MFR looks at expanding VATA to provinces to allow resource owners to process own timbers as log export volumes decline THE Ministry of Forestry and Research (MoFR) is looking at increasing the country’s timber production levels for export by expanding the Valued Added Timber Association (VATA) yard to Noro in the Western Province. This is…
THE fundamental role of parents and Sunday School Teachers in ensuring that no child should perish and be eternally separated from God was underscored at the three-day Assembly of God (AOG) Malaita Region Sunday School Rally at the Unity Christian Life Center at Bibisu Village. The rally, which concluded yesterday, was held over three-consecutive days…
Recording breaking year for SI in bomb disposal This year 2024 has been a record year so far for the removal of explosive remnants from the Second World War in the country. That’s because more than 5,400 bombs have already been destroyed thanks to the combination of Operation Render Safe and the daily operations of…
A New Board of Directors for the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) has been appointed in a swift move to strengthen the authority after its removal as a state-owned enterprise (SOE). Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia announced the appointment on Friday . Their appointments were made…
A HIGH-level government delegation visited the new Anglican Church of Melanesia’s (ACOM) John Coleridge Patteson University, JCPU, site at Kosu, Central Guadalcanal on Saturday. Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah and Madam Manele, Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) were part of the delegation. With the University’s administration building construction now underway, PM Manele congratulated ACOM…
Four women-managed enterprises were successfully established in the four wards of West Makira Constituency, Makira Ulawa province recently. This would be the first time women’s groups in the constituency are able to manage medium sized enterprises. The businesses are part of Matavale Women’s Association, MWA’s, initiative to empower and include women in economic developmental activities…
Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, (MLHS) has highlighted some of its key policy priority tasks as mandated by the Government’s 100-day programme. These included the Customary Land Recording Program, the Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (GHUDSAP), and addressing illegal squatter Settlements around Honiara city. Minister for Lands, Housing…
The removal of the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) as a State Own Enterprise (SOE) was necessary to ensure the Authority is strengthened to deliver its mandated public services because it was underperforming. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE) Bradley Tovosia highlighted this in Parliament in response to…
The East Malaita Road, a crucial transportation route in Malaita Province, is nearing completion following an extensive upgrade funded by the World Bank through the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP). This investment, implemented by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) and constructed by the local Trades Transformation Company Limited (TTCL), was supervised by…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Rehabilitation and Disability Division, as the government’s disability focal point, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office – Disability and Rehabilitation, completed a one-day awareness and policy dialogue session for the Heads of Divisions and Program Coordinators of MHMS…