In a brief courtesy meeting on Wednesday this week, the Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Dr. Culwick Togamana along with Health Permanent Secretary Mrs. Pauline McNeil welcomed Dr. Sobel Howard, who is on assignment for two months as the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the Solomon Islands. Dr. Sobel is an…
Transparency Solomon Islands conducted its second Youth Democracy Camp Workshop at Mendana Kitano Hotel, from 23rd to 27th May 2022. The theme of the workshop is, “Empowering Youths to be Leaders of today”. Dr. Alice Pollard delivered the keynote address for the workshop encouraging youths to take up leadership now with integrity and honesty with…
PERMANENT Secretary (Acting) for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Hugo Hebela has commended East Malaita and their Member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga for recognizing the importance of health infrastructure in their constituency. He made this sentiment in his speech during the ‘project materials handover ceremony’ Monday this week for two…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) is now eyeing a new waste site to dump rubbish collected in the city. This is because the landfill at Ranadi now reached its maximum capacity and has no space to accommodate additional wastes. City Clerk, Justus Denni told the Japanese Embassy officials and local journalists that his office has…
EAST Malaita Constituency early this week received with overwhelming heart a timely support of building materials for the construction of their modern style mini-hospital and 69 water tanks of varied capacity (1000-3000litres) for its Water and Sanitation Project from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). H.E. Chinese Ambassador Li Ming handed over the building materials…
MEMBER of Parliament for Shortlands, Chris Laore (MP) and Minister for Home Affairs left Honiara Tuesday this week, for a two-week constituency tour. The tour aims to raise awareness and explain to his people a number of government priorities as well as gather feedbacks directly from his constituents. High on MP Laore’s agenda is awareness…
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong to visit Honiara AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Penny Wong is traveling into the country tomorrow morning for a one day visit. The Australia’s Foreign Minister has announced her travel to the country yesterday, the first trip since the country signed a security deal with China. Senator Wong is the next…
Officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) met with over 90 representatives of communities from the Langalanga lagoon area- who hold customary rights over Bina harbour – to brief them on the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project. MFMR officials sought their support for enabling access to the harbour area for the…
The Prime minister’s Office has described claims in a full page advert taken out by the Opposition Office in a Local daily as “ nonsense & disgraceful”. The Office of the Prime minister & Cabinet has responded that the government is looking at a deferral of the National General Election which will result in a…
IT is said that business is a two-way street. Some though want to push it one way all along. Being a two-way street business-minded person, Suresh decided to give something back to the community. And so on 25th February this year, it was decided that the ambulance truck (pictured) be given to the Guadalcanal Province.…