West Rennell Resource Owners Task Force has called on West Rennell Resource Owners to cooperate with them. West Rennell Landowners Task force Chairman, Dicta Maitaki said West Rennell Resource Owners should consider this as it is a form of development for Renbel Province.
Malaita Province has conducted a resource mapping workshop for the Province in efforts to promote effective development of resources on the island, and to enable resource owners to select development projects suitable to their location.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) NCID Unit have finally arrested and charged a man in his 40’s in relation to the Beche-de-mer theft at the Fisheries compound last year.
Principal Magistrate Shepard Lapo says the Public Solicitor’s office is currently short of human resources. Magistrate Lapo made this statement in Court this morning while addressing a 15 year old accused who appeared without a lawyer.
Speaker of Parliament, Sir Allan Kemakeza has given the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources until tomorrow to inform Parliament of the exact location of the beche-de-mer consignment which was stolen from the Ministry’s compound last year.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has devised a plan to manage its Beche-de-mer resources. This is revealed by the Fisheries Minister Hon. Alfred Ghiro in Parliament yesterday.
The case of the stolen beche-de-mer consignment has been returned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to establish some more information needed to further progress the case.
Tubi is a prohibited species under the Forest Resources and Timber Utilization (protected species) Regulations 2012. A media statement sanctioned by the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Forests and the Attorney-General’s Chamber states, pursuant to the Protected Species Regulations, any felling…
Solomon Islands Cabinet has already agreed to lift the beche-de-mer harvest ban during discussions in July this year, well-placed government sources told the Solomon Star.
Tandai Indigenous landowners and people, especially chiefs are ready to commence dialogue with the national government over the long over due issue of Honiara Town boundary expansion.
A group of individuals has entered and robbed the Gold Ridge Mining office at Bubulake, over the weekend. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer Dudley Gani said the robbers looted the company’s properties at its Bubulake office.
Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare says Solomon Islands can create more wealth sustainably on resources found on land, saying all it needs is strategic thinking and concern for the welfare of our future generation.
Former board member of Commodities and Exporting and Marketing Authority (CEMA) Pio Akwasitalo has called on the CEMA authority and the national government to use the reserve budget to protect local price for copra.
Communities in Gaeta District, Small Ngella have banded together and say they will use people’s power to save their island’s water source from being contaminated by logging. This follows rumors that a logging company is due to arrive in the area within the next weeks.
Permanent Secretary for Mines and Energy Jeffrey Kahua has assured Gold Ridge landowners they will receive their royalties soon. This comes after the Gold Ridge People’s Power Group recently demanded the Government releases their long-awaited royalties.
Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has called on the landowners in Makira Ulawa Province to allow their land for development programs which the Provincial and National Governments want to achieve. Mr Maelanga made the statement during the province’s 31st anniversary Monday this week.
Eight potential investors who have expressed interest in building and operating the Tina River Hydro Project took part in a major project briefing in Honiara, last week. The companies participating in the event were from Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Spain and Sri Lanka.
The Permanent Secretary for Mines and Energy Jeffrey Kauha has denied claims an Asian Mining Prospecting company is conducting mining activities illegally in West Rennell, Renbel province.
Resource owners of West Rennell, Renbel Province have questioned the legitimacy of Asia Pacific Investment and Development Limited, APID, mineral prospecting activities in the province.
A training course on mining will soon be rolled out across the Isabel and Choiseul Provinces. The What is Mining – Train the Trainer Course, launched last week, was developed by the Isabel Mothers Union and The Nature Conservancy Solomon Islands, with technical support from The University of…
