A MAJOR Australian company involved in the recruitment of Solomon Islanders under the Australia Pacific Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme has raised concerns over the chewing of betelnut by workers under its establishments. This concern was conveyed to officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) by a team from JBS Primo who…
SUBSISTENCE farmers along Kwaifa River in Ward Three of Malaita Province are seeing a widespread destruction of their sweet potato crop by some rare insects. One of the farmers, Michael Wale said he discovered a rare occurrence in his food garden last week and that was the leaves of his two-month-old mounds of sweet potato…
THE Malaita Province Ward 29 Development Committee in Central Kwara’ae Constituency has delivered small projects to communities as part of its mandate to deliver services to the people in the ward. A total of 6 local communities in the ward have reportedly received support last week from the Ward 29 Grant under 2023 Budget. The…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau-Mbaelelea Constituency in Malaita Province, Augustine Auga and his one-year rival, Ambrose Dolofera, have ironed out their differences in a traditional reconciliation ceremony at the former’s residence at Panatina Valley. The reconciliation was held in Honiara on Wednesday. The reconciliation ceremony also saw Auga reconcile his differences with a…
TRANSFER of money from overseas via the M-Seleni Money Mobile Service offered by Our Telekom will soon be possible. This is one of the striking features of the newly introduced M-Seleni Money Mobile Service launched early this week. At the launch of the latest financial service in Gizo, Western Province, on Monday, it was revealed…
Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have completed a two weeks intensive training provided by China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) on 14 June 2023 at Rove police headquarters. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr. Ian Vaevaso and Team Leader CPLT Commissioner Zhao Jinyong were present to…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has highly commended the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) group of nations for its tremendous leadership in ensuring the region’s tuna stocks are managed and sustainably harvested and for providing economic and social benefits to its people since the Organization’s inception. Speaking at the opening of the group’s 18th Annual…
A father of four children died after a crocodile attacked during a diving trip at Nikunitava in Central Province on 6 June 2023. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai said, “The deceased accompanied five other boys on a diving trip to a place called Nikunitava.” PPC Soakai said, “When they arrived at…
THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is supporting Solomon Islands Environment and Conservation Division in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and national counterparts to develop a Rapid Reference Guide for the investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime. The Rapid Reference Guide or ‘points-to-prove guide’ highlights key…
Today, the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) launched a three-year pilot project in the Solomon Islands which gives an exciting opportunity for 40 young people to re-engage in education and training to gain important skills for a better future. The Pacific Youth Engagement, Empowerment, and Economic…