Gizo braces for biggest cruise visit
WESTERN PROVINCIAL capital Gizo, is bracing for the arrival of one of the biggest cruise boats from Carnival Australia, September this year. Director of Tourism in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism...
View ArticleWest Makira chief supports anti-corruption bill
MAROU BAY Development Association (MBDA) of West Makira has pledged their full support for the Anti-Corruption Bill, one of the bills currently before parliament. The Chairman of MBDA, Chief John...
View ArticleDCCG MAKING GAINS ON MALAITA ….New project delivery approach yielding...
THE SOON reopening of the Gwaunaru’u Airport in Malaita Province resulted from the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s (DCCG’s) new project delivery approach in the province, Prime Minister...
View ArticlePro Chancellor farewells SINU graduates
PRO CHANCELLOR of the Solomon Island National University (SINU) has wished the graduants of the university well as they depart the institution. Sir John Baptist Muria urged them to be good ambassadors...
View ArticleCourt intervenes …orders Yow and associates out of SIPA premises
CONTROVERSIAL FORMER Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has been ordered by the court not to enter all premises owned and controlled by SIPA. The High Court order...
View ArticleReport undisciplined police officers, public told
UNDISCIPLINED ACTIONS by police is not tolerated within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) says Assistant Police Commissioner, Jackson Balaga. Speaking at a public forum at Gizo yesterday,...
View ArticleMID engineers alleged of rigging tender bids
ENGINEERS OF the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) are reported as tampering with the tender bid process. A reliable source close to Honiara labour based contactors revealed to this paper...
View ArticleYouth@Work seeking young people to undertake successful internship programme
THE POPULAR Youth@Work internship programme, now in its 10th intake, is looking for young people interested in undertaking internships across Honiara. With nine successful phases completed since 2012,...
View ArticleSolomon Islands National Development Strategy 2016-2035 launched
PRIME MINISTER, Hon Manasseh Sogavare and Minister for Development Planning and Aid Co-ordination, Hon Danny Philip officially launched the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2016 -2035 yesterday at...
View ArticleMID minister Lusibaea resigns
MEMBER OF Parliament for North Malaita Jimmy Lusibaea has resigned as the Minister of Infrastructure, shortly after Friday’s High Court ruling against the Ports Authority’s controversial CEO Colin Yow....
View ArticleANTI-CORRUPTION BILL WITHDRAWN – Gov’t blames Opposition and Independ groups...
THE MUCH anticipated Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 is not going anywhere near Parliament that soon. The bill was controversially withdrawn over the weekend and the government has refused to take...
View ArticleResources owners are important players in Tourism development: PS
THE NEW Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism says resources owners are important partners in tourism development. In his presentation during a Tourism consultation early this...
View ArticleHoniara Women’s council marks Mothers Day
FOR YOU Mum women expo is currently underway, a day designed as special for every mother in Honiara, throughout this week, at the National Auditorium. The Honiara Council of Women is the leading...
View ArticleEnvironment reporting commemorated for World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2016
BIODIVERSITY, MARINE pollution, environmental reporting and discerning fact from fiction on climate change were some of the subjects covered by Media and Journalism students from the National...
View ArticleAN OPEN forum for the students of The University of the South Pacific (USP)...
With 2016 being the start of a new triennium in the implementation of USP’s Strategic Plan 2013-2018, the open forum was an opportunity for students to talk about issues at the University, and...
View ArticleUSP takes labs to students affected by Cyclone Winston
STAFF MEMBERS of The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) recently conducted science labs and study clinics in 14 high schools in Fiji’s Western...
View ArticleACoM Education Authority launches literacy resources
THE SIX literacy schools in the Anglican Church of Melanesia will now have supplementary resource materials on Literacy. This follows a successful launching of year one, two and three Literacy and...
View ArticleFree mosquito bed-nets for Solomon Islanders
HONIARA, SOLOMON Islands – 429,700 free long-lasting insecticide treated bed-nets (LLINs) will be distributed throughout the country this year, in an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality due to...
View ArticleGuadalcanal Province clarifies Cyber King Casino issue
THE RECENT opening and immediate closing of Cyber King mini casino has negative implication on Guadalcanal Provincial government (GPG) that needs clarification. First, the business licence issued to...
View ArticleWestern provincial govt appreciates RAMSI’s support
THE WESTERN Provincial Executive and people of the province have expressed deep appreciation for the work done by the advisers of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)...
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