Education conference underway

A conference on developing competent, committed and professional teachers for Solomon Islands is currently underway at the Mendana Hotel. The purpose of the conference is to inform the design of the National Teacher Education Development Plan for the next three years.  The conference also provided an opportunity for all education stakeholders to build and grow…

Delegation visit disaster village

THE DELEGATION from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) and Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) led by Minister Bartholomew Parapolo made a short visit to Biche village early last week. The aim of the visit was to see some shrines (tourism attractions) in the village and also visit the villagers after they were traumatised…

PM meets Fiu hydro task force

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday met the Fiu Hydro Land and Resource Owners Taskforce where he was presented with the group’s strategic work plan for 2015-2017. The Fiu Land and Resource Owners comprised of various landowning groups and tribes involved in the Fiu Hydro Power Project on Malaita. In December 2011, the twenty eight…

USP to open doors for public

THE University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands Campus will open its door to the general public as part of celebrating its (USP) Open Day, Friday 7th next week. The Open Day which held annually in every semester two is a very crucial day in the university’s calendar.  “USP Open Day is a day…

Fiu bridge poses risk

Fiu bridge in Central Kwarae, Malaita province is posing a risk to most vehicles and travelling public. The recent Cyclone Racquel had caused the river to flood which resulted in the western end of the bridge being eaten away. A visit to the site early this week most of the vehicles traveling between the Northern…

West Guale communities complete business training

MORE than 20 villagers from within four communities of North Guadalcanal have successfully completed a week long business training, on Friday the 17th of this month. The training was funded by the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, through the Guadalcanal provincial office and was facilitated by Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprises Centre (SISBEC), a service…

Central reviews 2014 Draft Federal Constitution

Participants of Central Province have started reviewing the 2nd 2014 Draft Federal Constitution of Solomon Islands during the Province’s awareness program on Monday 27 July 2015 in Tulagi. Participants included professionals, women, youth and chief representatives and Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs). Premier Hon. Selwyn Mapuli officially opened the program during its first meeting…

12th RAMSI anniversary celebrated at Visale

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Friday 24th July with a “Police in Communities” day at the Divit Rural Training Centre, Visale in North West Guadalcanal. The event was attended by the Prime Minister the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare; Government Ministers; the Premier of Guadalcanal the Hon. Bartholomew Vavanga;…