MFR looks at expanding VATA to provinces to allow resource owners to process own timbers as log export volumes decline THE Ministry of Forestry and Research (MoFR) is looking at increasing the country’s timber production levels for export by expanding the Valued Added Timber Association (VATA) yard to Noro in the Western Province. This is…
Recording breaking year for SI in bomb disposal This year 2024 has been a record year so far for the removal of explosive remnants from the Second World War in the country. That’s because more than 5,400 bombs have already been destroyed thanks to the combination of Operation Render Safe and the daily operations of…
A New Board of Directors for the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) has been appointed in a swift move to strengthen the authority after its removal as a state-owned enterprise (SOE). Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia announced the appointment on Friday . Their appointments were made…
The removal of the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) as a State Own Enterprise (SOE) was necessary to ensure the Authority is strengthened to deliver its mandated public services because it was underperforming. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE) Bradley Tovosia highlighted this in Parliament in response to…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Rehabilitation and Disability Division, as the government’s disability focal point, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office – Disability and Rehabilitation, completed a one-day awareness and policy dialogue session for the Heads of Divisions and Program Coordinators of MHMS…
Lata Hospital on Tuesday early this week, received a batch of medicine and medical supplies flown into the island onboard the Solomon Airlines Dash 8 aircraft chartered by the Australian Government, carrying officials from both the Solomon Islands and Australian Government to launch the Lata Bio Medical Laboratory. The boxes of medication carried medicine that…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has classified the death of a female found floating in the Mataniko River as ‘suspicious’. This following the discovery of multiple injuries on her face, including bruises around her eye and lip. The RSIPF is currently conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of death. The body…
Central Honiara Member of Parliament, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has questioned Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia’s decision to remove the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) from the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) schedule, downgrading it to a statutory body. The decision was explained by Tovosia, who is also the Minister of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, during a…
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, following the death of his sister last year in Guadalcanal. Daniel Suiramo was sentenced for the incident in which he threw a bush knife that speared through his sister’s leg, leading to her death a few…
The National Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) is discussing with the Malaita Provincial Government to assist in implementing climate change adaptation strategies for the relocation and resettlement of communities affected by climate change. Lands Minister Polycarp Pae announced this in Parliament during his contribution to a motion in response to…