KILUSAKWALO Christian Community High School in Malaita province will accommodate only 20 students for its first ever form Seven (7) class this year. This come after the school was given an offer to franchise the pacific TAFE Foundation Art program commencing this year. School Principal Christian Mekope in an interview said the school is proud…
Solomon Islands is a country blessed with natural resources both on land and sea. However, the impact of the climate change and other natural disaster has also brought significant changes to the environment. As a result the natural vegetation and forest are affected. Along the coastlines, one of the natural vegetations which is abundant are…
CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) – the general contractor for the China-funded 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project – has shared some of its resources with communities around the Henderson area in east Honiara. The company announced this week it had just completed the rehabilitation and improvement of an interior road around the Henderson area.…
STUDENTS sponsored by the government can now go back to their countries of study, now that international borders have opened, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), said on Wednesday. But there are requirements. First, the National Scholarship Division has granted such students permission to defer their studies because of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Gizo: IN Solomon Islands its not often you hear a female doing some of the men’s heavy duty job. This is because of our culture where a women’s workshop is often at the garden and inside the kitchen. However, this is slowly changing as more women are taking up training to do some of the…
GIZO: A TRIBE on Vella, Western Province has opted for carbon trading instead of logging their land for commercial gain. The tribe made the decision after several communities and tribes in Choiseul and Western Provinces started benefiting from the carbon trading initiative after formally registering their tribes into associations. To be part of the carbon…
By 2030 the country’s population is expected to hit the million mark, if the current reproductive level continues to take an increasing and steady trend. Already the country has topped the Pacific region as one with a higher rate of population growth. One of the regions that is expected to see a jump in the…
Some primary schools (feeder schools) are not included in this year’s Year 7 Placement result because they have not submitted their 2022 Class Application and Ranking form for Year 7 Placement. As such, parents and guardians of children from those schools are advised to contact the respective Education Authority of the school for their children’s…
Who engages 2023 Pacific Games CEO? AS the countdown begins for the opening of the 2023 Games, a rift which could undermine the final preparations has developed between the Games Board and its Chief Executive Officer, Peter Stewart. And informants say the Games Organizing Committee including the Board need to know who employs the CEO.…
FOOTBALL players intending to join Telekom S-league (TSL) clubs when the TSL season resume matches this month will no longer do so since there will be no FIFA Transfer Window for this month. This was confirmed in a statement from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Competition’s Department, Tuesday. The clarification was made following questions…