CDF DISBURSEMENT DELAYED:

Ministry of Rural Development calls for understanding from voters and constituents to be patient with their Members of Parliament as due processes are being facilitated according to the enacted CDF Act 2023 The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) says that the Payment of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) for this financial year will be delayed. Permanent…

AUSTRALIA’S PENNY WONG HERE!

AUSTRALIA’S Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong has arrived in Honiara to meet with the Government of National Unity and Transformation. Minister Wong will meet with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, Foreign Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka and other Cabinet Ministers to listen to their priorities and discuss a shared vision for the Solomon Islands-Australia relationship.  “The Australian…

Hike in cocoa price delights local farmers

GLOBAL cocoa prices are soaring to record levels, attracting more Solomon Islands farmers to revive their abandoned cocoa plantations. The rise in cocoa prices is largely due to a global cocoa shortage. Climate change-induced drought has ravaged crops in West Africa, which contributes around 80 percent of the world’s cocoa output. According to the International…