LOCAL farmers who attended the week long Farm Mechanization Training (FMT) that ended over the weekend (Friday) in Honiara are being encouraged to be role model and utilize the knowledge and skills acquired. This was after about 13 local farmers from Isabel and Western Province undertook an intense training on FMT at the Taiwan Technical…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its extension division has welcomed its new recruits into the Ministry Friday last week. A total of 12 new extension officers have been engaged and will be sent out to the provinces soon. On Friday night, MAL organized an official programme at the Jina’s restaurant with a…
THE constant overcrowding of vendors at the Central Market in Honiara has continued to raise more concerns by members of the public recently. It is evident every day that there is an increase of vendors coming to town to sell their produce living some others to use the walk-ways to display their food crops and…
ULMWP accepts MSG decision and calls for greater support of West Papua Despite the decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to defer the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s (ULMWP) application for full membership, the political movement remains positive and accepts the decision of the leaders. ULMWP Spokesperson, Benny Wenda, said this could be…
GUADALCANAL province has been crowned the 2016 Solomon Games overall winner at the official closing of the event on Sunday. The result had brought much joy to the Guadalcanal Province Premier Anthony Veke who was overwhelmed with his provincial team for their overall performance throughout the two-week event. In an interview, he told Star Sport…
RURAL farmers in east Kwara’ae in Malaita province are calling for an urgent repair on a particular part of the Atori road that was destroyed by landslide months ago. Speaking to Solomon Star a spokesperson for the farmers who want his name withheld said that currently they are affected with their running to selling their…