GIZO Town Council (GTC) of Western province has warned that it will resort to stray dog culling if the national government through the ‘Pest Control Board’ under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) fail to offer a solution to address the high stray dog population in the Western Provincial Capital. The warning was issued…
GOVERNMENT through Cabinet has endorsed a fourth (4th) Solomon Islands National University (SINU)Campus to be established in Malaita. This was announced by Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele in Auki during Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary on Thursday. He also used the time to appeal for closer collaboration between the country’s development partners and the national government in supporting the project. During the occasion a Memorandum of…
Matter of alleged IFM leader awaits fixing of trial dates THE matter of an alleged leader of the defunct Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM), who was accused of planning to burn down state own buildings in Honiara, will return to court August 26. That is when the trial dates to hear this matter will be fixed.…
A MASS scabies drug administration rollout is currently underway in Honiara and is open for public access at the Honiara City Council (HCC) headquarters. Mbokonavera clinic staff are administering the drug issuance in front of the HCC Law Enforcement Office as part of the drug rollout in the city’s central zone. Team Leader and Registered…
HONIARA City Mayor and Counselor for Ngossi Ward, Councilor Eddie Siapu has called on Malaitans living in Honiara to be law-abiding citizens. Mayor Siapu made the call in his speech at the opening of Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary celebration in Honiara on Thursday. The three-day celebration held at the FOPA Village in East…
AN elder from Kolobora village in East Central Guadalcanal Constituency has urged the new Member of Parliament (MP) for the electorate, Lazarus Alfred Rina to carry on with the constituency housing project that his predecessors failed to complete during their term in office. Mr Stephen Sapo, pictured, expressed frustration over the failure by the previous…
PM Manele hails Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary as ‘dawn of a new era’, acknowledges contributions of Malaitans to nation-building PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has described celebrations marking Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day in Auki as the dawn of a new era for the province and the national government. PM Manele led a…
THE Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Tozen Leokana has signed the much-anticipated 2025 Training Plan (SITESP) opportunity list on Monday 12 August. The Director of the National Scholarship Division (NSD), John Iromea confirmed this in a circular issued on Tuesday 13 August. This means that the 2025 round of Solomon Islands Government Scholarships…
THE High Court will set a new date for the hearing of the application to strike out the petition filed against the MP for Northwest Choiseul, Harry Kuma, pictured, on Wednesday August 21. The hearing of the strikeout application was initially scheduled for on Friday but was vacated as the petitioner’s lawyer Ms Lily Ramo.…
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed concern over increased reductions on budget allocations to government ministries under the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 which before the committee for scrutiny. PAC has commenced its inquiry into the bill last week and relevant officials from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury appeared before the PAC on Wednesday as…