Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Rove Police Headquarters have undergo POM Training conducted by the instructors of China Police Liaison Team in Rove Headquarters started on 7 to 11 June 2022. “The security challenges are evolving and still out there threatening this nation and therefore RSIPF must be well…
A STAKEHOLDER consultation dialogue on East Rennell World Heritage Site organized by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was successfully held on 31st May 2022 at Heritage Park Hotel conference centre. The dialogue under the theme “Towards Developing Sustainable Livelihoods in the East Rennell…
TEMOTU province has been reported to currently facing the most difficult and challenging period of its political history by far, especially after the arrival of Covid-19 on our shores in 2019. Provincial Premier Hon Clay Forau Soalaoi, in his statement to mark the 39th second appointed for the province, said the current Covid-19 situation demands…
SIEO Operation Manager, Mr. Fredrick Bosoboe was sworn in as the Acting Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner by His Excellency the Acting Governor General Hon Patteson Oti at Government House, last Friday. A brief introduction and welcome meeting after the swearing in ceremony was held at the Electoral Office. In his short remarks, Mr. Bosoboe…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) currently offers certificate, diploma, bachelor and post-graduate courses in various fields and it strives to ensure that its students graduate with the qualifications they pursue. The university has expanded both in infrastructure development and academic programmes and continues to strives to offer higher qualifications in cooperation with the Japanese…
THE World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project in Solomon Islands focused on boosting economic development in rural communities. The Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience Project also aims to improve citizen participation in provincial planning, and boost climate change and disaster risk resilience at provincial and community levels. Solomon Islands…
MoFT Permanent Secretary to appear in Court over non-payment of SBD$50m compensation ordered by high court THE question of why government seems to ignore making payments ordered by the High Court is expected to come under the spotlight in Court next Wednesday 15th June. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana,…
Intro The Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) has issued ’DCGA Constituency Information Pack 2022’ to government MPs as a strategy to garner support from people on their intentions to extend the life of Parliament from 4 to 5 years. The awareness pack is ‘MISLEADING’ with an intention to ‘DECEIVE’ people. In fact,…
DEAR EDITOR, Rural based parents can have the option of offering something ‘in kind’ if they don’t have enough cash to complete their children’s tuition for this year. This was highlighted by the Minister of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Lanelle Tanangada in an exclusive interview with the paper, Wednesday night. She said, parents…
DEAR EDITOR, Solomon Islands and Australian governments have signed an additional 180-million Solomon dollars grant and loan financing agreement to build a 22 kilometers transmission system for the Tina River Hydro Project in Honiara The support was funded under the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific which consists of a base grant, a contingency…