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…
The Solomon Islands Ambassador to the United States of America, Her Excellency, Jane Mugafalu Kabui Waetara has presented her letter of credence to the U.S President, Joe Biden at the White House. The presentation on December 11 2022 was the culmination of a process to formalize and accredit Mrs. Waetara as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…
The demand for ship for the Auki-Honiara route is high despite daily shipping service from two fast crafts Pelican Express and Auki Express. More Malaitans who spent the 2022 festive session in their respective homes are making their way back to Honiara boosting the demand for ship. For the past two weeks, travelling passengers are…
Politicians get their first New Year’s gift from a cash-strapped SIG POLITICIANS – perhaps not from all sides of politics – are about to get their biggest New Year’s gift yet – some $400, 000 each the first such payment for 2023, according to those familiar with the payment. If the funding is shared by…
Former Nusa Roviana MPA wins election as Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly, vows to perform to his best THE newly elected Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) is Ramrahka Aquila Talasasa. The former Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 16 – Nusa Roviana- was elected during the election of a new Speaker yesterday.…
The Rotary Club of Honiara together with the Roteracts (young Rotarians) today handed out hundreds of Christmas presents to all sick patients at the National Referral hospital. The Rotary Santa Claus and his Rotarian helpers handed out the gifts to all patients, nurses, doctors, cleaners, kitchen, and laundry staff. The activity brought smiles of happiness…