FLOOD victims say they cannot move out from the FOPA village evacuation centre until the government resettles them on land it promised to them. The government plans to close down the FOPA village centre as well as Rove centre by June 15. But spokesman for the victims Charles Ketea said they will not vacate the…
REPRODUCTIVE health workers, volunteers, and coordinators planned to team up to prevent Gender Based Violence. This was discussed during their five-day training last week. Reproductive health workers say they wanted to prevent sexual violence against young girls and women in crisis. Ministry of Health adolescent health national programme coordinator Nancy Pego said victims need to…
THE Solomon Islands Development Trust’s (SIDT) proposed election awareness programme will be rolled out throughout the country in August and not this month. The programme was rescheduled to August due to delays from four provinces in preparing drama groups. The four provinces that are yet to set up drama groups are Makira, Renbell, Choiseul and…
ACTING Australian High Commissioner Dave Peebles has announced that the opening night of the G’Day Solomon Islands Film Festival this Friday will feature the classic Australian movie ‘Crocodile Dundee’. “This unforgettable comedy movie, starring Paul Hogan as Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee, is one of the most popular Australian films of all time,” said Dr Peebles. “The…
A CHIEF on Ontong Java says news that Dr Reginald Aipia shipped back two tonnes of controversial beche-de-mers back to the island may not be true. Chief Hugo spoke to the Solomon Star via mobile phone from Ontong Java yesterday. He said Ontong Java is a small place and if the beche-de-mers were shipped back…
A THREE-DAY training for eco-tourism operators of east-central Guadalcanal held at Bikubole Eco-lodge will end today. The training, started Tuesday, focused on awareness and project establishment. Facilitator and director of Guadalcanal Eco-tourism Development (GED) Edison Saeni said the purpose of the training is to give awareness to the local operators and equip them with necessary…
MORE than 50 Guadalcanal teachers are attending a two-day workshop at Doma, west Guadalcanal, which will end today. The workshop was one of the Guadalcanal provincial government’s strategies to improve and equip teachers in the province to effectively carry out their roles. Guadalcanal provincial chief education officer Mesach Suia said the teachers’ appraisal implementation workshop…
A United Nation (UN) supported training program for women market vendors is making progress in Auki, Malaita province. The training is being staged at the Rarasu restaurant. The aims and objectives of the workshop are to ensure that public market areas are safe for all women vendors and free from discrimination.Since the start of the…
PEOPLE of Makira-Ulawa Province were told yesterday the European duty free banana market is opened to them to sell their banana products. British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Dominic Meikel John told the people of this at the opening of the Banana festival at provincial capital Kirakira. Mr John was the quest of honour at…
The Kirakira township is buzzing with excitement as the Makira banana festival kicked off yesterday. Hundreds of people from far and near turned out in numbers to witness the grand occasion. The highlight of the event was the float parade from the western end of the township where Makira premier Thomas Weape meets with the…