Overwhelming landowner response paves way for Auluta commercial rice project

Overwhelming landowner response to the proposed Auluta commercial farming project in East Malaita was an important factor towards moving the project forward. During a consultation and awareness meeting with three Auluta tribes spearheaded by officials from the Ministries of Commerce, Agriculture, and the Office of the Prime Minister last week, tribal members said they are…

BIG BLOW:

Pakera copra buying centre in Kirakira closes its door due to diversion of funds from DCGA’s flagship policy PAKERA Buying Centre in Kirakira – the country’s only facility buying copra and cocoa products from rural farmers – is closing down just 17 months after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially launched it. Rural farmers saw the…

Premier Fini applauds SIG-Landowner initiative to partner in commercial rice farming

Malaita Premier Martin Fini last week applauded a partnership initiative between the National Government and Landowning tribes of Auluta basin in East Malaita to develop commercial rice farming in the area. Landowning owning tribes including Abukwaiara, Gwaibau’ula and Ambu tribes in the Auluta basin region offered their lands for sustainable development projects after a previous…

More land in WP to be transferred

WORK is currently underway for the transfer of about1000 plots of land in the Western Province that are currently under the custodian of the Commissioner of Lands to the Premier of the Western Provincial Government. That’s according to the Western Province Premier Billy Veo in an interview with Solomon Star recently. “Work on fulfilling this…

New UNDP rep presents credentials

THE new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to Solomon Islands Munkhtuya (Tuya) Altangerel formally presented her Letter of Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Jeremiah Manele in Honiara last Friday – 8 September. The UNDP Resident Representative is based at the UNDP Multi-Country Pacific Office (MCPO) in Fiji.…

ATTACK DEPLORED:

Gov’t condemns criminal attack on naturalised Solomon Islands family in the strongest terms THE national government has strongly condemned an attack on a naturalised Solomon Islands family by some criminals last week. Police report confirmed, the armed robbery incident occurred on Thursday 7 September between 2am and 3am at Panatina in East Honiara. The report…

India to bring more assistance to SI

Republic of India is pledging more assistance to the government and people of Solomon Islands; made in an assurance uttered to the Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP through India’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Shri Inbasekar Sunaramuthi. In a courtesy call today to the Prime Minister, H.E Shri Inbasejar Sunaramuthi said India…