THE visiting Taiwanese navy on Tuesday graced the youth market with their various show of dances and martial art skills. The youth market is being held at the Art Gallery and hundreds of youths and the member packed the area to watch the various activities being organized at day one of the event. The show…
THE National Provident Fund (NPF) has now taken ownership and control of Tavanipupu Island Resort in east Guadalcanal. Deputy general manager Mike Wate confirmed this to the Solomon Star yesterday. “Yes, the resort’s ownership and operations are now in the hands of NPF,” Mr Wate said. The move follows failures by the shareholders of the…
A DELEGATION from the Malaita Provincial Assembly visited the landowners of Suava Bay and Bina Harbour early this week. The delegation consisted of Malaita provincial executive members and ministers. Provincial Minister for Land Administration, Reform and Survey Martin Fini said, the aim of the visit is to hold consultations with the landowners in the two…
Y-Sato Marine, the sole distributor of Yamaha products in the country has officially opened its new mechanical storage facility at their head office in Honiara last Thursday. The renovation exercise costs the company about SBD$2.5million and took them for about six months to complete. The renovation was tendered and Hatanga Ltd was tasked to do…
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MINISTER for agriculture and livestock (MAL) has thanked donor partners in funding the Rural Development Program (RDP) component 2. The official launching of this program was held on Friday in Honiara and was attended by farmers, stakeholders, non-government organisations (NGO) and private sector at. Augustine Auga with the help from donors it has enabled the…
KOREA International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) would fund a new maternity and child health centre for Visale Catholic Mission (VCM) and Visale community in West Guadalcanal this year. On Sunday a delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Honiara, Guadalcanal Provincial and Catholic Mission visited the proposed site at Visale. During the site visit,…
Kava growers throughout the country will not benefit under the component (2) two of the Rural Development Program (RDP) that was launched in Honiara on Friday. RDP component 2 aims to enhance the rural livelihoods through diversification and commercialization of agriculture production. Farmers can apply for funds to improve their agricultural activities. RDP component 2…
MORE than 50 members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) youths from the main White River Church and its associated churches have successfully concluded a three days camp out in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend. The youth members from the main White River SDA church its three hive churches at Forest Valley, Kakabona and…
A DRIVER of a short boot Toyota car narrowly escaped death when he veered off his lane hitting an oncoming dump truck along Vura 2 road, East Honiara mid-morning on Saturday. The driver of the cab was believed to have been drunk and was sleeping behind the wheel at the time of the accident. An…