HAVE you ever swum against a current? What about taking academic risks or making a decision that might lead to your being fired by your boss? How many of you have ever skinned a cat alive? Taking risks can be very dangerous and regrettable. However, there are times when we need to make those difficult…
EIGHTEEN (18) young Solomon Islanders have graduated with degrees from various universities in the Philippines, increasing the Government’s stocks of technical expertise. But the lingering question is whether or not the government has the capacity to absorb them in the workforce remains. These students are sponsored by the Government. They are part of 52 students…
ADB, SIG join forces with other partners to transition SI to renewable energy under a $10million loan and $5million grant THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Solomon Islands Government are joining other partners to help Solomon Islands transition to renewable energy with a transformational project, ADB’s Shane Rosenthal announced Thursday. This project will accelerate renewable…
THE establishment of the fourth Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Campus in Malaita Province holds profound economic and social significance to the province itself and the nation at large. That’s according to the SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Transform Aqorau when delivering his remarks at the roundtable dialogue between Solomon Islands Government (SIG) and development…
THE matter of a man accused of possessing a World War II rifle and ammunitions without a firearm licence in 2021 in Honiara has been withdrawn in the Honiara Magistrate Court. This was after the prosecution made an application under 190 (2) (b) (ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to discharge defendant Iro Kwaita…
THE High Court has deferred its ruling on the strike out application on the petition filed against the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Guadalcanal, Bradley Tovosia to September 18. The ruling was earlier listed to be delivered on Wednesday afternoon. However, Judge Augustine Aulanga deferred it to September 18 because the ruling was no…
THE Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is actively seeking donor partners to bring the ambitious Bina Harbor Project to fruition, a milestone project that will see the construction of an international seaport and a state-of-the-art tuna processing facility. During Wednesday’s roundtable dialogue between Solomon Islands Government and the country’s development partners at the…
STUDENTS from schools in Honiara have participated in a two-day Open Day program hosted by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) as part of its 45th Anniversary celebration. The event, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, was held at the FFA Conference Center. The students’ participation followed an invitation by FFA to their respective schools which resulted in…
SOLOMON ISLANDS is attending the 3rd Ministerial Dialogue on Police Capacity-Building and Cooperation between China and Pacific Island Countries, underlining China’s willingness to share its experience in the field of security. Police Minister Jimson Fiau Tanangada is attending the Conference which opened in Fujian Province, China, on 10September. Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu are,…
The Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Rexon Ramofafia has highlighted the significance of collaborative efforts to drive Solomon Islands’ development forward. He was speaking during the donor roundtable dialogue held on Wednesday at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. It was the first of its kind to be organized by any ruling…