DELEGATES of the Solomon Islands Timber Export Mission to New Zealand have described their experience as “invaluable”. The mission comprising eight timber exporters also visited Australia as part of a fact finding mission and to meet with their importer-customers in the two countries earlier this month. New Zealand and Australia are major export markets for…
VICTIMS of the recent cyclone Pam disaster in the Temotu province are calling on the government to extend the harvesting period for sea cucumber (beche-de-mer). This comes after the harvesting period will close soon. A chief in Duff islands of Temotu Noel Hatu said, since their islands have been damaged by the natural disaster they…
Survivors and victims of the 2014 Honiara April 3 flash flood will be commemorating the 2014 April flood. Most of the survivors who have been resettled at April Hill in East Honiara have lost loved ones. Speaking to the paper, treasurer of the organizing committee Charles Ketea said, “it’s now April, and our thoughts about…
Catholic communities under Visale parish in North West Guadalcanal are preparing well for the 2015 Easter celebration this weekend. Solomon Star North West Guadalcanal stringer John Toki said, the parish members are now cleaning up the station ready for the Easter weekend celebration. He said, Visale Catholic station is the main place for catholic local…
Youths of Tangarare Parish in West Guadalcanal are preparing to celebrate Easter in style. Chairman of Zone three Emeriko Kiriu highlighted this during his visit to the Catholic Communication last week. Mr Kiriu said that this year all local Churches in Tangarare Parish will gather and celebrate Easter at the Saint Joseph Chapel Tangarare. He…
More than a hundred participants both male and female attended a new literacy school at Holy Cross this year. The school was managed by the Counsellor of Holy Cross Cathedral Georgiana Sogote’e. “The main goal for the training is to equip and train both old and young people who don’t know how read and write…
Suva, Fjii – Almost 70 new varieties of potato and sweet potato will soon be available to Pacific Island countries and territories, to improve food security across the region. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s (SPC’s) Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePACT), based in Suva, Fiji, has received 42 new potato varieties as tissue…
THE country’s existing immigration and labour laws will come under review as part of easing the challenges affecting foreign investment in the country. A statement from the Government Communication Unit said this step is one of the activities undertaken in the Government’s sectoral reform programs to strengthen the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Industries and Immigration.…
“NO problem is too small to overlook for the health of smooth running of elections.” These are the word of Chief Electoral Officer Polycarp Haununu. “Our continuous strive for future elections is to achieve, free, fair and credible Elections” After the successful completion of the National Biometric Voter Registration and Election last year, the Solomon…
THE type of committal hearing to be conducted on the case of one of the men accused of the brutal murder of a man back in 2011 will be decided on 10 April. Salestine Thugea appeared before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court and was further remanded to allow him see his…