SOLOMON Islands National Museum is amongst the first cultural heritage institutions in the region to be accessed virtually. This followed its launching last week under a project supported by the British and High Commission Offices. “Today the Solomon Islands National Museum becomes one of the first cultural heritage institutions in the region to have an openly…
Senior supervisory officials from the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sunday October 6, 2024, visited SAPE farm in North Guadalcanal. The MARA team comprised of YAN Shi, President of AMI, MARA, and LIU Jinping, AMI, MARA Division Director…
A CENTRAL Islands Province resident Nelson Waneamoe backs the renewed call by the Luapel House of Chiefs on the national government to lift the ban imposed on the harvesting and trading of beche-de-mers. The Luapel Chiefs last week renewed their call on the national government to lift the ban because it impacts on the livelihood…
A PHYSICAL confrontation has broken out in North Rendova, Western Province between the supporters and opposers of a proposed mining operation.The incident occurred on Sunday 13 October when a team from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) were conducting an awareness on the mining operation in Lokuru.The division in the community…
TETEPARE Island in Western province is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific and is covered in lowland rainforest and surrounded by coral reefs. It is a global conservation icon. Since 2002, the Tetepare Descendant’s Association (TDA) has managed Tetepare collectively for all 3500+ registered landowners. TDA members are rewarded for their conservation efforts…
The New Zealand Government has provided $100, 000 in funding support towards the cocoa sector. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi received the support last week. Upon receiving the fund, he thanked the Government and people of New Zealand for their generous funding support towards the country’s cocoa sector. The funding will go…
Solomon Airlines has announced the appointment of Airline Rep Services ( a division of the CVFR Travel Group) as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for the airline’s passenger business in Australia. In addition to Airline Rep Services existing appointment as GSA for Solomon Airlines in Fiji, the appointment in Australia includes provision of sales, marketing,…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele on Friday officially opened a new copra and cocoa buying centre in Tarekukure, Choiseul province. Prime Minster Manele led a delegation of government officials to Choiseul Province to reopen the centre. PM Manele was accompanied by Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga, Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration Harry…
THREE Ministries with a total of six State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under their portfolios and a statutory institution have expressed reservations about the proposed consolidation of ownership monitoring responsibility for SOEs, including the sole power to evaluate the performance of directors of SOEs and the election of Board Chairpersons and their Deputies, in the Minister of…
FAIRWEST Shipping Limited (FSL) has acquired another passenger vessel, which is due to arrive in the country next month from Busan, South Korea. The vessel called ‘Fair Queen’ is now undergoing final touches, refurbishment work and paper works before it sets sail for Solomon Islands, a spokesperson for the shipping company said. A team from…