Participants of Central Province have started reviewing the 2nd 2014 Draft Federal Constitution of Solomon Islands during the Province’s awareness program on Monday 27 July 2015 in Tulagi. Participants included professionals, women, youth and chief representatives and Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs). Premier Hon. Selwyn Mapuli officially opened the program during its first meeting…
TOURISM operators in Marovo Lagoon, Western Province who fails to pay up their bed levy and business registration with Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau(SIVB)have received letters reminding them to settle their outstanding payment and register their accommodation or they will face the law. About seven operators in Marovo lagoon who are yet to settle their bed…
TOURISM operators in Marovo Lagoon, Western Province have been urged to build standard and simple accommodation. Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) and Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) highlighted this during a two days tour to some of the tourism operators within the Lagoon last week. The aim of the visit was…
Delivering an essential transport vessel to the Catholic Diocese of Gizo in the Western Province is a need. Gizo Diocese is an area with close to one hundred islands spreading over 300km of sea, has been given a mandate to become more involved in providing and running schools and training centers, and currently has 14…
Pathfinders in North Malaita region have successfully ended a hike program over the weekend. According to John Andrew Kiri reporting from that region said that the program started last Monday and concluded last Friday. “The program was a very special one because the pathfinders were able to walk while visiting six SDA communities in the…
We all know that the three heads of the system of governance consists of the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. It is very crucial that separation of these three heads of the governance must be upheld for the purpose of promotion and enforcement of justice. Right now in our country the three heads of…
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Friday 24th July with a “Police in Communities” day at the Divit Rural Training Centre, Visale in North West Guadalcanal. The event was attended by the Prime Minister the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare; Government Ministers; the Premier of Guadalcanal the Hon. Bartholomew Vavanga;…
A toolkit on how to design projects to end violence against women and girls was launched at the national auditorium Solomon Islands Museum on Monday. The toolkit which outlines step-by-step guide to taking action with practical tools and advice designed especially for pacific was launched in the presence of the Australia Government Councillor to Solomon…
No country in the world has got it right when it comes to gender equality or completely erasing violence against women says Australia Chancellor Roclle White. Speaking yesterday as a key note speaker during the launching of the new toolkit on how to design projects to end violence against women and girls, she said, violence…
THE GOVERNMENT’s Land Reform Bill will be tabled in the next parliament sitting on November. Special Secretary to the Prime Minister (SSPM) Rence Sore confirmed this. This is for its approval so that work on land reform for customary land could be implemented soon. Mr Sore stated, land reform is a fundamental reform of the…