The once deteriorating relationship of Bopo community in Marovo over Constituency Development Fund (CDF) assistance has finally been mended and restored on Sunday 22nd January 2023. This was after Member of Parliament (MP) for Marovo Constituency Honourable Chachabule Amoi and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr Samson Viulu and his…
Western Provincial Tourism Division has received the sum of $1 million dollars support from the Solomon Island Government (SIG) to boost up its tourism activities in Western Province. The $1M will be projected under a Cruise Ship Jetty Project that will be carried out later sometime this year in Gizo at the provincial capital western…
THE country’s education sector is expecting a boost in the provision of service and infrastructure investment this year through funding support thanks to our traditional donor partners. This was announced by the Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) Lanelle Tanangada in her speech to commemorate International Education Day in Honiara this morning. The…
AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence unit (FIU), has provided Solomon Islands FIU with a new data analytics system that will aid in the detection of money laundering and be used to combat criminal and national security threats. The TAIPAN system will enable intelligence analysts in Solomon Islands FIU to identify suspicious financial patterns that can trigger…
THE long-running battle over ownership of the land where Su’u National Secondary School is located in West Kwaio on Malaita has come to a head. Angry landowners are blaming the South Sea Evangelical Church [SSEC] for the impasse, saying the Church knew about the problem since 2008. This year, the future of some 400-plus students…
For almost five years before COVID-19 hits the country, businesses and residents of Noro in Western Province have been complaining about the poor road condition. It has been one of the long standing issues where public vehicles, private and other bigger companies have been affected. Speaking to this paper via phone interview, Lemu Darcy, a…
Beneficiaries of projects under the Marovo Constituency 2022 fishery initiative are reminded to always stick to the binding agreement that they signed. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu said failure to comply with the agreement will lead to the repossession of the project assets by the responsible ministry which…
THE Western Provincial Government (WPG) will be looking at options to charge fees for some of the local vessels accessing and berthing at the wharves located at various wards throughout the province. This was highlighted by Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Calrick Runimetu following questions raised by some of the Members of the Provincial Assembly…
THE Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Henry Puna has paid a courtesy visit to Governor General, Sir David Vunagi at government house Yesterday (Monday 23rd January). The visit to Government House was an opportunity for Secretary General Puna to provide updates to the Governor General on Forum related issues. Sir Vunagi welcomed…
THE judgement for the man who allegedly attacked his mistress’s husband with a bush knife at Vonavona, Western Province last November will be delivered on Friday. Happy Christmas had stood trial for one count of grievous harm via zoom in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. His judgement was supposed to be delivered last Friday. However, it…