A local cattle farmer Frinton Vaka Rere who received seven herds of cattle yesterday from the first ever distribution in 15 years spoke highly of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Department for the support. Mr. Rere is among the first six farmers who receive the first distribution of the herds from Tenavatu Farm in…
Tenavatu cattle farm has lived up to its expectation which saw the first distribution of cattle to local farmers on Monday. Director of Livestock and Veterinary Services Rarney Keqa said the primary purpose of the Tenavatu cattle farm is to breed cattle and then distribute them to small local holders in the country and the…
AN AWARENESS and promotional program was conducted in Taro, Choiseul province late last month. Qoso Carlmarx, the tourism officer for Choiseul Province said, this promotional awareness was a successful one, and it’s part of the ground breaking process in fostering tourism development in Choiseul province. He said, over the past years Choiseul province in terms…
The first South Pacific Cruise Forum will take place in Papeete on Tahiti in French Polynesia Oct. 16 and 17, 2015. The event is organized by the South Pacific Cruise Alliance (SPCA), which includes American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa and the Islands of Tahiti. The conferences…
A THREE days land conference was held last weekin the mid-remote village of Ogho in Varisi ward of North West Choiseul. The event which was held from the 5th to the 8th October was attended by more than one hundred delegates. This is the thirty forth (34) conference of the Lauru Land Conference of Tribal…
15.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;} THE Miss Solomon Islands pageant 2015 was officially launched yesterday by local events group Solomon Host together with…
Parliament will convene for its third meeting this Thursday. This is the 3rd meeting of the tenth Parliament. National Parliament of Solomon Islands has confirmed the meeting date after receiving a copy of the notice to the Governor General from the Prime Ministers Office. In its previous meeting in April, Parliament has passed 2 Bills.…
MALAITA Province will host the next Premiers conference in 2017. Malaita Premier, Peter Channel Ramohia said the province welcomes the announcement and is very pleased and enthusiastic to host the prestigious conference. “All other provinces have had their turn and we are so grateful for the co-hosts of the recent premier’s conference, Honiara City Council…
HONIARA City Council will be constructing a security fence around the land boundary of Kola Ridge national cemetery. Clerk to Honiara City council, Charles Kelly said, the plan to erect security fencing around the cemetery compound had been on the council’s drawing board for some time. He said, construction will start when money is available…
THE Solomon Islands National Teachers’ Association (SINTA) has completed its first action plan draft for 2015-2018 last week. A statement from the association yesterday said, the action plan took SINTA officers three days to draft the plan. “This action plan will be implemented so that the office will be working accordingly,” the statement added. “The…