THE Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) will launch the National Strategy on the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls today in Honiara. The event will take place at the former CYP centre, lower Panatina campus. The Women’s Economic Empowerment Strategy is aimed at addressing the challenges women face in accessing economic…
CELEBRATIONS for the International Day of Rural Women are set to take place at the Honiara Central Market, Honiara, and Auki Market, Malaita Province on Thursday 15 October. Every year 15 October marks the International Day of Rural Women and around the world rural women are being celebrated as food producers and key drivers of…
PROVINCIAL premiers were told there is a need for mutual cooperation and support in order to realise the potentials of local resources. Guadalcanal Premier Bartholomew Vavanga said this during last week’s premiers’ conference which was co-hosted by Honiara City Council (HCC) and his province. “I will utter the need for mutual cooperation and support of…
TEMOTU premier Nelson Omar Menale has highlighted tourism potentials of his province during last week’s premiers’ conference. His presentation was based on the topic “Making Temotuans as actors in Economic development, not spectators”. Speaking during the conference, Premier Menale stated eco-tourism is one of the potential development sectors of his province. Mr Menale said that…
THE Isabel provincial government has seen the importance of infrastructure developments as a wheel for economic developments, says its premier James Habu. Mr Habu highlighted this in his presentation last week, during the 8th Premiers Conference in Honiara. He stated that the policy statement of the province is to develop infrastructure plans to foster accessibility…