THE Fee Free Basic Education Policy has been hailed a success. Minister of Education, Dick Ha’amori highlighted this in Parliament on Thursday. The policy, which was implemented back in 2004 and carried on by the current NCRA government, was part of the MDG (Millennium Development Goals), which stated that education must be given to everyone.…
UP to 300 plots of land are available for tender. Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey, Joseph Onika revealed this in Parliament on Thursday. These plots are within the Koa Hill and Mataniko areas. Mr Onika said that the tendering of these plots was made possible following a successful three-month long survey. Mr Onika however,…
A FORMER RAMSI Special Coordinator has died on Tuesday while serving abroad as an Australian High Commissioner. RAMSI’s Office of the Special Coordinator announced the death of Graeme Wilson on Thursday. The late Graeme Wilson was the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa when he died peacefully at his residence in Pretoria on 2 September…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga and Fisheries Minister Alfred Ghiro over the weekend met with the government funded students studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Alafua Campus in Apia, Samoa. During the brief meeting the two leaders encouraged the local students to excel for academic excellence. Mr Maelanga told the students on…
TWENTY-FIVE health workers from Central province have completed a week of training on essential newborn care, including the promotion of breastfeeding. The training, which was held at provincial capital Tulagi, included area health supervisors, provincial programme coordinators and clinic nurses from six health zones within the province. It was jointly organised by UNICEF and the…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) launched a National Measles Vaccination Campaign this week to control the current outbreak. The campaign’s aim is to vaccinate all Solomon Islanders aged 6 months to 30 years against measles, excluding pregnant women. Over 600 cases were reported to the National Surveillance Unit at the end of…
Solo Icon Last weekend, I was privileged to witness some of Solomon Islands’ best young performers competing on stage at the annual Solo Icon. I was even more privileged to present the awards to the winners in each category. Boy, those kids can sing! This is the sixth year in which the High Commission has…
THE Church of Melanesia’s Christian Care Centre (CCC) has been boosted with a timely donation of $34,000 cash, thanks to the spouses of the government ministers led by Prime Minister’s wife, Bronwyn Lilo. The donation was presented to the Care Centre’s coordinator, sister Doreen, at the Prime Minister’s Official residence at Vavaya Ridge. MrsLilo has…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Environment has stressed the importance of engaging in sustainable developments that transforms lives during the UN-SIDS Tina Hydro side event on Wednesday in Apia, Samoa. Dr Mataki said the government of Solomon Islands has seen the importance of partnerships in sustainable development and of course ensures these projects transform…
THE country’s flagship sustainable development project was highlighted at the third international conference on Small Island Developing States(SIDS) this week in Apia, Samoa. The local delegation to the conference headed by fisheries minister Alfred Ghiro gave the opening remarks highlighting why this project has been seen as NCRA’s flagship project that aims to achieve the…