A TOTAL of 500 booklets of the National Youth Policy were handed to the Ministry of Women Youth Children and Family Affairs during a brief handover ceremony in Honiara, Tuesday. Speaking during the ceremony at the ministry’s conference room, UNDP rep Stella Delaivera said printing of the youth policy booklets is part of a current…
THE Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal, David Day Pacha says the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) should build a proper passenger terminal at Point Cruz Wharf in Honiara. He said for many years, wharves at Point Cruz have been used for loading and unloading both cargo and passengers. Mr Pacha said fortunately not many…
THE People’s Alliance Party has been told students from the Solomon Islands National University have sent out appeal letters to Members of Parliament to help meet their tuition fees and allowances. Party’s Media Officer, George Atkin reports the news was relayed to the weekly meeting of the PAP National Executive in Honiara. The meeting was…
AN Anglican priest of the Church of Melanesia, Father Benedict Garemane says now the Solovisu Program has ended on the Weather-Coast, a new one should start on North and Central Guadalcanal. He said the government and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands should now start thinking about reconciling villagers of the two constituencies who…
A PEOPLE’S Alliance Party Government will abolish the Ministry of Rural Development because it has been duplicating the duties of the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening. PAP Media Officer, George Atkin reports the decision was reached at the party’s recent national executive meeting in Honiara. PAP National President, Sir Nathaniel Waena said the…
Chairperson of the Malaita provincial tourism sector Jackson Leaburi has described the fast deteriorating FOPA’s Forest Lake satellite venue as an ‘eye sore’ scene. This came after the venue for 11th Festival of Pacific arts in 2012 has deteriorated which he said its the landowner’s failure to take over from FOPA. “I am the FOPA…
The Fiji National University (FNU) has expressed sympathy to the people of Solomon Islands following last week’s devastating flash flood. In a statement the university’s vice chancellor Ganesh Chand said the university was saddened by the disaster. “The university is truly saddened to hear of the severe devastation and fatalities caused during the flash floods…
THERE’S improvement in water supply with 60 percent of the city’s population receiving water. Solomon Water in a statement on Wednesday said that improvements to water supply are being made in Honiara, following the devastating floods. “About 60% of people in Honiara now have water services, however in some cases supply will be rationed rather…
THOUSANDS of Honiara residents have been walking to work and do their daily business as work on the Mataniko Bridge in Central Hospital continues. They have also been walking home after work because they have discovered that they arrive at their destinations faster than commuting on public buses. Many walkers spoken to by our reporter…
THE Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal, David Day Pacha has described as not normal his constituency following the torrential rains and floods that hit parts of Guadalcanal and Honiara last week. He said relief supplies to his people cannot be readily delivered not because there aren’t any. He said the only ship that had…