100 years celebration of the arrival of the Seventh Day Adventist church on Guadalcanal. A youth leader Jerolie Belabule said the…
A team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock paid a field visit to Honiara communities engaged in backyard farming, Friday. Led by the Minister of Agriculture, Augustine Auga and his Permanent Secretary Jimi Saelea, the team visited nursery greenhouse sites around Honiara. Sites visited were the backyard gardens component of the 2010 Agriculture and…
Non-communicable disease (NCD) is a threat to the economy, Agriculture and Livestock minister Augustine Auga says. And urged Solomon Islanders to grow more local foods to ensure they have balanced diets. He said the rate of NCD in the country was disturbing. Auga said this when he led a team from his ministry on Friday…
A former High Court judge has urged the police to dig deeper in their investigation of the Mbikeisland shooting. Australian Stephen Pallaras made the comments after police arrested one suspect in relation to the incident, which occurred on 9 December last year. Jim Aita is being held in custody on charges of threatening with firearm,…