NEWLY elected Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Ward 10 Iriqila on Vella, Western Province urges the Western Provincial Government (WPG) to consider allocating a substantial amount of funds in their next budget to support activities related to women, youth and children affairs. Freedom Tozaka recommended this in his contribution when debating the budget…
KILUSAKWALO Christian Community High School in Malaita province will accommodate only 20 students for its first ever form Seven (7) class this year. This come after the school was given an offer to franchise the pacific TAFE Foundation Art program commencing this year. School Principal Christian Mekope in an interview said the school is proud…
Local contractors that have been awarded and hired by the Provincial Government of Western Province for projects sometimes in the past have been strongly warned to perform at the highest standard. This came after many of the Provincial Constituency Development Fund (PCDF) and some Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF) projects failed and did not meet…
IT can be a risky job to climb top of the trees to trim branches and leaves, but for some, its their bread and butter in order to support their family’s survival. In Solomon Island, its not often you see a man climbing tall trees just to trim the branches and leaves when requested by…
The Noro water source has turned salty due to the effects of recent king tides. This has raised concern and frustration among Noro residence who rely on the water source. Report reaching this paper this week says that Noro residents are experiencing their water supply has been contaminated with salt water for almost 3 weeks.…
Solomon Islands is a country blessed with natural resources both on land and sea. However, the impact of the climate change and other natural disaster has also brought significant changes to the environment. As a result the natural vegetation and forest are affected. Along the coastlines, one of the natural vegetations which is abundant are…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) will crack down on all short bus routes effective as of tomorrow (Monday 23rd). According to a media report, City mayor Eddie Siapu revealed that measures were developed following concerns relating to short bus routes, irregular bus services, unregulated fares and poor bus conditions have expressed by residents and travelling…
Solomon Islands has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 177th State to ratify the CTBT and bringing the Pacific region a step closer to the universal adoption of the Treaty. The CTBT bans any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion. The Solomon Islands Permanent Representative to the United…
THE Chinese Embassy has hosted a Chinese New Year reception, the first of its kind since establishing its Embassy in Honiara three years ago. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, Government Ministers, backbenchers, Leader of Parliamentary Opposition, Mathew Wale and the Solomon Islands’ Chinese Community made up the embassy’s guest list at the Heritage Park Hotel reception…
AS the political drama in the Malaita Provincial Assembly deepens this week, the Office of the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly is again under the spotlight for aiding the non-executive to defeat the budget. The Malaita Provincial Assembly defeated the budget in what the MARA Government viewed as a continuation of a well calculated move…