THE Gizo Environment Livelihood Conservation Association (GELCA) savings club has been applauded for its role to economically empower women. The GELCA savings club is a component of the Inshore Fish Aggregating Devices (IFAD) that seeks to empower rural women from communities of Gizo, Nusatuva and Kolombangara. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) country manager Shannon Seeto said…
FOUR women have successfully completed a three-day basic cooking and baking skill training for grassroots and rural women in Auki, yesterday. This was the second of such training organised by the Malaita Provincial Government’s Women’s Division, which was aimed at empowering women with these skills with the vision to equip them start up their own…
A TAIWANESE medical team concluded its two-week assignment in Honiara and Guadalcanal from June 17 to 26. The mobile medical team comprised of a senior internal medicine doctor, Dr Wang, Tung-Heng (Professor); two nurses, Huang Teh-Huei and Lin Yu-Chau; two dentists, Fu Wan-Ru and Kuo Nai-Chi; and one oral hygienist Lan Tzu-Yu. The team worked…
THE Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) has awarded its members with another handsome interest. Minister of Finance and Treasury Rick Hou at the advice of the NPF board announced a 15 percent interest to be awarded to members for this financial year. NPF normally announces the crediting interest rate awarded to members at the…
AS a result of high risks associated to members’ funds, the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) is eyeing various risk mitigating factors one of which is setting up an investment bank. Chairman of SINPF Baoro Laxton Koraua revealed this when he outlined investment plans of NPF yesterday during the announcement of this year’s interest…
A LAWYER from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is now a member of the Solomon Islands BAR association after being admitted to the group in the High Court. Jasper Highwood Anisi took his oath before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. He is among three others working with the ODPP to have taken…
THE Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) board chairman admits investing members’ money amidst external influences is a challenge. Speaking during the declaration of interests to NPF members’ savings yesterday, Baoro Laxton Koraua there are factors that are beyond the capability of NPF and the board that contributes to the challenges. “The real challenge for…
NO sentencing submissions have been made yesterday on the forgery case involving the cashing of a government cheque of more than $50,000. The submissions were not made because the presiding judge was said to be busy with other official duties, therefore a new date for the sentencing submissions. The case is awaiting the sentencing submissions…
Malaita premier Edwin Suibaea has raised concern over the closure of the Gwounaru’u airport which affected a lot of essential services of the province. Speaking to this paper in an interview Suibaea said the closure of the airport has caused a lot of problems especially with health services, the business sector, investor activities, tourism and…
Construction work on the new Anglican Church of Melanesia’s university on Central Guadalcanal has been delayed. General secretary of the Church of Melanesian (COM) Abraham Hauriasi said the development of John Coleridge Patteson University has been put on hold due to land issues. “We should have the ground breaking ceremony last year but due to…