WORLD Vision Solomon Islands farewelled Country Director, Dr Andrew Catford and his family yesterday. Dr Catford has been leading the organisation as Country Director for the past five years. During that time World Vision has experience significant growth and now has seven long term (15 year) area programmes and 30 projects that are benefitting nearly…
FOURTY-FIVE women from Sisifiu community in ward five, Malaita Province, completed a basic catering training last weekend. The training, which was aimed at empowering women in rural areas to know the basics of cooking diverse island dishes, saw the women develop their catering skills with the hope of using it to start up their own…
THE Saint Mathews Mothers Union programme started this week at Dukwasi Community in Central Kwara’ae. The programme, which involves spiritual enrichment, focused mostly on improving ways of spreading God’s word and work through Mothers Union. Secretary of the St Mathew’s Mother’s Union group, Betty Toena said that programmes for the entire four days have already…
THE inaugural of Akuila Talasasa Festival of Arts (ATFA) to take place in Gizo, Western province has been further delayed and now postponed to July for compassionate reasons. The event was supposed to kick off this week but has been moved to 17th-18th July. A member of the organising committee Olyvia Randall confirmed the postponement.…
GOVERNMENT’S seriousness into kick starting the gateway project initiated by local tourism training company, Solomon Host, and Brisbane based video production firm, Torn Parachute, was sealed this week. This came following the signing of a service agreement by the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Culture, John Wasi. The gateway project involves displaying of…
LAST year, Noro town Lagoon Christmas eve has raised more than five thousand dollars. And that money would now go towards Noro town charity programs. A spokesperson for the event, said the money was collected under the Giving Tree (Christmas tree) during Lagoon Christmas eve last December through public donations. He said the money will…
A NEW magazine to promote government activities was launched in Honiara, Wednesday. The Government’s Communication Unit (GCU) will publish the monthly news magazine for the government, which will be called the Nation. Director of Government Communication George Herming said for the last 10 years, people have not been informed about what their government is doing.…
PAPANGU Community in east Guadalcanal plains has commended the Kastom Gaden Association KGA) for providing them basic agriculture training. KGA conducted a series of trainings in the past weeks for communities in Berande, Balasuna, and Ngalimbiu, who were affected by the April flash floods that hit Guadalcanal and Honiara. Chief Leon Thugea described the trainings…
GUADALCANAL plains farmers have been warned against using chemicals in their food gardens. Kastom Gaden Association (KGA), an organised established to promote organic farming, issued the warning when conducting basic farm training for flood victims of Papangu village, Ngalimbiu, on the Guadalcanal plains this week. KGA manager Clement Adosaia said like any chemicals, fertilizer, which…
FLOOD victims occupying the FOPA and Rove evacuation centres have until tomorrow to vacate the centres, director of National Disaster Management Office, Loti Yates said. Mr Yates said this is due to financial challenges. “The government has no further funds to keep operating the centres,” he said yesterday. “Also this is to allow the government…