THE CARETAKER Finance Minister Rick Hou has accused Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo for the removal of former Finance Permanent Secretary. In a statement on Monday Mr Hou said the removal of Shadrach Fanega was based on personal interests. Mr Hou who came out publically for the first time described recent media reports on…
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: The U.S. Embassy is encouraging people in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu to nominate exceptional women for U.S. Secretary of State’s International Woman of Courage Award. This award honors women who are making history in their countries and communities. The U.S. Embassy encourages nominations of awesome women who…
HEALTH authorities says about half of the women being diagnosed with breast disease in the country decline to have their breasts removed. The Ministry of Health official Dr John Hue highlighted this yesterday saying; “about half of women refuse mastectomy.” He mentioned this at the handing over of the new mammogram machine at the National…
After months of training the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SWIBA) will host its Meres Market on the 29th, 30 and 31st of October next week at the National Art Gallery grounds . The highlight of the market will be the official handover of funding from the Department of Australia foreign affairs and external…
A machine to detect and diagnose of breast disease was officially handed over to the National Referral Hospital (NHR) yesterday. Called the mammogram machine, this machine once operational is expected to the save lives of women and girls in Solomon Islands if they go for early check ups. The machine was made possible thanks to…
JUANITA Matanga has created history by becoming the first female Police Officer to be promoted as Deputy Commissioner, the second in charge of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). Commissioner Frank Prendergast revealed this at a press conference on Thursday. Mr Prendergast said that the promotion of Ms Matanga was indeed an excellent decision…
Students, staff and family members of the University of South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands campus successfully ended their two weeks of health program with a morning walk. As part of concluding the event more than 400 people took part in a six kilometre walk yesterday from the USP head office at Lawson all the way…
There is an urgent need to address the pollution caused to Metepona River on North Guadalcanal by the mine operations at Gold Ridge on Central Guadalcanal. North Guadalcanal Chief, Benedict Garimane said the new Government, formed after the November 19 National Elections, a new Gold Ridge Investor, the Kolobisi Landowners Association, and the Guadalcanal Provincial…
A TWO day workshop on Ecosystem Approach Fisheries Management (EAFM) held at Rarasu restaurant Auki, Malaita Province will end today. The two days workshop was organised and facilitate by World Fish Organization (WFO) based in Auki. The purpose of the training is to get update from each representative (participates) from the communities to present feedback…
Guadalcanal Provincial Tourism Office aims to improve all tourism facilities within the province by 2015. Jesinta Koli, Guadalcanal Provincial Tourism Office highlighted this when speaking during the official opening of a three days tourism training in Marau yesterday. Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) together with the Guadalcanal Provincial Tourism Office organised this three days…