The Solomon Islands Government on Friday officially received the completed National Referral Hospital (NHR) Comprehensive Medical Centre from the People’s Republic of China. This fulfils the vision for a new state of the art health facility that was initially discussed four years ago. The project commenced 13 months ago and was constructed by Jiangsu Jiangdu…
The Soul Cocoa Livelihood Project (SCLP) under the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) warmly welcomes two students into their project team as part of their (students) attachment. The duo are final-year Agriculture Bachelor students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The students are; Ms. Natasha Medei from Temotu Province and Ms. Lanieta Ofea…
The country’s 50 constituency offices are now operational and swings into action to carry out their mandated task. Minister for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Rollen Seleso informed Parliament during the Sine Die Motion, December last year. “I am pleased to note to this Parliament that one of the key requirements under the Constituency…
The ACOM flagship the MV Southern Cross is expected to arrive back in the country this weekend after completing its three-week relief mission to Vanuatu. A statement from ACOM today said, MV Southern Cross has departed Luganville this morning for Honiara after spending over 3 weeks transporting relief supplies from Northern Provinces and Honiara to…
A Solomon Islands national, who is currently working as Deputy Director – Disaster and Community Resilience Programme for the Pacific Community (SPC) in Suva, Fiji, has become the first Solomon islander to secure a senior position with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) based in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea. Mr Exsley Taloiburi, who hails from North…
Tourism Solomons has applauded Solomon Airlines following its announcement this week to commence a weekly trans-Tasman service between Auckland and Brisbane, Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke describing the move as, potentially, one of the biggest developments for the country’s tourism sector in recent years. Scheduled to operate as a return service between Auckland and Brisbane every…
This year’s International Education Day will be celebrated on 13th February 2025 instead of 24th January 2025. A statement from the Ministry of Education said, the International Education Day falls on 24th January 2025 but the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) and identified stakeholders and partners have postponed it to allow schools…
The Gizo-Kolombangara Constituency (GKC) has officially launched its 2024 Rural Development Program last week. This followed the Constituency’s Development Committee (CDC) meeting and approval of all community-based projects on December 30, 2024, paving the way for project implementation. These community-based projects were submitted under the Resource and Productive Sectors by the Community Sub-Development Committees (CSDC).…
The Small Malaita Constituency (SMC) Office has boosted the capability of Port Adam seaweed farmers with the delivery of various essential seaweed farming materials, paving the way for them to venture into large scale farming in the future. The support was made possible through the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) programme of the national government with…
ONLY three national sport federations have registered with the Solomon Islands National Sports Council (SINSC) to date. SINSC Chief Executive Officer Alison Burchell stated that the total number of national associations of sport yet to register is challenging to determine. “This is because some associations are operational and should register, some appear to have become…