The caretaker Western Provincial Administration has supported the Honiara-based Western Province community to host the province’s second appointed day with $30, 000 in December. This was revealed during the budget debate on Friday in Gizo. The explanation came following a question by the Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for ward of Iriqila in Vella…
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah has met with a team from the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Support for Graduation (IATF) to discuss the Solomon Islands request for a three-year deferment of its proposed graduation as a Least Developed Country in December 2024. Minister Manele and senior officials from MFAET and…
13-year-old diagnosed with brain cancer A FAMILY is now desperate to secure financial support as they are racing against time to save their only daughter who is being diagnosed with brain tumor. Thirteen -year old Rosemary Leah Kelesiwasi is from ‘Suava’ in Lau and ‘Gwaidadai’ in Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. She was a young bright student…
Only 11 matters relating to the riot in November 2021 are outstanding in the Honiara Magistrates Court from the total of 91 matters filed, says Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. Sir Albert revealed the data yesterday at the 2023 Legal Opening Year yesterday to clear the air following numerous calls for perpetrators of the 2021…
A GROUP of Solomon Islands teachers paid a courtesy visit to the Solomon Islands Embassy in Suva, Fiji, on Monday. The teachers, mostly from the Adventist schools in the country, are in Fiji ahead of a three-day training at the Fulton Adventist University Collage in Nadi this week. Because they had more free time since…
The once deteriorating relationship of Bopo community in Marovo over Constituency Development Fund (CDF) assistance has finally been mended and restored on Sunday 22nd January 2023. This was after Member of Parliament (MP) for Marovo Constituency Honourable Chachabule Amoi and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr Samson Viulu and his…
THE country’s education sector is expecting a boost in the provision of service and infrastructure investment this year through funding support thanks to our traditional donor partners. This was announced by the Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) Lanelle Tanangada in her speech to commemorate International Education Day in Honiara this morning. The…
THE long-running battle over ownership of the land where Su’u National Secondary School is located in West Kwaio on Malaita has come to a head. Angry landowners are blaming the South Sea Evangelical Church [SSEC] for the impasse, saying the Church knew about the problem since 2008. This year, the future of some 400-plus students…
For almost five years before COVID-19 hits the country, businesses and residents of Noro in Western Province have been complaining about the poor road condition. It has been one of the long standing issues where public vehicles, private and other bigger companies have been affected. Speaking to this paper via phone interview, Lemu Darcy, a…
Beneficiaries of projects under the Marovo Constituency 2022 fishery initiative are reminded to always stick to the binding agreement that they signed. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu said failure to comply with the agreement will lead to the repossession of the project assets by the responsible ministry which…