STRAY DOG TALK:

Veterinarian Dr Anita begins dialogue in Gizo in a collective effort to find a solution to the township’s growing stray dog population due to safety threats they pose to residents THE newly established Dog Working Committee (DWC) in Gizo, Western Province, commenced its dialogue with local veterinarian Dr Joyce Anita on Tuesday to find a…

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…