The Government’s National Investment Policy and Promotion (NIPP) Strategy is poised to produce positive results since its launching in March this year. The Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Harry Kuma informed Parliament that the NIPP Strategy ensures an enabling environment to attract foreign Investment into the country. This strategy, according to Hon. Kuma…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour, and Immigration continues to encourage and support value addition and downstream processing of local products through a robust partnership program with local small and medium enterprises. This was highlighted by Minister Harry Kuma in Parliament. He said, the Ministry is working closely with the private sector in…
United Nation Development Program’s (UNDP) through its Gov4Res Project has financially support the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination’s (MNPDC) communication unit. This is to help support the implementation of its communication activities and messaging efforts, a statement issued by the Ministry said, Thursday. The support includes purchase of multimedia equipment, awareness and engagement…
A dialogue for a new design towards Australia’s support to the Health Sector from 2025 to 2028 was successfully held last week. Senior Executive Management of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and Australia’s Health Team met last week to discuss the new concept, a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Wednesday…
FARMERS who live in North East Guadalcanal Constituency and East Central Guadalcanal Constituency, Guadalcanal Province want the feeder roads in these constituencies fixed immediately. This is due to their garden crops being left to rot as a result of poor road condition to transport them to Honiara for sales. A local farmer, who spoke on…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) is planning to celebrate its firstever ‘Honiara City Day’ celebration next year – September 29, 2025 since its establishment as a City Council about 25 years ago. The planned annual event is now in its proposal stage for final approval. A statement issued by HCC Media, Wednesday, said, this proposed…
Solomon Islands received approximately SBD 8.809 billion in development assistances between 2016 and 2021 from its bilateral and multilateral partners and these assistances have contributed significantly to the nation’s development endeavors and growth, it was revealed. According to the Ministry of National Planning and Developing Coordination (MNPDC) these development assistances had been directed to a…
GIZO Women in Business (GWB) promoted their organic products at New Zealand Festival held in Honiara last Friday. GWB’s participation in the festival was supported by its partner – the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – to promote and sell their products. Their products included organic soaps, charcoal, laundry detergents, virgin oil, woven baskets, peanut…
Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, will travel to Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea this week to further strengthen Australia’s deep and enduring partnerships in the Pacific. Minister Conroy said Australia and Solomon Islands have interconnected futures. “We share a region and an ocean,” Minister Conroy said. …
Qolezavanga community located in North Kolobangara, Western Province has been acknowledged for achieving a ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status. Thus, Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has congratulated the community during the NOD celebration held at the community on Thursday 12 September 2024, Rural Water Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH) Programme Manager at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Jack Filomea while expressing his…