THE Malaita Province government allocates nearly 60% to 70% of its Provincial Capacity Development Funding (PCDF) to the education sector. Malaita Province Deputy Premier Randol Sifoni announced it during the graduation ceremony at Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School on Thursday. Mr. Sifoni explained that this funding primarily supports the construction of classrooms, assembly halls, and improvements…
RC Nicholson College in South Vella, Western Province has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving higher academic standards and fostering excellence among students, as it looks toward a future of sustained progress and development. During the school’s annual graduation ceremony recently, the school administration outlined a strategic plan aimed at improving student outcomes through enhanced teaching…
The Ministry of Rural Development Solomon Islands (MRD) has successfully conducted an awareness session on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) Act 2023 for East Kwaio Honiara-based constituents, Thursday last week. The awareness coincided with the official opening of the East Kwaio Constituency’s (EKC) office at Lunga, East Honiara. The awareness was part of the ministry’s…
Constituents of East Kwaio constituency (EKC) will now have easy access to vital government information and development assistance following the official opening of their new constituency office at Lunga, on Thursday. The inauguration of the new office space was graced by their Member of Parliament (MP) Stanley Festus Sofu, with the event attended by EKC…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Indonesia, His Excellency (H.E) Salana Kalu, received the Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele on Saturday evening, 19th October 2024, after his (PM) safe arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Prime Minister was invited to Jakarta as a member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to witness the inauguration of Indonesia’s new president,…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation, GNUT, has prioritised education as a central pillar of the 2024-2028 National Policy and Translation document. Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mines Energy and Rural Electrification Bradley Tovosia MP made the statement as guest of honour during a weekend fundraising drive towards the establishment of the John…
Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) has advised all education providers nation-wide to step up security measures in their school surroundings following disturbing reports of attack and attempt abduction on innocent students. In a statement issued over the weekend the MEHRD senior management it is concerned after learning of disturbing…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province (WP) from Munda, Noro, Ringi, Parakasi and Gizo have recently undergone a two-day workshop on command capability. This operation command capability workshop conducted by China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) was first of its kind held in the WP for supervisors of different police station…
More than one hundred (100) stray dogs have been found dead as the much-anticipated mass dog culling exercise gets underway at the Western Provincial capital of Gizo over the weekend. The exercise was finally implemented by the Gizo Dog Task Force Committee after some delay in getting government’s approval to roll out the exercise and…
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) strongly condemns the several recent incidences where unknown masked men are attacking, hurting to even attempt kidnapping of young school girls. In a statement over the weekend the women’s premier body said, recent posts on social media describing how these girls are being followed and attacked by…