THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) failed to secure the required majority of 37 votes to ensure the passage of the Constitution (Amendment) (Constituent Assembly Sitting) Bill on Thursday. A total of 31 MPs voted for the bill, two abstained from voting, two opposed it and 14 MPs did not attend Parliament to…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has conveyed condolence to his Vanuatu counterpart, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas on behalf of the government and people of the Solomon Islands following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Tuesday. The quake struck off the coast of Port Vila, causing significant damage to infrastructure and tragic loss of…
THE Don Bosco Tetere Rural Training Centre (RTC) in Guadalcanal Plains recently received a tractor, two 20-foot containers of agriculture training equipment and 10 laptops from the Australian Government’s Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to enhance hands-on agricultural training and improve students’ access to digital learning and online resources. This latest handover builds on previous…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has blamed the Lilo-led government of 2014 for the current issues surrounding the Rennell bauxite mining operation. PM Manele made these comments while moving the sine die motion in Parliament on Wednesday. He revealed that the mining license granted to Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) was signed after Parliament had been…
THE young man who allegedly spread false rumours over an alleged attempted abduction on social media in October this year will be entering his plea to the charge of Spreading False Information when he returns to court. This was because Junior Harry Gereniu has just been allocated a lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO).…
THREE men accused of setting fire to two houses in West Guadalcanal in 2022 will learn of their fate on December 30. That is when Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi will deliver her judgement. Lawyers representing the three defendants have been directed to file their closing submissions by 3pm on Wednesday. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa…
The Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, has described the new multi-million Domestic Seaport Passenger Terminal as a testament to the power of self-reliance and the resilience of the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), a state-owned enterprise, on Thursday opened its new, first-of-its-kind Domestic Seaport Passenger Terminal, which will host ship passengers traveling…
A THREE day workshop to verify and collect missing employment data on individual teachers serving under each education provider was successfully held last week. Teaching Service Division within the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and Education Providers held the joint meeting in Honiara. It was held at St Barnabas Cathedral hall from 16th-18th…
Improvements to Noro Roads in Western Province have made substantial progress in recent months, with the physical progress reached 30 percent. This critical investment, funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), is set…
COINCIDING with International Anti-Corruption week, the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) on Wednesday announced the launch of the revised Guide to Corruption Offenses in the Solomon Islands. Developed under the Transparency and Accountability Project, this essential resource was made possible by the generous funding from the Government of Japan and the Solomon Islands;…