RNZI – The leader of the United Nations Disaster Assessment Co-ordination team in Vanuatu says authorities are now moving into a second phase of assessment for the country’s long-term recovery after cyclone Pam. Sebastian Rhodes Stampa says until now, the main focus has been to raise money and get basic supplies such as food, shelter…
POST COURIER – Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has been receiving a lot of good response from corporate agencies and partners in the industry to sponsor the upcoming Pacific Tuna Forum to be held in Fiji. The fifth Regional Tuna Industry and Trade Conference, which will be held on September 22 and 23…
More than 18 untrained boat crews (seafarers) have undergone a training on basic marine safety over the weekend at Ranadi Industrial site, East Honiara. The training was an initiative program facilitated by Sol Safety Consultancy and Training Services (SSCTS) through marine authority to provide skills to untrained boat crews on basic Marine safety. Facilitating the…
A long serving ship captain and former Solomon Islands College of High Education marine Lecture Elijah Mouku says 90 percent of passenger vessels serving people need full inspection assessments. Mr Mouku said it is clear inspection of passenger and cargo boats has never been consistent. “A good number of boats servicing our waters were never…
Mum struck with timber, left paralysed A WOMAN is unable to walk after her partner allegedly struck her with a timber at her back following an argument over the weekend in Ulawa Island, Makira Province. Reports reaching the paper said, the incident occurred on Saturday at Rehia village. The impact of the hit was said…
GREEN Tourism Solomon Islands Ltd (GTSIL) has kicked off a five days high impact tourism training programme for small and medium tourism operators this week in Taro, Choiseul Province. The high impact tourism training was made possible by the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) based in Suva, Fiji, and the EU funded PRTCBP (Pacific Region…
Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) Hence Vaekesa has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting last week that his Ministry is currently working on three major projects. These projects are Suafa cannery, Bina Habour Industrial Seaport project and Noro industrial site. Speaking before the PAC committee members, Vaekesa…
The Commissioner of Labour (COL) Josiah Manehia assures the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that his division will work on establishing an employment data, to identify number of people formally employed in the country. This came after PAC members were told there was no any data of employment population in the country. PAC members said, having…
A concerned man from Temotu Province is calling for the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) government to prioritize trade between Temotu and Vanuatu as part of its effort to boost economic development in the rural areas. Mark Temapi from Reef Island raised his concern to the media last week claiming he is speaking on behalf…
Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira Nestor Ghiro has raised the alarm on the long persisting minimum wage rate during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing into the 2015 budget for the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration (MCILI). Speaking during the question session of the PAC meeting, Ghrio asked the question of…