SEASONAL WORKERS’ SCHEME NUMBER TO ECLIPSE 5, 000 BY DECEMBER THE number of Solomon Islands nationals joining the seasonal workers’ scheme in Australia and New Zealand is expected to eclipse 5, 000 by December this year, according to government projections. Senior government officials told a news conference in Honiara two days ago this projection is…
THE government is not taking full control of the national broadcaster, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Cooperation (SIBC) but merely removing it as State Own Enterprises (SOEs). This means its operation and functions will be guided by Broadcasting Act established in 1977. Special Secretary to Prime Minister Albert Kabui made this clarification during a Press conference at…
The third batch which consists of 21 Close Personnel Protection (CPP) officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have completed two weeks training on close protection. The Very Important Person (VIP) training was conducted by the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) police instructors and were issued with certificates and excellent participants certificates. The…
A REVISED policy on Public Service Rental Scheme in line with the Mamara project was delayed citing there are important issues needed to be addressed relating to new rental scheme. This was highlighted by Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration Frederick Kologeto in Parliament when responding to question raised by Opposition Leader Mathew Wale…
Government reports show constituencies received $3 billion in RCDF grants from 2015-2022 THE nation’s 50 Constituencies were paid Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF) grants of almost $3 billion over the past eight years, new government reports have revealed. Former Permanent Secretary, George Kosui posted details of the funding grants on social media this week. These…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has encouraged the country to get vaccinated. Despite experiencing low-level community transmission from COVID-19, and the risk of importation of COVID-19 through international arrivals including possible new variants of the diseases, he said COVID-19 vaccination remains the main preventative strategy against COVID-19 in Solomon Islands. He said the government therefore continues…
I have always wanted an opportunity to speak to key landowners on Isabel on a face-to-face interview on Isabel itself rather than third parties. My intention was made known to at least two of the companies engaged in the prospecting phase of mining there. Pacific Nickel Mines Ltd provided that opportunity last Friday. It was…
MALAITA Provincial Assembly [MPA] Member for Ward 11, Elijah Asilaua, has rubbished claims that he bribed Baegu Council of Chiefs to reverse an earlier decision which blocked project funding by China and investment in the area. Premier Daniel Suidani last week accused Hon Asilaua for influencing the Council of Chiefs to change their mind. The…
On 13 July 2022 senior officials from Solomon Islands, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand convened the third Governance Committee meeting for the Solomon Islands Education Sector Support Program (ESSP). The ESSP started in 2020 and is a partnership that acknowledges the important role of quality basic education in improving the lives of individuals, families…
Finance and Accounts officers of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) today (Wednesday 27 July 2022) undergo an awareness session facilitated by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) project team on the government’s new Financial Management Information System (FMIS), Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365). FMIS upgrade project was initiated in 2019 to upgrade the Solomon…