In a groundbreaking initiative to enhance the coordination of disability inclusion across sectors and levels, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, through its National Rehabilitation and Disability Division, organized a one-day policy dialogue meeting with government ministries and stakeholders on August 27, 2024, at the Heritage Park Hotel. The event, supported by the WHO…
The weeklong Joint External Evaluation on health emergencies conducted by both external and local experts wrapped up last Friday in Honiara with four overarching recommendations. Last week 22 external experts from around the world, worked closely with National Technical Experts to review 19t technical areas of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The Joint External…
Eye Care Nurses and Doctors will next week participate in the Annual National Eye Conference in Honiara which is expected to bring together more than 40 eye care workers from the provinces and the regional eye centre as well as a handful of provincial non-communicable diseases coordinators. The four day conference provides a platform for all eye…
The tourism industry in the country has joined the global community to celebrating World Tourism Day 2024. The event was commemorated under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace.’ This year’s theme held profound significance for both the international tourism industry and the local context here in Solomon Islands. The connection between tourism and peace is undeniable—without peace,…
SOLOMON Islands and 123 other United Nations member states have voted in favor of a resolution demanding that Israel ‘brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence’ in what the UN perceives as the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The resolution voted on at the 10th emergency special session on 18 September 2024 recorded 124 Nations in…
THE Supervising Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare has lauded the People’s Republic of China’s 75-year national journey as one of remarkable progress, resilience and unmatched achievement that has impacted positively on development at the global stage. Sogavare was speaking at the joint celebration of China’s 75th anniversary of its founding…
JAPAN, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Solomon Islands, officially handed over the completed pilot Interlocking Block Pavement (IBP) project in Auki, Malaita Province on Friday. The IBP project, performed on the stretch of road in front of the Auki Community High School in the provincial capital Auki, marks JICA’s first IBP initiative in the province, is…
ABOUT 67 new portable sawmills have been handed over by the Japanese Government to the Ministry of Forestry and Research on Friday. The handing over ceremony was held at the Value-Added Timber Association (VATA) at Henderson in Central Guadalcanal last Friday. The Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki officiated in the ceremony. The…
KOKONUT Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) celebrated its 20th anniversary of business operation in Solomon Islands on Thursday, 26th September. The celebration was held at the company’s head office and factory at the Sun Valley Junction in Lunnga, Central Guadalcanal. KPSI is a social enterprise that for two decades has aimed to revitalize the Solomon Islands smallholder…
Dear Editor – On behalf of the people in my community at Burns Creek, East Honiara I just want to express our deepest concern regarding the loud playing of music which used to occur every night. We are tired of hearing the loud music every night till the morning in our community. We have found…