The Civil Aviation Authority of the Solomon Island (CAASI) in the Ministry of Aviation and Communication (MAC), is finalising a draft report for the possible expansion of the Suavanao airport in Isabel Province. The airport is located at western end of Isabel province. The CAASI officer who inspected Suavanao airport early this year, told the…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) with other stakeholders has been embarking on promotion of local food production as stipulated in the Lokol Kaikai Framework. The framework is a programme of action to address food and nutrition security, as well as livelihoods issues. Agriculture and Livestock permanent secretary, Jimi Saelea highlighted this at the…
The backyard gardening, basket gardening and organic process of nursery introduced by the Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) has attracted a lot of farmers and members of the public yesterday. KGA was part of the inaugural agriculture show which kicked off on Tuesday. The farming techniques introduced by KGA was new to some of the local…
Its important to live a healthy lifestyle in order to have a healthy mind and body. University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands campus director John Usuramo highlighted this during the launching of the health week at USP campus on Monday. The health week which will run for two weeks with various health activities…
Our twenty newly graduated doctors from Cuba are currently undergoing an induction program organised by the National Referral Hospital (NRH) training committee. The hospital’s Superintendent Dr Rooney Jagilly said this is the first of its kind. He said the Medical and Dental Board (MDB) has identified the need to have such training in place to…
RELOCATING and resettling Islanders living on artificial islands in the Lau lagoons from the rising sea levels and other effects of climate change should be one of the priority areas of the new Government when coming into power. Niuleni artificial island community elder, Abel Satu highlighted this when speaking to Solomon Star on Monday. Mr…
A program to boost life skill trainings in seven Rural Training Centres (RTC) in the country was launched in Honiara on Friday at the Holy Cross compound. The program dubbed Strengthening Technical and Agriculture Rural Training in Solomon Islands (START) will be implemented by Caritas New Zealand (NZ) and the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational…
A HOST of intending candidates to contest next month’s National General Elections are set to launch their election campaigns this week. According to reports reaching this paper, both Independent candidates and those affiliated with various political parties will likely launch their election campaigns in Honiara this week. This was following the opening of nominations last…
PERMANENT Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has been surprisingly removed for delaying Members of Parliament’s (MP) $400,000 terminal grant it was disclosed. Information reaching the paper said Shadrack Fanega was removed from being the PS of Finance and Treasury and replaced by Fred Fakari’i who used to look after the Ministry…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) is taking a tough stand on how it dishes out the tourism funds as of next year. Director of Tourism within the Ministry Barney Sivoro in an exclusive interview with the Solomon Star yesterday said as of 2015 tourism operators who wish to apply for the…