A training related to Mass-Drug-Administration (MDA) against Trachoma and Scabies was recently held in Taro, Choiseul Province. Both health workers and school leavers participated in the weeklong workshop, a statement from Ministry of Health said. The statement said, national Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program is facilitating the provincial trainings for scabies and trachoma MDA. “The…
Government under the leadership of Acting Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia, successfully negotiated a peace settlement following a tragic incident in the Tenaru area, Central Guadalcanal last week. The killing involved individuals from the Weather Coast of Guadalcanal, Marau, and North Malaita, sparking tensions and retaliatory violence. The Acting Prime Minister, demonstrating exemplary leadership and commitment…
LOCAL butterfly farmers are appealing on the responsible authority to consider lifting the ban imposed on butterfly trading so that they can be able to earn income for their families. A butterfly farmer from Afio village in South Malaita, Robert Hou, on behalf of Solomon Islands butterfly farmers in an interview with the paper, requested…
LOCAL tourism operators early this week get to learn how to effectively promote their businesses online using the digital market strategy as part expanding their business. Most of the participants were part of a workshop held in Honiara on Monday at the Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel. Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia facilitated the workshop by…
Young witness testifies against uncle in murder case A 13-YEAR-OLD boy, who accompanied his uncle when he murdered another man on Moe Island in the Russell Islands in Central Province in 2023, testified in court on Wednesday. This was during the trial of the defendant Jonathan Felega for one count of Murder. The trial was…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is currently conducting its Annual Operation Plan (AOP) and Budget meeting for 2025 in Honiara. The AOP, which runs for the whole week, aims to develop a shared understanding of the strategic objectives necessary to achieve the indicators outlined in the MHMS National Health Strategic Plan 2022-2031. …
MORE than 100 pre-primary teachers in Honiara have successfully completed a week-long Primary Preparation Year (PPY) Master Trainer’s Training Guide. The training focused play-based learning as a tool for learning in early childhood care and education settings, a statement issued by the Ministry of Education said. It was organised by the PPY Technical Working Group…
The Makira-Ulawa Provincial Government has been encouraged to produce a development plan that can capture its development aspirations. Acting Prime Minister (PM) and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia made the call when a Makira-Ulawa Provincial Government delegation led by Premier Stanley Siapu paid a courtesy call on him at the Office…
BAT Solomon Islands (SI) expects to pump in approximately SBD200 million in excise and taxes to the government this year, an increase from last year. That’s according to the outgoing General Manager (GM) Mark Filimonstev, when his team paid a courtesy visit to the Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification…
Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA), which is trading as ‘Solomon Water’ has been scrapped from its status as a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), Government announced on Wednesday. The Cabinet’s decision became effective on Monday 26 August 2024 as part of the Government’s efforts to revamp the Authority’s struggling performance in providing much-needed water services and projects…