Category: Temotu Province

Tinakula Festival kicks off in Honiara
Culture

Tinakula Festival kicks off in Honiara

Eliza Kukutu- July 26, 2024

By Alfred Pagepitu The popular Tinakula Festival, a celebration of Temotu Province's rich and diverse culture kicked off in Honiara today. The two-day event is ... Read More

Struggle to build Temotu’s Youth Center remains unsolved after grant was used to purchase landing craft
Solomon Islands

Struggle to build Temotu’s Youth Center remains unsolved after grant was used to purchase landing craft

Fredrick Kusu- July 12, 2024

By Simon Tavake The Temotu Provincial Youth Council has expressed concern over the outgoing Temotu Provincial Government after it diverted a $3-million grant meant for ... Read More

LC Temotu to sail home once paperwork is finalized
Solomon Islands

LC Temotu to sail home once paperwork is finalized

Fredrick Kusu- July 1, 2024

By Ian Kaukui The newly purchased Landing Craft for Temotu province ‘LC Temotu’ is expected to sail from Indonesia to Solomon Islands once all paperwork ... Read More

Holau Vaka Taumako Association Expects Arrival of New Proa Sailboat to Preserve Traditional Navigation Skills and Heritage
Culture

Holau Vaka Taumako Association Expects Arrival of New Proa Sailboat to Preserve Traditional Navigation Skills and Heritage

Fredrick Kusu- September 5, 2023

The Holau Vaka Taumako Association in Taumako (Duff Islands), Temotu Province, is expecting the arrival of their new outrigger sailboat later this year. The sailboat, ... Read More

Dysentery outbreak claims 3 lives at Anuta
Solomon Islands

Dysentery outbreak claims 3 lives at Anuta

admin- May 16, 2019

Anuta Island. Photo: Lesly Sanga. A Dysentery outbreak, associated with flu, vomiting and other related diseases has claimed three lives from Temotu's Anuta group of ... Read More

Kopu winched off Lomlom, Chiefs unhappy
2019 Election

Kopu winched off Lomlom, Chiefs unhappy

admin- April 22, 2019

Dudley Kopu, MP elect for Temotu Pele. Photo credit: GCU. Chiefs and landowning groups of Lomlom airstrip in Temotu Province are unhappy that an unscheduled ... Read More

Doves rescued from extinction
Conservation

Doves rescued from extinction

admin- January 25, 2019

Santa Cruz ground doves (Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis). Photo: Wildlife Reserves Singapore. Four Santa Cruz ground doves (Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis) were born at Singapore's Jurong Bird Park in ... Read More