MORE than 15 passenger truck owners in North Malaita are calling on authorities to repair the North Malaita road. The 5 kilometer distance road covered the area from Bita’ama to Afufu villages which is now in its worst stage. In an interview with John Andrew Kiriwho is based in North Malaita yesterday, he said truck…
THE wet weather conditions experienced the past two days has caused frustration to vehicle owners and drivers throughout Honiara. With the continuous heavy downpour experienced, already large portions of the main highway in Honiara has again started to deteriorate. “This is a cause of nature and no one can stop it from occurring over and…
SYDNEY, (SMH) — Payments made by miners Allied Gold and St Barbara to a Solomon Islands’ government official are being investigated by the Australian Federal Police. Allied Gold, which was acquired by Perth-based St Barbara in 2012, allegedly provided benefits to the Solomon Islands’ outgoing opposition leader Matthew Wale from 2011. St Barbara then continued…
ALOTA’A community high school (ACHS) in Auki Malaita province has kicked off its poultry project this week. The project was part of a plan to raising money for the school and its department. In an interview with agriculture teacher madam Freda Ruka, she said that the idea for this poultry project is to produce chicken…
STUDENTS at the media and journalism classroom at the Solomon Islands National University, (SINU) Kukum campus turned up at class yesterday morning and were shocked to find their classroom being flooded with water as a result of the overnight showers. This happened due to a leaking roof. As result the tables were wet and the…
Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that the challenge for both advanced and emerging market countries is to go beyond the tune of structural reforms. Olivier Blanchard made the statement at the World Economic Outlook Press Conference in Washington DC yesterday. Mr Blanchard said the challenge for policy makers is to…
The Ministry of Forestry and Research (MFR) proposed research centre in Kolombangara Island near Ringi in the Western province will start off early next year. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) Barnabas Anga revealed this yesterday at the opening of the Forestry Inventory Backstopping –NFI Sampling Design workshop. The research centre was first constructed in West…
Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Forestry and Research(MFR) will host a regional inventory training workshop on forestry in Kirakira, Makira/Ulawa province next month. Terence Titiulu who is the Ministry’s Deputy Commissioner Resource Management said the training is to try out the outcome of the training which is currently underway in Honiara this week. “The…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Forestry and Research (MFR) is yet to receive any formal confirmation of a potential teak buyer from overseas to teak from local farmers. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) Banabas Anga revealed this yesterday during the official opening of a three days forest inventory backstopping –NFI sampling design workshop held at…
Solomon Islands government and National disaster management office (NDMO) together with the stake holders and partners who have engaged in the recent April flash flooding are currently undergoing a two day workshop at the Mendana Hotel The workshop involved stake holders and partners to evaluate and expose ideas on what was needed or suitable in…