THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) will proceed with its Learning Continuity Program this week for students throughout the country whilst schools remain closed for an indefinite period. Permanent Secretary of MEHRD Dr. Franco Rodie has endorsed the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) which provides guidelines for schools, teachers and parents/guardians on the…
Explains his reason for opposing vaccinations THE Director of Health of the Solomon Islands Mission of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Honiara, Dr. George Manimu has told a weekend awareness on COVID-19 that if people must vaccinate, they must choose Sinopharm. Some 100 people – women, men and children – attended the two and…
China police have conducted a familiarisation training with the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) officers on familiarising themselves with the new riot equipment that was handed over to RSIPF on 24 February 2021. The training had occurred at the Rove police headquarters with two groups. First group of 13 officers attended the training last week and…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) conveys heartfelt congratulations to all women and girls throughout the country on International Women’s Day this week. International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8 every year with plenty of activities celebrating the role of women in society and the value that they contribute to…
Australia’s flagship Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) has agreed to fast track redevelopment of six markets across Malaita, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel and Western Province, improve provincial ports and launch a new SIIP website. SIIP is in its first phase of implementation. Work on the markets project is expected to commence by December 2022. These priorities…
NATIONAL men’s football coach, Felipe Vega Arango has hit back at critics following the team’s narrow 1-2 defeat to Caboolture SFC over the weekend. Many critics took to the social media expressing their disappointment in what many described as a performance below par. But Spanish Coach Felipe said most people do not understand that it…
“Here comes Dorothy,” whispers one young woman to another as a littlecanoe approaches the shore. They are standing outside a village meeting house in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. Dotted across the islands and spread over 2000 km of sea, village meeting houses are where community decisions are made. A former teacher, Dorothy, has planned today’s…
WOMEN in the Tina River Hydropower Project catchment communities are once again coming together this week to celebrate International Women’s Day. A statement from Tina River Hydropower Project said the women will spend time discussing and acknowledging the significant progress made to improve gender equality for rural women thanks to the Gender Action Plan (GAP)…
THIS year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Break The Bias’, the theme calling for a gender free world, a world that is free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive, a world where difference is valued and celebrated. In the late 1800s with one of the earliest…
As she settles into her new apartment in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Dr. Tammy Tabe reflects on her life’s journeys. The young Solomon Islander woman recently moved to Honolulu to take up an appointment as a fellow at the East-West Center (EWC). Tammy, as she is known amongst friends, comes from Wagina Island in the Solomon Islands’…