The Minister of Forestry and Research Bodo Dettke and top officials from the ministry held a successful meeting with members of the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) on Wednesday 28 January. The meeting was held after SFA earlier met with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Dettke was encouraged by the prompt response by SFA to meet with…
Temotu Province will continue to pursue the proposed trade link with Vanuatu. That’s according to premier Buddley Soakifono. He said his executive will consult with relevant national government ministry to further pursue the matter. Soakifono said previous executives have by-passed the relevant government ministry as well as the Melanesian Spearhead Group in their pursuit of…
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in the Ministry of Health says it acknowledged complaints a person with disability raised against the organisation recently. Guadalcanal man Edwin Kuba has claimed CBR failed to respond positively to his request for assistance. He said he registered with CBR in 2014 but since then they’ve provided him with no help…
Existence of peace in society is an important thing to human security. This was highlighted at the launching of the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace website last week. UN Agencies under the UN Trust Fund for Human Security through the Ministry undertook this initiative as a post conflict resolution project in Solomon Islands.…
A new website for the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace has been launched with support from UNDP under UN Trust Fund for Human Security. The website’s launch marked another step forward for the ministry and its partners in disseminating information to locals and those abroad, including interested organisations and individuals. Permanent Secretary Lennis…
A team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock paid a field visit to Honiara communities engaged in backyard farming, Friday. Led by the Minister of Agriculture, Augustine Auga and his Permanent Secretary Jimi Saelea, the team visited nursery greenhouse sites around Honiara. Sites visited were the backyard gardens component of the 2010 Agriculture and…
Non-communicable disease (NCD) is a threat to the economy, Agriculture and Livestock minister Augustine Auga says. And urged Solomon Islanders to grow more local foods to ensure they have balanced diets. He said the rate of NCD in the country was disturbing. Auga said this when he led a team from his ministry on Friday…
A former High Court judge has urged the police to dig deeper in their investigation of the Mbikeisland shooting. Australian Stephen Pallaras made the comments after police arrested one suspect in relation to the incident, which occurred on 9 December last year. Jim Aita is being held in custody on charges of threatening with firearm,…
RNZI: A category 1 tropical cyclone has developed about 370 kilometres northwest of New Caledonia but is not expected to reach land. Cyclone Ola was located near 17.5 degrees south, 161.6 degrees east, at 310000 UTC or 1pm New Zealand time. The New Zealand Metservice says the cyclone is in open waters, and is not…
RNZI: A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion today patrolled Fiji’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for the first time since defence ties were suspended in 2006. New Zealand cut ties with Fiji after a coup led by then-Commodore Frank Bainimarama in 2006. Sanctions were lifted after Fiji’s election in September last year. Defence Minister Gerry…