Dear Editor – The status of the medical staff house tender in Rennell remain stagnant due to very strict policies and guidelines been applied by the Ministry. I overheard that the four local contractors and bidders from Renbel, all of them are not meeting the very high and strictly required criteria. Firstly, unless not, I…
WORLD Teacher’s Day has been marked in Honiara on Tuesday with more than a thousand teachers convening for the event. The celebration started with a fellowship service at the Catholic Holy Cross Cathedral, followed by float parade and official program at the National Museum, Central Honiara. The day was colourfully celebrated under the World theme…
THE Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has recognised the service offered by all teaching professionals in the country. Minister for Education Lanelle Tanangada highlighted this in her remarks to mark the World Teacher’s Day celebration in Honiara, Tuesday. The event commenced with a fellowship service at the Holy Cross…
WESTERN Provincial capital Gizo is experiencing rice shortage with most of the shops running out of stock. Over the past days people from the neighboring islands traveling over to do their normal daily shopping have been denied the opportunity to buy a bag of rice at most of the shops in Gizo. The shortage of…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has described the allegations by Transparency Solomon Islands International (TSI) as grossly misleading and lacks credibility. “As a watch dog organisation, TSI has failed miserably to cross check for facts before publishing such allegations in the media,” Director of Fisheries stated. TSI claimed MFMR has been inconsiderate…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has conveyed his condolences to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic globally. The Prime Minister offered his condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands when delivering his virtual address to the 76th United Nations General Assembly recently. “I offer my sincerest condolences on behalf of the government and…
On political advisor’s employment AS the tug-o-war for power in the Malaita Provincial Government continues, a former minister has spilled the beans on Premier Daniel Suidani’s political advisor, Celsius Talifilu. The man – Elijah Asilaua is the MPA for Ward 11 in the Malaita Provincial Assembly – was the Minister for Forest, Mines and…
Admin officer fronts court AN admin officer of a logging company accused of employing two foreigners without a work permit in Makira Province has appeared in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Tang Tung Siong of Malaysia faces a charge of employing non-citizens not authorized to work. The court yesterday imposed strict bail conditions on him…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Cabinet has set a target of 90% full vaccination coverage to reopen our international borders. Prime Minister Sogavare in his nationwide address yesterday said Cabinet has directed the Oversight Committee and the Policy Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation unit (PIME), to undertake critical analysis and recommendations on how and when we…
SINU Council ends VC’s contract in August SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) Council has terminated the contract of the controversial SINU Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Ganesh Chand in August. Minister for Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) Lanelle Tanangada revealed this in Parliament yesterday in response to a question asked by the Member of…