The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors at its quarterly meeting on 15 December 2020 has approved a US$23 million (SBD$185m) Threshold Program for Solomon Islands. The Threshold Program for Solomon Islands will cover two projects. The Forest Value Enhancement Project (FoVEP) and the Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) project, a statement…
The Opposition Leader, Hon. Mathew Wale welcomes the proposed move by the Commissioner of Lands, Allan McNeil to quell illegal and corrupt land deals as a move in the right direction to eliminate the illegal land sales and deal in Honiara. He made the call upon reports on illegals sales of land to individuals and…
* RSIPF commences ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021’* RSIPF in Makira/Ulawa Province appeals for cooperation during festive season RSIPF commences ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021’ More than 400 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) from Honiara City, the Rove Police Headquarters, and Guadalcanal Province today commenced the ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021 provide security in…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT), the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and the World Bank (WB) yesterday concluded negotiations on a WB funded project worth USD 5 million (over SBD40 million) to support Solomon Island COVID-19 ongoing preparedness and current response. The project components and activities under each component are designed…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has labelled the Sino Capital logging company saga a can of worms, now that the lid has been opened, there is no telling what worms will crawl out. Hon. Wale has described the explanation by the forestry office as totally unacceptable. “Firstly, who is the officer that made…
On 22 December The Australian Government and World Health Organization (WHO) officially handed over three additional GeneXpert calibration kits and 600 GeneXpert cartridges to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to enhance COVID-19 testing in the provinces. GeneXpert machine cartridges and calibration kits are essential components in the installation and operation of the machine…
“Vaccine development light at the end of the tunnel” Describing 2020 as the “most challenging time most of us have endured in our lifetimes” Tourism Solomons CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto said the national tourism office has “reset” and is “ready to go” the moment the global travel situation is resolved and the Solomon Islands can…
The Camp Management Sector Committee of the National Disaster Operations Committee (N-DOC) has suspended privileges that allowed families and relatives to bring in food and other items for persons in Quarantine Stations (QS) for an indefinite period as of today, Wednesday 23rd December 2020. The suspension of this privilege came about after it was…
The winners of the inaugural Solrais Women’s Premier League and championship, the RSIPF Royals were also awarded two individual awards at the awards night held recently in Honiara. Police Constable (PC) Francina Mautai and Royals midfielder won the coveted player of the season award, a statement from Police Media Unit said. Royals goalkeeper Margaret Kofela…
The East Malaita Constituency Christmas Senior Division Football Tournament for ward 16 kicked off early this week at Faumamanu School playing ground. The 11 aside soccer tournament is being sponsored by East Malaita constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Manasseh Maelanga. A total of 22 teams are participating in the competition. The East Malaita Constituency Senior…