GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has extended the harvesting period for sea cucumber (bech-de-mer) for the month of April. Minister of Fisheries and Marines Resources John Maneniaru announced this early this week. In a statement, the Ministry informed the general public, resources owners, licensed exporters of beche-der-mer, and sea cucumber…
About 300 plots of land are available at the April Hill in East Honiara. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey Stanley Wale yesterday when appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). He said, the new area is already being occupied by victims and survivors of the…
THE establishment of the lands board within the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey has been described as a wise move which sets the work within the Ministry in order. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry was speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday when he highlighted this. He said, under the new act the…
A MASSIVE awareness to stop the spread of zika viru, dengue and malaria in Honiara is currently underway in Honiara. This was revealed by the Director of Health Division within the Honiara City Council (HCC) Harvest Miabule during the handing over of 11,000 ‘Stop Malaria’ posters to HCC Malaria division at HCC yesterday. Sumitomo Metal…
Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) Ltd on Tuesday donated 11,000 stop malaria posters to Honiara City Council (HCC) Malaria division. The donation was made possible through a request from JICA volunteer working with the Malaria division as part of fighting dengue, Malairia and Zika in Honiara. SMM Managing Director of Yoritoshi Ochi when handing over the…
DELEGATES of the Solomon Islands Timber Export Mission to New Zealand have described their experience as “invaluable”. The mission comprising eight timber exporters also visited Australia as part of a fact finding mission and to meet with their importer-customers in the two countries earlier this month. New Zealand and Australia are major export markets for…
VICTIMS of the recent cyclone Pam disaster in the Temotu province are calling on the government to extend the harvesting period for sea cucumber (beche-de-mer). This comes after the harvesting period will close soon. A chief in Duff islands of Temotu Noel Hatu said, since their islands have been damaged by the natural disaster they…
Survivors and victims of the 2014 Honiara April 3 flash flood will be commemorating the 2014 April flood. Most of the survivors who have been resettled at April Hill in East Honiara have lost loved ones. Speaking to the paper, treasurer of the organizing committee Charles Ketea said, “it’s now April, and our thoughts about…
Catholic communities under Visale parish in North West Guadalcanal are preparing well for the 2015 Easter celebration this weekend. Solomon Star North West Guadalcanal stringer John Toki said, the parish members are now cleaning up the station ready for the Easter weekend celebration. He said, Visale Catholic station is the main place for catholic local…
Youths of Tangarare Parish in West Guadalcanal are preparing to celebrate Easter in style. Chairman of Zone three Emeriko Kiriu highlighted this during his visit to the Catholic Communication last week. Mr Kiriu said that this year all local Churches in Tangarare Parish will gather and celebrate Easter at the Saint Joseph Chapel Tangarare. He…