Economy Archive June 2012

There is a need for greater emphasis on community participation in helping countries adapt to climate change, says Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Hon. John Moffat Fugui.

The oceans may hold the answer to some of the world's most devastating diseases, in the form of new drugs that come from marine organisms.

For many Solomon Islanders, leaving their homeland and moving to Melbourne, a big, bustling city with a population of nearly 4 million people, would be enough to make even the most adventurous traveller a little anxious.

The Office of the Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Cabinet has launched the Government's national research programme into the country's customary land tenure laws this week.

Solomon Islands' recipient of the prestigious Equator Award is encouraging women to champion conservation in the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has commended the decision by countries meeting in Rio de Janeiro to give the Pacific hosting rights for a key meeting on sustainable development in 2014.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police in Honiara are appealing to the public for information on the five year old girl who went missing on Sunday morning.

South Australia's former director of public prosecutions will be moving to the Solomon Islands.

The Australian Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) has completed its final financial commitment to the Australian/ Solomon Islands bilateral support to the RSIPF Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Program at Hell's Point.

People of Mamasa village in Central Guadalcanal are again demanding Gold ridge Company to address compensation claims over allegations that chemicals from the mining company have contaminated the river they depend on for their livelihood.

The 11th Pacific Arts Festival hosted here in the Solomon Islands will soon welcome its first contingent with the arrival of a 120 strong artist and delegation from New Zealand.

Governor General Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui has confirmed that the royal family is preparing for the royal visit to the Solomon Islands in September this year.

A two-day Customary Land Tenure Reform Conference is underway in Munda, western Province this week.

Finance minister, Rick Hou, says Europe's financial troubles could mean less development assistance for the Pacific.

New Zealand and Australia will contribute over $100,000 to assist with preparations for the Festival of Pacific Arts.

The Solomon Islands Brisbane Students Association (SIBSA) has made history by becoming the first Solomon Islands group to be formally incorporated and registered as a member of the Brisbane City Council (BCC).

A major anti-smoking campaign is set to be launched across the Solomon Islands following new smoking laws introduced last week.

The Australia Council for the Arts is proud to announce that 50 of Australia's best Indigenous artists will attend the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts (FOPA) to be held in the Solomon Islands' capital, Honiara on July 1 - 14.

Australian Deputy High Commissioner Dr Dave Peebles handed over 10 water tanks to Vonunu Provincial Secondary School Principal Ialine Wateka at Gizo Wharf in Western Province on 29 May.

The Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital in Honiara will be busier than normal later this week when Australian volunteer plastic and reconstructive medical experts begin their two-week visit.

Tahiti and New Caledonia continued their supremacy in Group A of the OFC Nations Cup yesterday in Solomon Islands with a pair of wins that served to secure their place in the semi-finals.

The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Partnership will be a focal point of an exhibition on peace keeping and peace building being held at the United Nations in New York this month.

The Comptroller of Customs and Excise, Nathan Kama, says his Division will still push to have their staff present during the weighing of gold for export from Gold Ridge Mines in Central Guadalcanal.

Solomon Islands will soon host a campus of the Australia Pacific Technical College, boosting opportunities for training and skills development for Solomon Islanders.

The Makira phase of the Solomon Islands Road Improvement Project, which reconnected local communities to clinics, markets, schools, and the provincial capital Kirakira has officially been completed.

Solomon Islands Permanent Secretary for Finance and Treasury, Mr Shadrach Fanega, today refutes the Malaita Ma'asina Forum's allegations that the Customs and Excise Division has failed to monitor gold exports by the Gold Ridge Mining Limited.