OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi Police Station in Central Province have arrested four male suspects aged between 22 to 64 -year-old for malicious damage and criminal trespass at the Siota Provincial Secondary School on 11 November 2021. Initial reports said that the suspects were drunk when they unlawfully entered…
THE Solomon Power (SP) Board under its Hybrid Dividend Policy and the State Owned Enterprise (SOE) Act declared a dividend of SBD$4 million. This has been paid to its shareholder, the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The dividend payment (Cheque) was officially handed to the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon.…
Million-dollar deal to construct modern Games village at SINU sealed THE People’s Republic of China (PRC) has further injected another SB$172.4M to build the PG2023 modern Games Village at SINU to accommodate athletes and officials during the 2023 Pacific Games. According to the signing agreement sealed yesterday, SINU will be the biggest beneficiary when…
JED ENTERPRISE Ltd – a Honiara-based road construction and maintenance company – has reportedly earned the attention of the World Bank. The company is doing road repairs in the Auki township and as far north as Gwaunaru’u Airport and Kwaibala in the south. The quality of workmanship by JED Enterprises Ltd on the roads around…
FEMALES make up the majority of graduands this year at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), marking a historic turning point in gender parity. Out of total 865 graduands yesterday 63 percent are females and 37 percent are males. SINU Acting Vice Chancellor Dr Jack Maebuta said even though it is not gender balanced but…
THE people of Guadalcanal have demanded the National Government to issue a formal apology regarding what they believe as disrespect and disregard to sensitivity relating to customary land issues on their island. The demand appeared in resolution number 4 reached during the Guadalcanal Leaders’ Forum held on Wednesday 29 September in Honiara. The apology demand…
The Ministry of Rural Development will commence its monitoring of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) support funds to selected constituencies next week. MRD Deputy Secretary Technical (DST) Hugo Hebala said that the monitoring of CDF is an instrument basically to complement the M & E monitoring activity at the constituency level. The monitoring will be carried…
The Universal Children’s Day was organized and celebrated in Honiara. It brought together children within the city, stakeholders, Government representatives and HCC officials. As the official guest to the event, Deputy Mayor Cr. Robert Oge thanked the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs and HCC for organizing the program. “As the Deputy Mayor…
Amid Solomon Islands’ continuous efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, the private sector aligns with the Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) by organizing a three-day awareness to disseminate information to help communities in and around Honiara gain better understanding and make informed decision about COVID-19 vaccines. The Solomon Islands Chamber…
Winrock International Solomon Islands, among other ongoing activities, has signed a partnership agreement with Mai Ma’asina Greenbelt to progress forest conservation activities, and in particular one of the core activities of the SCALE-NRM project in Malaita Province – Protected Areas and Payment of Ecosystem Services (PES) which include Carbon Trading. Mai Ma’asina Greenbelt (MMGB) is…