http://www.solomontimes.com Solomon Islands Related News, Videos and Opinions en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:06 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:06 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Callidus Solutions RSS Generator 2.0 http://logo.cdn.solomon-times.com/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.solomontimes.com 144 60 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/56-hop-rod-tops-pacific-chat/7679 With a blend of reggaeton, hip hop and pure Pacific soul reggae, 56 Hop Rod has shot to the top of the Pacific Top 20 with their catchy new song, “Secret Lover.” Tue, 21 May 2013 03:01:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/56-hop-rod-tops-pacific-chat/7679 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/with-solomon-islands-support-french-polynesia-back-on-the-decolonization-list/7678 Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says he is thrilled with the news that the United Nations General Assembly has voted to place French Polynesia back on the UN list territories that should be decolonized. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:08:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/with-solomon-islands-support-french-polynesia-back-on-the-decolonization-list/7678 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/research-finds-mismatch-in-job-market/7677 A recent finding in a World Bank report titled Skills for Solomon Islands, 'Opening New Opportunities,' finds that there is a mismatch between the demand for skills in current job opportunities and the supplied labour force. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/research-finds-mismatch-in-job-market/7677 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/hunt-on-for-lost-wartime-gold/7676 A hunt for millions of dollars in lost Japanese wartime gold worthy of a thriller movie plot is unfolding in the Solomon Islands. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:05:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/hunt-on-for-lost-wartime-gold/7676 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/spc-supports-seaweed-farming-in-the-pacific-region/7675 SPC, through the European Union-funded Increasing Agricultural Commodity Trade (IACT) Project, has been working with seaweed farming communities in the Pacific to identify new export markets for their products. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/spc-supports-seaweed-farming-in-the-pacific-region/7675 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/exposure-to-creative-development/7674 Being told that she would never be able to make a living from art has done little to lessen Alisa Vavataga’s passion to paint. Mon, 20 May 2013 05:47:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/exposure-to-creative-development/7674 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomons-dolphin-exporter-plans-to-resume/7673 A prominent dolphin exporter in the Solomon Islands says he plans to resume live-exports next month. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:47:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomons-dolphin-exporter-plans-to-resume/7673 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/ffc85-meeting-officially-closes/7672 The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Hon. Alfred Ghiro has hailed the recently concluded Forum Fisheries Committee 85 Meeting in Honiara, describing it as “constructive and collaborative”. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:42:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/ffc85-meeting-officially-closes/7672 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/pm-lilo-welcomes-pngs-multimillion-kina-assistance/7671 Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has welcomed a twenty million Kina assistance from his Papua New Guinea counterpart Peter O'Neill in Honiara on Friday. Sun, 19 May 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/pm-lilo-welcomes-pngs-multimillion-kina-assistance/7671 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/report-recommends-a-shutdown-of-gold-ridge-mining-operations/7670 An independent environment audit into Solomon Islands Gold Ridge Tailings Dam recommends that the Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) should shut down its operations, install the water treatment plant and discontinue any further extraction of water from Chovohio River. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:23:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/report-recommends-a-shutdown-of-gold-ridge-mining-operations/7670 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/png-families-assist-two-kindergarten-schools-in-guadalcanal/7669 The Papua New Guinea (PNG) community working and residing at Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) today (Thursday) donated some items to the Nguvia Kindergarten and Ngalimbiu Kindergarten schools in East Guadalcanal. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/png-families-assist-two-kindergarten-schools-in-guadalcanal/7669 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/improving-food-security-concerns-in-solomon-islands/7668 The situation in Choiseul province is one that is becoming increasingly familiar to communities throughout the Pacific. Increased weather variability linked to climate change, including more droughts and more floods, is impacting livelihoods. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/improving-food-security-concerns-in-solomon-islands/7668 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/seven-pfas-set-for-solomon-games/7667 Seven (7) Provincial Football Associations (PFAs) have met the deadline to confirm their participation in the three football disciplines for the upcoming 2013 Solomon Games competition. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:40:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/seven-pfas-set-for-solomon-games/7667 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomon-islander-joins-pacific-young-leaders-on-disarmament/7666 A Solomon Islander has been named as one of the inaugural participant of the Pacific Young Leaders on Disarmament. Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomon-islander-joins-pacific-young-leaders-on-disarmament/7666 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/ramsi-police-here-for-four-more-years/7665 The next four years of RAMSI’s police operations have been guaranteed with the allocation, announced in this week’s Australian budget, of nearly AUD$500 million in funding for the Regional Assistance Mission. Wed, 15 May 2013 21:01:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/ramsi-police-here-for-four-more-years/7665 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/calls-for-better-waste-management-to-control-dengue-outbreak/7664 City and health authorities in the Solomon Islands are calling for effective and consistent urban waste management as they battle to control a serious outbreak of dengue fever, the world’s fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, which was identified in the country in February. Wed, 15 May 2013 20:36:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/calls-for-better-waste-management-to-control-dengue-outbreak/7664 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/australia-commits-half-a-billion-to-ramsi-transition/7663 The Australian budget for the coming 12 months sees an increase in budgetary support to the transition of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). Wed, 15 May 2013 00:05:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/australia-commits-half-a-billion-to-ramsi-transition/7663 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/maintaining-a-tuna-industry-in-solomon-islands/7662 Solomon Islands tuna industry is growing and the Ministry of Fisheries is committed to ensure the country's tuna resources are sustainable, says the Ministry of Fisheries Permanent Secretary Dr Chris Ramofafia. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/maintaining-a-tuna-industry-in-solomon-islands/7662 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/sir-ellison-pogo-passes-away/7661 Sir Ellison Pogo, former archbishop of the Anglican Church in Melanesia, died May 13 at his home in Honiara of lymphoma, which had been diagnosed while he was in Auckland during last October’s Anglican Consultative Council meeting. Tue, 14 May 2013 22:53:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/sir-ellison-pogo-passes-away/7661 http://www.solomontimes.com/news/economy-expected-to-grow-by-4/7660 Solomon Islands Economy is expected to grow by 4 percent in 2013, building on a strong performance in 2012. Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.solomontimes.com/news/economy-expected-to-grow-by-4/7660