PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed his sympathy to the Government and people of Australia following the calamities caused by bush-fires. Speaking on Thursday at an event held to raise funds for the bush fire victims in Australia, he said Australia as a neighbour has been a friend to Solomon Islands in times of need.…
JAPANESE Masatsugu Asakawa assumed office as the 10th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday. “I am honoured to assume the role of ADB President and to begin working in close cooperation with our 68 member countries,” Asakawa said. “ADB has been a trusted partner of the region for more than half a…
MALAITA for Democracy (M4D) has condemned the sale of expiry goods at shops in Auki. The civil society group made this statement in a press release after it learned that few Chinese shops in Auki have been selling expiry goods. Early this month, Malaita province security officials confiscated expired rice from Low Price Enterprise shop…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale says he supports the Chief Justice’s disappointment and further calls on the Government to invest more in the Judiciary. The statement was made after the Chief Justice, Sir Albert Palmer publicly expressed his disappointment on the zero allocation to the Judiciary in the Government’s 2020 development budget, in his speech in…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has reiterated his call to have legal education introduced into the school curriculum. Sir Albert repeated the call he made in previous opening addresses at the opening of this year’s legal year opening on Thursday. “The overarching theme for this year, is ‘Developing a Culture of Lawfulness’,” Sir Albert said.…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) says it will ensure allowances for student studying overseas are paid in time as of this year. Minister John Moffat Fugui made the assurance this week. He said his ministry is already working to make sure this is happening. “The allowances for this year have been…
RESULTS of the 2019 secondary school forms 3 and 5 has been released and can be accessed on the website of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources. Education minister Moffat Fugui and his Permanent Secretary Dr Franco Rodie signed off the results on Tuesday. Fugui said according to a report compiled on the results,…
PARENTS and students described the way the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MERD) handled the school result this year as pathetic. Parents, guardians and students lined up very early in the morning hoping to get themselves copies of the papers to see the results. A parent questioned the decision not to publish the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has welcomed the newly appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Georgina Roberts. In a brief meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet yesterday, Roberts delivered her introductions to the Prime Minister in Te Reo Maori. “Me mihi atu au ki a koe, e te Pirimia, ki…
EDUCATION continues to command the largest share of the budget but lacks the strategic needs facing society and the economy and the quality of the education system and the product. Outspoken leader of the Opposition Mathew Wale said the current government must seriously consider these two areas. He said it is important that the basic…