The National Hosting Authority (NHA) is calling on the members of the public, especially those living close to the Games’ Facilities to acknowledge the opportunities the country is presented with in having the brand-new sports facilities and therefore to look after these properties. These facilities include the National Stadium of Solomon Islands, and the 2023…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has acknowledged the Government’s move to ban single use plastics. In a statement today, Hon Wale said the single use plastic regulation 2023 should include tough regulations for importers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and also litter bugs. He said considerations to use alternatives that are more environmentally friendly should also…
AUTHORITIES responsible for the safety of sea travellers are urged to implement regulations on speed limits for fast crafts and boats travelling in heavy congested waters around Western Province. This call was made by villagers who frequently travel by canoe to and from Noro. According to the villagers, the sea around Noro Township is usually…
The Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka held a fruitful bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence for Australia, Hon. Richard Marles on Wednesday 28 June 2023. During the meeting, the Supervising Foreign Minister, Hon. Agovaka acknowledges the cordial bilateral relations with Australia and for…
More than 300 women from East Choiseul Constituency (ECC) have successfully completed their two-week of intensive life-skills training on 27 June 2023 at the ECC Development Centre in Kerepangara Ward 15, Choiseul Province. The training on sewing, sewing machine troubleshooting, bakery, floral and other important life-skills training for mother and girls was facilitated by Madam…
Local employees of the national stadium bid farewell as the project go towards its completion. The event was held on Saturday on the west stands of stadium, where the project team, National Hosting Authority, and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour & Immigration (Labour Division) gathered. The Executive Director of NHA delivered a speech, expressing…
SINCE the outbreak of the Corona virus (COVID-19) in early 2019, a number of government-sponsored students studying in the Philippines have been recalled back to the country. Kedrian Vilibasia, 39, from Chimba village on the weathercoast of South Guadalcanal is one of them. Like all other students, he was also affected by the negative impact of…
The National Government admires the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce, SICCI’s resilience and steadfastness despite the country’s critical business environment. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP personally conveyed this to the SICCI board of directors. The new board, led by its chair and Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager of Solomon Breweries Limited, Qila Tuhanuku paid…
AUSTRALIA’S Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, has lauded the Australia-Solomon Islands bilateral relations as a partnership based on shared values and is as strong as ever. He spoke highly about this partnership and the fundamental values and connections upon which it is based when concluding his two-day visit to Honiara…
THE Kilu’ufi Hospital Medical Imaging (X-ray) Department is boosted with the instalment of a new mobile X-ray machine to support its work. The instalment of the new mobile X-ray machine was made more than week ago and is now serving its purpose. Following the successful instalment of the new machine, staff working at the Kilu’ufi…