The Honiara Youth Forum on Youth and Mental Health led by HYC at multipurpose hall on Wednesday last week to discussed mental health issues have ended successfully in coming up with a youth voice statement for mental Health Matters in Honiara. About thirty young people attended the Youth Forum and as a result, young people…
The United Democratic Party for Social Reform and Economic Advancement (UDP) yesterday paid a courtesy call on the newly elected Paramount Chief of Burns Creek, Chief Peter Usi to congratulate and show support for his leadership. In a statement from the party, spokesperson Baranabas Henson said UDP recognizes the importance of working together with chiefs…
Tourism Training business Solomon Host completed a supervisory level training in Service Management for SP Oil supervisors last Friday. Twenty staff members in the middle management level of the company took up Service management with facilitator Joyce Konofilia for two days. The course mainly considered how service delivery can be managed in the organisation and…
AN Australian underwater professional living in the Western Province urges the United States to help open airspace between Munda airport and Tokyo, Japan. John Fairfax said Japan needs fresh Sashimi and Solomon Islands needs to market its fish. “An example of business and employment opportunities to offset impact of seafood devastation would be for the…
The impacts of climate change and disasters on human mobility in the Pacific have presented a lot of challenges to islanders. This was highlighted last week at a climate change workshop held at Novotel Hote in Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji The workshop was held from18-20 August and Solomon Islands was represented at the workshop by…
ONE of the country’s longest serving businesses, Solomon Motors yesterday marked its 50 years of service in the country. A gathering to mark the milestone event congregated at the old SMI area, Town Ground. Operation manager of the company Tamisia Laxton Teiona said the company has been contributing to the country’s economy for many years…
THE Prime Minister’s announcement on Friday that negotiations for the possible transfer of ownership of the gold ridge mine on Central Guadalcanal is underway is indeed welcoming news according Chairman of the Gold Ridge Community and Landowners Council. Dick Douglas said they are happy to hear of the move because they still support the project…
ELECTRICITY cost in the Solomon Islands remains a most expensive commodity in the Pacific region and remains one of the highest in the world. Data gathered from a report on cost comparison for Pacific power consumers showed Solomon Islands remains the most expensive in the region. The report ranks countries by consumer prices across three…
IT started on Friday and ended yesterday with a thanksgiving Eucharist. Don Bosco Tetere was celebrating its 10th anniversary which started with a youth camp on Friday. About 500 youth from neighbouring institutions gathered in the Rural Training Centre premises for the two-day youth camp. Fr. Joseph Than, Rector and Principal of the institution spoke…
Solomon Water on Saturday reconnected water to state-owned King George Sixth School more than a month after it cut the school off its supplies. The organisation’s general manager Richard Austin confirmed this to the Sunday Star. He said the decision was made as a gesture of good will after the school principal assured Solomon Water,…