LANDOWNERS of Mono in the Shortland islands, Western province have engaged in the agro-forestry over the past eight (8) months thanks to Tri-Jam and Solomon Resources Management. Unlike normal logging practices, these two companies have engaged local land owning tribes to venture into some forms of development programs as required by the clause in the…
The British High Commissioner on Thursday hosted a lunch to farewell Solomon Islands latest Chevening Scholar, Jerry Begg Siota. Mr Siota, who hails from Isabel Province and works at the Ministry of Public Service will travel to UK to take up his scholarship. He will be studying for his Masters in Organisation Change and Development…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare will not be intimidated by Indonesia or other countries in the Pacific Islands Forum in its push for West Papua. And Mr Sogavare is willing to take it to the next level, to demand global action through its membership of the United Nations in New York. Speaking to journalists in Port…
One of the directors to Skyline Investment Group Company has settled the outstanding bill left behind by Jason Liu Tao at the Heritage Park Hotel. In an exclusive interview one of the directors Pan Yan Bing said, it was a misunderstanding by the landlord, since the bill was normally paid on Liu Tao’s credit card,…
HAPI Isles Health Foundation continues its charity work to improve services for children at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) with the kind donations of taps and toilet equipments on Wednesday. The charity group stepped in with the kind donations after seeing the need to improve the services in the areas of washing and ablutions for…
YOUNG students of St Nicholas yesterday paid a visit to the Ranadi dump site i, East of Honiara to learn about waste management. During the visit the students ts have undergone special lectures to learn about waste management at Ranadi disposal dite. This is one of the JICA volunteer’s activities aiming at raising awareness of…
Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has visited the Skyline Company’s office in Suva last week, while in Fiji for the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF). This was revealed to this paper by one of the Director to Skyline Group of Company Pan Yan Bing, who is is currently in the country after arriving from Fiji…
SEVERAL thousand participants and visitors to the 2nd Annual Banana Festival held at Kirakira, Makira-Ulawa Province from 1 – 4 September 2015 have been briefed on the Staged Limited Rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The community consultation team, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services;…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands has announced that staff from its Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) will be visiting Auki in Malaita Province on the 14th and 16th of September 2015. In a statement, ALAC Legal Officer, Joy Abia said that the visit will provide residents of Auki and surrounding communities with an opportunity to learn…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare was among other regional leaders who were officially welcomed to the 46th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Summit in Port Moresby on Monday night. Mr Sogavare is attending the Summit with a 16-member delegation which is currently underway in Port Moresby. Governor of Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District Powes Parkop…