The Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat in Vanuatu, Mr Peter Forau welcomes the formal establishment of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) and looks forward to attending the 2nd PIDF Summit to be held at the Sheraton Fiji Resort, Denarau, Nadi, Fiji from 18 to 20 June 2014. He congratulated the Fiji…
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSSI) in Auki, Malaita province had successfully completed four days of community based entrepreneurs development (C-BED) training. This was delivered to to inmates and officers inside the Auki Correctional Centre, 27th to 30th May 2014. C-BED in Sshort is an innovative tool…
MORE than fifty nine (59) local women market vendors in and around Auki had nothing but praise toward the UN women’s market for change workshop held in Auki on Monday. The workshop was aimed at ensuring that public market areas are safe for all women vendors and also free from discrimination. Speaking on yesterday’s workshop…
Women participants at the five days transformational leadership and character education for peaceful co-existence training at Mendana Hotel last week described it as worthwhile. The training brought together rural women both from the post-conflicting provinces Malaita and Guadalcanal. Watson Puiahi founder and director of Ilukim Sustainability Solomon Islands facilitated the week long peace training with…
The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2014 ( MMAB2014) which the Solomon Islands Government ( SIG) passed on the 30th April 2014 is nothing more than a rushed through parliament Bill to make way for mining companies and foreign interests to extract the natural resources of this country and its citizens’. The MMAB2014 is a…
The Isabel house of chief appeals to all Isabel people to maintain their culture and traditional custom values. The call was made for the second time for this year by the Isabel deputy paramount chief Ambrose H. Bugotu during the celebration of the Isabel second appointed day in Honiara yesterday. He first made the call…
A lifeless body of a young man was found near the western end of Lunga bridge east of Honiara on Monday morning. The dead body was discovered by locals lying in between the tall grasses, ten to twenty meters from the bridge. The finding has shocked residents around the Lunga, Burns Creek area and the…
The Isabel community residing in Honiara came out in numbers yesterday to celebrate the Isabel 30th second appointed day in style at the national art gallery. The celebration coincided with similar celebration held in Buala yesterday. The occasion in Honiara was attended by honourable Nelson Kile, a member of provincial Assembly, and the deputy paramount…
Unhappy Temotu premier asks Prime Minister about development plans The Temotu provincial government yesterday expressed its unhappiness to the government for its failure to stand by its promise. Premier Fr Brown Beu speaking in an interview with the Solomon Star accused Prime Minister (PM) Gordon Darcy Lilo for failing to carry out most of the…
The use of country’s patrol boat to confiscate the two ton beche-de-mer on Ontong Java on October last year has been questioned. It was unclear who has met the cost and for what reason had the patrol boat being used. According to the director of Maritime Russell Tagin the operation was one of its quarterly…