UNITED Nations’ member states and stakeholders participating in the climate summit in New York has been strongly urged to take a holistic and appropriate steps towards addressing climate change issues. Pacific Indigenous Peoples (PIP) made the statement before distinguished chairs, panelists and delegates with one voice for urgent action. Solomon Islands Dr Samson Viulu who…
The Ministry of National Unity Reconciliation and Peace (MNURP) last Friday farewelledtheir Caretaker Minister HypoliteTarimae and five SPC interns. Speaking at the farewell function hosted by ministry at Mendana Hotel, Permanent Secretary (PS) Lennis Rukale thanked the Caretaker Minister Tarimae for his contribution towards the ministry. “In your four years in Parliament and as a…
Bintang Borneo Mining company from Indonesia and officials from the Ministry of Mines and Energy are conducting awareness onBauxite mining around Rendova Island in Western Province this week. They are currently in Munda to conduct the mining awareness. Speaking to the Solomon Star in Munda over the weekend an officer from the ministry who wanted…
The 2014 tourism council meeting set down for this month in Honiara has been postponed to early next year. Director of Ministry of Culture Barney Sivoro told the Solomon Star on Monday. Mr Sivoro said ministry has postponed the 2014 tourism council meeting to early next year since six provincial government and national will go…
The country’s first ever single origin premium chocolate is now out in the market after the first batch was produced in Australia last month. The breakthrough which was made by C-Corp Solomon Islands Limited has also seen local cocoa beans being recognised by chocolate producers. C-Corp Limited has been working on this project for the…
Varivao Holdings Ltd has secured a new market in the United States (US) to sell its locally produced kava. Duddley Longamei the company’s managing director said this was made possible after months of conducting its own market research, initiatives and resources. “In order to reach this market it has costs us asubstantial amount of money…
THE POPULAR concern citizens group, the Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has renewed calls on landowners and resource owners not to rush into signing agreements without knowing and understanding their contents. FSII President Redley Raramo echoed this warning again after two similar calls this year. Raramo said while it cannot be denied that the country…
More than 20 young aspiring entrepreneurs graduated last Thursday from the Youth@Work business class. The class spanned 3 weeks and saw the young business men and women learning basic business training which covered topics such as identifying opportunities, managing a business, costing their products and analysing their intended market. The young participants of the Youth@Work…
ABC: An Afghan Australian who was tortured and killed in Afghanistan while visiting relatives was targeted because he was Australian, authorities say. Sayed Habib Musawi, 56, grew up in Helmand Province, in Afghanistan’s south, and came to Australia by boat in 2000. He held an Australian passport and citizenship and lived in Sydney’s west with…
‘Escapes with logging machines’ SAMLIMSAN logging company trading as Macranka Timber Enterprise has allegedly shrugged off a seizure order and escaped with machines. Bishop Tuhenua, a local who operates Isles Tropical Timber Limited in Rennell Island said the logging machineries were ‘silently’ loaded onto two barges and shipped from Rennell Island last week. “The first…