THE Pacific Technical Advisory Team from New Zealand facilitated a two-day workshop for Honiara City Councilor (HCC) Councilors and Heads of Divisions (HODs) early last week. The workshop held on Monday and Tuesday at the King Solomon Hotel conference room brought together key leaders and decision-makers from HCC to enhance their skills and knowledge in…
PM Manele hails Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary as ‘dawn of a new era’, acknowledges contributions of Malaitans to nation-building PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has described celebrations marking Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day in Auki as the dawn of a new era for the province and the national government. PM Manele led a…
THE Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Tozen Leokana has signed the much-anticipated 2025 Training Plan (SITESP) opportunity list on Monday 12 August. The Director of the National Scholarship Division (NSD), John Iromea confirmed this in a circular issued on Tuesday 13 August. This means that the 2025 round of Solomon Islands Government Scholarships…
MEMBERS of the public are calling on the responsible authority to shed some light on how long the water pipeline works carried out by McConnel Dowell along the Prince Philip Highway in East Honiara will be completed. People are demanding answers from the Solomon Water as to the timeframe for the completion of the pipeline…
THE High Court will set a new date for the hearing of the application to strike out the petition filed against the MP for Northwest Choiseul, Harry Kuma, pictured, on Wednesday August 21. The hearing of the strikeout application was initially scheduled for on Friday but was vacated as the petitioner’s lawyer Ms Lily Ramo.…
FISHERIES compliance work will be enhanced with 10 new tablets received from the Honiara-based Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) on Thursday. The tablets were funded under PEUMP Program and FFA Director General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen was present to hand them over to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in a brief handover ceremony. Speaking on…
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed concern over increased reductions on budget allocations to government ministries under the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 which before the committee for scrutiny. PAC has commenced its inquiry into the bill last week and relevant officials from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury appeared before the PAC on Wednesday as…
A MEETING aimed at promoting the export of Solomon Islands products to the Chinese market was successfully held on August 9 at the Chinese Embassy. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), the Customs and Excise Department of…
KILUSAKWALO Christian Community High School (KCCHS) in Malaita Province celebrated the completion of the refurbishment of its hall on Wednesday– thanks to the funding support from the People’s Republic of China. This refurbishment project was secured after the historical signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation between Malaita Province and China’s Jiangsu Province. The refurbishment work was completed in only four months and its completion…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has expressed gratitude to Australia for its ongoing support to Solomon Islands and moreover for funding the Malaita South Road Rehabilitation Project. At the project unveiling ceremony in Auki on Wednesday, Premier Elijah Asilaua described the event as a significant moment of unity, which symbolizes a tripartite partnership amongst the Australian Government, Solomon Islands Government and Malaita Provincial Government for a brighter…