Category: Politics

UN backs Solomon Islands for a brighter future
Politics

UN backs Solomon Islands for a brighter future

admin- June 13, 2017

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the UN.   Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare says he is heartened to hear the continued support of the United ... Read More

Resource owners to get more say in mining in the Solomons
Government

Resource owners to get more say in mining in the Solomons

admin- June 12, 2017

Workers look over drilling samples at Axiom's Isabel project. Picture: Axiom  Resource owners will now have more to say in terms of developing their mineral ... Read More

Young Solomon writer advocates for youth at the UN
Advocacy

Young Solomon writer advocates for youth at the UN

admin- June 8, 2017

Regina Lepping presenting her speech at the UN meeting in New York   Regina Lepping represented the Solomon Islands Young Women's Parliamentary Group at the United ... Read More

Prime Minister calls on Solomon Islanders to stop smoking
Healthcare

Prime Minister calls on Solomon Islanders to stop smoking

admin- June 1, 2017

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has taken a stance on smoking. The Solomon Islands Prime Minster has called on his countrymen to stop smoking and not ... Read More

Two guns, 166 bullets handed to Solomons Police as amnesty continues
Honiara City

Two guns, 166 bullets handed to Solomons Police as amnesty continues

admin- May 31, 2017

Two guns have been handed in to police.Photo: File photo. Solomon Islands Police have so far been handed rifle and a shot gun during the country's ... Read More

‘Not our responsibility’: Solomon Forest Association says logging impacts an issue for landowners
Government

‘Not our responsibility’: Solomon Forest Association says logging impacts an issue for landowners

admin- May 30, 2017

Logging in the Solomon Islands. The President of the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) says the devastating impacts of the logging industry in Solomon Islands are ... Read More

Farmers call for action as catastrophic Rhinoceros beetle hits North Malaita
Government

Farmers call for action as catastrophic Rhinoceros beetle hits North Malaita

admin- May 29, 2017

An example of a coconut tree ruined by the beetle. Presence of the deadly Rhinoceros beetle in north Malaita has led the farmers in the ... Read More