TEMOTU Province is expected to take delivery of its new ship towards the end of this year. Temotu Provincial Secretary Allan Agassi confirmed this in an interview with Solomon Star last week. He could not confirm the exact date when the ship will arrive in the country but said “the boat is expected to arrive…
THE Minister for Lands, Housing & Survey Ishmael Avui has lauded the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) for its leadership role in the process for urbanisation in the region. When delivering Solomon Islands country statement on Monday at this week’s 8th Asia Pacific Urbanisation Forum (APUF8) in Suwon City, South…
THE Managing Director of BK Cocoa Exporter Blaise Kokou has ‘generously’ funded the Bonege and Vura Cocoa Rehabilitation Project in West Guadalcanal. This project is set to revolutionise cocoa bean production in the region for exportation. Mr Kokou announced this funding arrangement at the opening of his new cocoa warehouse at Tamboko in West Guadalcanal…
Former Malaita Premier Suidani urges Tokyo to invest in two crucial projects in Malaita Province to ensure business and development activities for economic growth and prosperity FORMER Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani has called on Japan to invest in the Bina Habour Tuna Processing Project and to tar-seal the province’s road network to ensure…
SHOPS in Honiara are urging their customers to take with them their own shopping bags when shopping, instead of relying on plastic bags. This follows the issuance of the Legal Notice on the ban on single-use plastics which came into effect on September 1. Despite the notice being put up in shops, only a few…
MORE than 6,000 Solomon Islanders are working in Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme, whilst at least 15,000 are in the queue to join these seasonal labour schemes. This was highlighted by the Director of External Trade in the Ministry of Foreign…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (MET) has issued a Tropical Cyclone (TC) Warning Number Eight for the eastern part of the country as of 7am yesterday. The warning is currently in effective for Temotu Province, according to the statement. As of 5 am yesterday, a severe Tropical Cyclone Lola, categorised as a Category Five storm…
ONE of the visions of the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Dr Transform Aqorau is that students who completed their studies at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) gain overseas recognition and be able to secure jobs abroad. Dr Transform Aqorau was the Guest Speaker at the 2023 Australian Alumni Association…
A CONSULTATION on the Kava Regional Development Strategy 2024-2028 and presentation of a scoping study on developing a kava-based pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industry in the Pacific was held in Honiara last Wednesday. The consultation was facilitated by a team from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and included participation from Senior government officials and private sector representatives.…
Electoral Act breach sentence, Oct 27 SENTENCE for the candidate of the 2019 National General Election (NGE) who breached the Electoral Act will be delivered on October 27. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation made on the matter of the defendant Mathew Taro on Friday last week. Taro was convicted after a trial for…