Claims of ill-treatment in Aust farms

THERE are growing concerns amongst some Solomon Islands seasonal workers in Australia about their treatment by their employers in terms of their wages and welfare.  As such, they are calling on the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) to take up this issue with the Australian Government for…

More people apply for LMU work ready pool recruitment drive in Temotu, Isabel and Makira provinces

The Labour Mobility Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has now recorded more than 16,000 applicants for its work ready pool following recent recruitment drives in three provinces. A total of 940 applicants were received from the Labour Mobility Unit’s outreach and recruitment program to Temotu, Makira and Isabel Provinces. The…

TRAGIC FISHING TRIP

What was supposed to be a normal fishing trip turned disastrous when two children of the three who went on a Friday fishing trip failed to return home alive.   The sad incident happened in the Baegu Asifola electorate in Malaita Province on Friday afternoon last week when the dugout canoe the trio were travelling…

FOOD INSECURITY RAISED

Solomon Islands Ambassador Mose expresses concern over SIDS’s food insecurity challenges at global dialogue SOLOMON Islands Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union, Moses Kouni Mose, expressed grave concerns over the current challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in food insecurity. Ambassador Mose was one of five…