Head of Departments (HOD) from stakeholders in Auki, Malaita province have successfully ended two months of human resources management (HRM) training last Friday. At the closing of the training participants received certificate of completion. The training was conducted by Institute Of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) from the Ministry of Public Service. A total of…
An elderly man from Wairokai, West Are’Are has called on landowners of Malaita province to open up their land for development. Seventy-three (73yr) old Japhlet Ko’usuna who arrived from his home village in Honiara last Thursday, reiterated that it is of great importance for him to voice out concern in the media, by reminding Malaitans…
A DELEGATION led by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock leaves for Auki this morning to officiate the launching of the Malaita Integrated Pig and Agriculture Training Center at Adaliua, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. Augustine Augua, MP for Lau Baelelea Constituency is being accompanied by his Permanent Secretary Jimi Saelea and senior officials from the…
Voters have questioned themselves on who will be prioritized in the Rural Constituency Development Funds (RCDF) for this year. This came after the RCDF forms were made available last week to voters from the 50 constituencies of the country. A voter who wants to be called as Isaac told the Solomon Star that he wanted…
The Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Service Peter Shanel Agovaka has returned to the country on Sunday after attending a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Tonga last week. The meeting in Nuku’alofa from May 18-19 is to promote the ratification and implementations of the Arms Trade Treaty. The meeting has…
GOVERNMENT Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has assisted seaweed farmers in the Lau/Mbaelelea constituency in North Malaita, Malaita province The assistance was made possible through their provincial ward member Fred Wai. The assistance included nets, plastics and ropes for each seaweed farmers that are living along the coastal areas in the constituency. Wai said,…
SOLOMON Airlines made history, Monday, when it launched its new direct route between Honiara and Sydney. To commemorate the new service, the airline invited a local delegation on the maiden flight and introduced them to what Sydney has to offer for the nation’s tourism industry. The airline’s manager commercial Gus Kraus said opening up the…
Family problem in Solomon Islands is quite complicated to deal with, a former director to Social Welfare from the Ministry of Health & Medical Services Aaron Olofia says. Speaking to the Solomon Star yesterday, Mr Olofia said that different composition of family units in the country must be seriously assessed, so as to identify right…
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Solomon Islands says the human resources of Solomon Islands are not used optimally. Leonidaz Tezapsidis made the statement in his remarks during the opening of the conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation yesterday. “It is clear today that the country’s human resources are not used optimally. “Women, 50…
A high-level conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation kicked off at the Forum Fisheries Agency Conference Centre in Honiara on Tuesday morning. The three days conference which was attended by representatives from neighbouring Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Samoa and Solomon Islands. It was officially opened by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The conference…