Statement By Dr VAENO VIGULU PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND RESEARCH Today, marks one of those very important days when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in 2012, that on every 21st March the International Day of Forests (IDF) shall be commemorated around the world annually. This is in recognition of forest’s pivotal role…
STEALING of food gardens appears to be on the rise in some parts of Malaita Province. This came after several villagers and farmers have fallen victims of the evil act. Reports reaching the paper said people who own food gardens have experienced that their root crops and fruits from fruit trees went missing just before…
A TOTAL of 18 Western Provincial Government (WPG) officials have tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday evening (20th March 2022) at Gizo Hospital Laboratory, Western Province. This was confirmed by the Western Province Health Authority yesterday evening after testing was done through the Gene Xpert machine at the Gizo Laboratory Hospital Unit. This exercise was conducted…
THE Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has started its weekly Night Food Market on Thursday last week (17th March 2022). A statement from SIWIBA said the food market will be held every Thursday and Friday at the Point Cruz Bulk Shop car park from 5pm to 9pm. “The Night Food Market is an…
AUCKLAND, (RNZ PACIFIC) — Shocking insights from a new study have confirmed that online video gaming is a gateway to problem gambling for Pasifika youth. The New Zealand research has been carried out by three organisations – Pasifika Youth Online Gaming and Gambling Research, Mapu Maia Pasifika Service and Moana Research. They have found children…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), on behalf of the business community and the Solomon Islands private sector extends its sincere appreciation to the hardworking health workers, police officers and all the front liners including the Australian Medical Team (AUSMAT) and other foreign-deployed teams for their tireless efforts in maintaining the safety…
APIA, (SAMOA OBSERVER) — The Samoa Government will add more plastic items to the national ban that is currently in place on single-use plastic, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(MNRE)CEO has revealed. Lealaisalanoa Frances Reupena-Brown told the Samoa Observer the country joined the global fight against plastic pollution when it introduced the Waste (Plastic…
SUVA, (XINHUA) — South Pacific island nations such as Fiji are far away from Russia and Ukraine, yet they have been significantly affected by the conflict between the two countries with the hikes in food and fuel prices. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned recently that the Russia-Ukraine conflict…
Dear Editor – I wish to share this article. Ella Pickover, the PA Media Health Correspondent writing in the UK has said Covid-19 infection appears to be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. Quote. Peter Byrne Diabetes UK said there is ‘still work to do to unpick the link…
You came and let us bury our loved ones You were never welcomed you forced your way in You gone with the rest of them underground You made the globe realized that not only war Not only the nuclear arms that does the global murder A tiny minute non-living matter destroyed humanity We thought we…