The trade expo Solomon Islands 2014 will be kicking off in a fortnight at the Bodo Detke show ground along the Mataniko river. The program will run from 6 to 11 July. This will bring the public and business sectors throughout the country to promote some of their products. Chairman of the trade expo Redley…
Westpac Solomon Islands on Wednesday announced the names of the six successful applicants of the Westpac Women’s Education Grants. The program offered financial assistance to primary school, high school or secondary college girls and women studying at a tertiary institution or women currently working who wish to return to study. Westpac has sincerely congratulated the…
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), represented in the Solomon Islands by Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Ltd (GPPOL) held another awareness session, this time at Balo village at Aola over the weekend.The purpose of the meeting was to express NBPOL’s interest to expand oil palm further east on Guadalcanal from the current operation on the…
Geodynamics Limited (ASX:GDY) and its joint venture partner Kentor Energy Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of KGL Resources Ltd (ASX:KGL) are pleased to announce receipt of development consent relating to exploration activities for the Savo Island Geothermal Power Project in the country. The Department of Environment granted the approval following review of the Savo Island Geothermal…
A NEW magazine to promote government activities was launched in Honiara, Wednesday. The Government’s Communication Unit (GCU) will publish the monthly news magazine for the government, which will be called the Nation. Director of Government Communication George Herming said for the last 10 years, people have not been informed about what their government is doing.…
PAPANGU Community in east Guadalcanal plains has commended the Kastom Gaden Association KGA) for providing them basic agriculture training. KGA conducted a series of trainings in the past weeks for communities in Berande, Balasuna, and Ngalimbiu, who were affected by the April flash floods that hit Guadalcanal and Honiara. Chief Leon Thugea described the trainings…
GUADALCANAL plains farmers have been warned against using chemicals in their food gardens. Kastom Gaden Association (KGA), an organised established to promote organic farming, issued the warning when conducting basic farm training for flood victims of Papangu village, Ngalimbiu, on the Guadalcanal plains this week. KGA manager Clement Adosaia said like any chemicals, fertilizer, which…
KASTOM Gaden Association (KGA) conducted a three-day integrated agricultural farming training for flood victims of Papangu community on the Guadalcanal plains this week. Hundreds of families in the area lost their food gardens when flash flood hit the plains on April 3 this year. The training, which concluded yesterday, was part of the rehabilitation process…
ANZ on Wednesday announced a sponsorship of SBD$33,000 towards the Solomon Islands Tennis Association (SITA). ANZ’s financial contribution to SITA will support the ANZ inter-primary school championship to be held in September in Honiara. ANZ CEO Solomon Islands Geoffrey Buchanan said the bank is happy to show its support for the sport as part of…
The Solbrew national invitational rugby 7s championship is set to kick off on during the Independence celebration. A statement from the organisers said the games will be played throughout the long weekend on Saturday 5th July and Monday 7th July. The championship is an open invitational to provincial unions namely; Bellona, Malaita, Western, Makira, West…