SIX women and six men representing seven non-governmental organisations, church and government departments in Choiseul Province met for three days from May 12th – 14th to discuss gender discrimination as a result of inequalities in their communities. “I attend this workshop as a representative of my church and I want to share the information I…
THE people of Sigana ward in the Gao/Bugotu Constituency of Isabel Province have recently expressed satisfaction at the peaceful ending of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR). The eligible people to vote in the Sigana ward have shown the desire to exercise their rights as citizens of this country and turned up at the Registration Centres…
WRITERS of the stories in Talemaot – Solomon stories of peace and Conflict – yesterday donated 100 copies of the book to the Curriculum Development Division. The donation by the writers was for secondary students, and the writers were pleased to hear in future their stories can be used in the Solomon Islands curriculum. Members…
RNZI: The Fiji Labour Party says the prime minister must provide audited accounts of his salary from April 2010 onwards, RNZI reports. This comes after Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama told people in Rotuma that reports are wrong to suggest he was being paid nearly one million US dollars a year. The Labour leader, Mahendra Chaudhry,…
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of the recent flash floods in the country. In the letter to Prime Minister Lilo, Mr Abott said as a close friend and partner, Australia always stands ready to help Solomon Islands in…
Building on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last month by Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) and Solomon Airlines, teams from both parties have held their first official meeting recently. Key points addressed included the various ways both organisations can dovetail resources in order to promote increased tourist traffic to the destination. As part of…
THE Donations in Kind programme, run by Rotary International Australia, provides humanitarian aid through the provision of donated goods. Rotary International Australia receives donated goods from hospitals, libraries, schools, Rotary Clubs and other groups, and then sorts, packs, and distributes them to countries in need. On Saturday 3rd May 2014, the Rotary Club of Honiara…
PRIME Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today met with visiting Greek prophet Vassula Ryden at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) in Honiara. During their brief meeting, Mr Lilo welcomed the prophet and her team to the Solomon Islands. The Prime Minister highlighted that Solomon Islands is a Christian country with God fearing…
THE National Coalition for Rural Advancement (NCRA) dismisses claims the election of the Governor General has rocked the boat. Sources within the government claim a faction within the NCRA camp have decided to disassociate itself from the coalition. The sources claimed the “split” came after some members within the coalition were disloyal to their concrete…
Dear Editor – I wish to echo some of our concerns as landowners of west Rennell about the Amos Teikagei’s illegal logging operation on Rennell island, which brings a lots of problems to our communities instead of developments. The struggle of the genuine landowners of Rennell Island (West Rennell especially) with the illegal logging operation…