PORT VILA, (FAO) — Adapting to climate change is key to achieving food security for the future, particularly in areas susceptible to the impacts of climate change. A project called Community resilience and coping with climate change and natural disasters in Vanuatu was launched in 2011 with the aim to assist farmers to use alternative…
All religious programs by the Wesley United Church is now officially commence in Honiara after the commissioning of the newly elected leaders on Sunday. Rev Willie Maezama said, following the commission of the departmental leaders most ministries within the church can now kick off their normal programs with their new leaders. “This is to prepare…
LEADERS elected to work in the church ministries of the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Kukum Campus Church in Honiara were commissioned on Sunday. The newly elected leaders will serve in various ministries within the church. Pastor Rev Timothy Laesanau encouraged them in a sermon that everyone has God given talent and gift to serve…
NEWLY elected leaders of the Wesley United Church in Honiara have been urged to work faithful in the Church Ministry. The call was made after a number of Church leaders were commissioned on Sunday to serve in the church for one year. Rev Constance Selu said, leaders of the church need to work faithfully in…
LOCAL Adventist Pastors and Ministers are amongst the 138 Seventh day Adventist Church (SDA) Church Ministers and Pastors around the region that are currently in Fiji attending a two weeks theological workshop training. Theologians from Andrews University and Lasierra University in United Kingdom are facilitating the workshop with support of South Pacific Division (SPD) in…
One of our problems with the sovereignty of God is that it frequently does not appear that God is in control of the circumstances of our lives. We see unjust or uncaring or even clearly wicked people doing things that adversely affect us. We experience the consequences of other people’s mistakes and failures. We even…
Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) will conduct a five days basic tourism hospitality training alongside Live& Learn, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in Isabel province The training will be organised in the first week of March in Buala. Live& Learn, a non-government organisation will coordinate the training with the assistance of Tourism Ministry. The aim…
Western Provincial Government (WPG) executive will meet this week to allocate some funds to support the upgrading of the Gizo Hilltop road. This came after the Roman Catholic Church and Dalgro have agreed to support the upgrading of the road which had been in its worst state. Last week a delegation from the province met…
The Y-sato Marine Yamaha awareness and maintenance team will kick off their provincial visit to conduct Yamaha outboard motor (OBM) maintenance this year. The team will begin an awareness and Yamaha OBM maintenance in Western, Choiseul, Isabel and Malaita Provinces. A spokesperson from Ysato Marines told the Solomon Star yesterday that this year’s program will…
THE recently completed World Bank study on the country’s rural investments has recommended the re-defining of funding streams and the integration of planning processes as vital. The study called, ‘Solomon Islands-towards better investment in rural communities’ had recommended that the three main funding streams of provincial, constituency and community must be clearly specified. The study…