COUNTING of ballot papers for both Choiseul and Western Provincial election is now underway. The one day election was successfully held yesterday. For Western Province three counting centers are; Seghe, Noro and Gizo. Counting at Gizo already started around lunch time for Ranongah, Simbo, Vella and then Gizo Wards. A Police have already set up a…
Following the December 1 awards ceremony for the first four Forest and Development Fund grants, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is preparing for more potential grantees. Through the Strengthening Competitiveness, Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment – Natural Resource Management (SCALE-NRM) project, the second set of Forest and Development Fund grants are under development. The SCALE-NRM project…
ELIGIBLE voters in Choiseul and Western Province will go to the polls today to elect their new members of the provincial assembly (MPA). This comes after six months of waiting which denied the people of the two provinces from having any caretaker government to lead them after the natural death of their respective governments in…
MALAITA Provincial government direct employees engaged as Front-line workers in the province made a final call to the national government and head of the Malaita Province Health Authority to clarify their Covid-19 allowances. These employees were informed that they were part of front-line workers to receive Covid-19 allowance from the government. However, they have learned…
AS the Christmas festive season is fast approaching, passenger boats are now busy transporting people to the provinces. Western Province is no exception where you can see many people, both workers and students traveling back to their respective villages to spend their holiday time with their families. Already several passenger boats made their trips to…
The controversial Fishing Village Market in East Honiara will soon be closed down for good. This was highlighted by the Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID) and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Manasseh Maelanga in parliament during the committee of supply debate on the 2023 budget. He revealed this in response to a question raised in parliament…
LEADER of the Opposition Mathew Wale is disappointed with the size of the new Henderson International Terminal Building funded by the Japanese government. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Wale said when he first heard about the new terminal building, he thought it would be quite the size of the Nadi terminal building, but this is not.…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to the good people of Western and Choiseul Province for a peaceful election tomorrow 14 December 2022. The provincial election has become necessary after the dissolution of both Provincial Assemblies in June this year 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “RSIPF call on all…
MPGIS to repay all entitlements for Caretaker Premiers CARETAKER Premiers of Choiseul and Western Provincial Governments will be compensated with the payment of their salaries and benefits backdated to June this year. The executives’ members of both the provincial governments will also be compensated. This was revealed by the Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional…
THE COURTS in the country will be going on Christmas Vacation starting tomorrow. According to notice of the Court Vacation the High Court will resume normal duties again on 16 January 2023. The High Court registry services will however continue to be open to the public but only for two hours. This is from 9am…