MALAITA Province is qualified again for the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) program after a two-year hiatus. A recent report indicated that the province had previously failed to meet three minimum conditions. These included the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) failure to scrutinize the 2020-2021 Audit Report within 21 days of receiving the audit opinion, issues related to procurement and outstanding payments for…
A TOTAL of $199million discretionary exemptions from January to end of September 2024 were granted by the Minister of Finance to individuals and companies, the Opposition Office has claimed. Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has lashed out at this new information describing it as ‘outrageous and reckless’. This new information has come to light after a…
The Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the outgoing Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Dr. Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, for her outstanding contributions to the FFA over the last two decades. Prime Minister Manele acknowledged Dr. Manu, as she is affectionately known, during a farewell dinner hosted by the Office of the Prime Minister…
The government will consider amending the anti-corruption law as part of its policy reorientation program. This was highlighted by the Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, MP, during a courtesy call from the Commissioners of the Solomon Islands Independent Commission against Corruption (SIICAC). Prime Minister Manele stated that part of the amendment will address the resourcing…
Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Ms Stephanie Copus Campbell AM is visiting Solomons Islands today, Sunday, 10th November to continue her advocacy and engagement program in the Pacific. Ms Copus Campbell last visited Honiara in January 2023 and is looking forward to engaging further with relevant Ministers, businesswomen, civil society organisations, students and other partners on…
A specialized six-week training in Dash-8 aircraft maintenance was recently completed by Solomon Airlines engineering team. Led by an experienced instructor from Queensland Aerospace College (QAC) in Brisbane, Australia, the training aimed to advance local aviation expertise and was funded by the World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), which…
HIGH court judge Ronald Bei Talasasa Jr has won a gold medal at the recent Oceania Regional Powerlifting Championship (ORPC) 2024. The championship was held in Nauru, from 28 October to 2nd November 2024. A lawyer by profession Talasasa Jnr represented Solomon Islands during the competition and was up against other top athletes at the regional…
THE communities of Temarae and Paele in North New Georgia Constituency in the Western Province were gifted with various livelihood items by the Chinese Embassy under its ongoing livelihood assistance initiative. The donated items included two Ice Machines, 20 Portable power sources with Solar charging panels, two sewing machines, 100 solar reading lights, 60 solar…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has questioned why discretionary exemptions have continued to be granted despite assurances by the Minister of Finance in Parliament to cancel past exemptions and halt future ones as of June 2024. In a statement on Friday, Hon Wale said the Finance Minister was very animated in making this announcement…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Elijah Asilaua condemns the recent removal of materials intended for the Kiluufi Hospital’s new incinerator project. The incident occurred last week that resulted in the total value of SBD $10,000 worth of materials stolen. Following an investigation, police have arrested four suspects in their 20s in connection with the incident. Mr. Asilaua, who just…