Family Protection Act set for launching
THE SOLOMON Islands Family Protection Act 2014 is set for launch on Friday 8 April, 2016. The Act which was gazetted on the 1 April 2016 was developed to respond to the need to reduce the current...
View ArticleUnitech SI students’ awareness on draft Federal Constitution begins
SOLOMON ISLANDS students at Papua New Guinea’s University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae, have started the awareness on the 2nd 2014 Draft Federal Constitution of Solomon Islands on Tuesday 5 April...
View ArticleLio Creek Women Association launched
WOMEN IN Lio Creek, Panatina Ward in East Honiara, have launched their Women Association yesterday. The association is known as Lio Creek Women Association (LCWA). Speaking to this paper yesterday...
View ArticleWomen should be honoured: Mayor Fatai
THE CULTURAL notion of underrating the rights of women is an issue for the Melanesian society which needs to be reconsidered as women should be treated equally and with honour for their status, says...
View ArticleRetired road operator hits out at MID over poor state of Honiara road
A FORMER local road operator has urged the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID) to re-look at road repair contractors. The senior plant operator who served under the Roads and Bridges...
View ArticleAssistant Police Commissioner Ratu salutes Gov’t for Family Protection Act
THE ASSISTANT Commissioner for Police, Gwen Ratu has saluted the national government for upholding the Family Protection Act (FPA) in aiding human rights for women and girls in the Solomon Islands. The...
View ArticleTowards a transparent, accountable, focused and efficient SIPA: TSI
Recent events in and around the Ports Authority have caused confusion, anger, misallocation of resources and waste of public money, and have given rise to allegations of bribery and corruption at all...
View ArticlePM SOGAVARE, AMBASSADOR KIMIYA VOW TO ENHANCE RELATIONS
PRIME MINISTER, Hon Manasseh Sogavare and the first ever Japanese ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Kenichi Kimiya yesterday assured each other of their commitment to boost diplomatic...
View ArticleRSIPF confident with implementation of Family Protection Act
THE ROYAL Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) welcomes the coming into force of the Family Protection Act 2014 with the official launch to be held at a ceremony in Honiara today, 8 April. The Act was...
View ArticleWorld Health week to combat NCDs wraps up today
THE WORLD Health week to combat non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the Solomon Islands will finish at the National Museum in Honiara today. The event is hosted by the Ministry of Health and Medical...
View ArticleMajor Education Conference to be held in Solomon Islands
A MAJOR Pacific regional conference, the “Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference” will be held in the Solomon Islands, 5-6 July to co-inside with the Solomon Islands 2016 independence anniversary...
View ArticleAre’Are people denied right to showcase culture
The people of Are’Are are crying foul over what is being seen as identity theft over the selection of two pan-pipe groups from two other societies to represent the country in the upcoming 12th FOPA in...
View ArticleSchool Banking Unit programme commended
THE PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources has commended Pan Oceanic Bank for initiating the school Banking Unit programme. In his speech during the opening of the Chung...
View ArticlePan Oceanic Bank launches school Banking programme
THE PAN Oceanic Bank has launched its first ever School Banking programme in Solomon Islands. Yesterday Pan Oceanic Bank officially opened a School Banking Unit at Chung Wah School as part of the...
View ArticleWindy ridge incident under active investigation
POLICE COMMISSIONER Frank Prendergast assures that the Windy ridge arson incident is currently under active investigation. He revealed that one suspect has been arrested in relation to the incident. He...
View ArticleNation still not ready for federal system says former MPA
THE COUNTRY still is not ready nor prepared to take on the federal government system, says a former member of the Western Provincial assembly. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the former MPA said...
View ArticleOpposition allows MPs to freely express views on corruption bill
THE PARLIAMENTARY Opposition Group will allow its individual Members of Parliament (MPs) to freely express their views on the anti-corruption bill when Parliament resumes next week. In a statement, the...
View ArticleDistributing of application forms by MPs described as non-procedural
DISTRIBUTION OF cocoa and coconut project application forms by politicians is described as non-procedural. Officers within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) told the paper that during a...
View ArticleNational Health Strategic plan launched
HEALTH AUTHORITIES now have a formal strategic plan to oversee health development over the next five years. This follows the launching of the National Health Strategic plan for 2016 to 2020 yesterday...
View ArticleFiji Police commissioner visits SI
FIJI POLICE Commissioner was in the country for a brief visit. Commissioner Frank Prendergast told local media that the visit was a successful one and that the Fiji commissioner had met with the...
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