SOLOMON Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA) has expanded its services into Lungga area with the installation of power lines – an action welcomed by many. As of Monday this week, SIEA started placing power lines on poles erected from the former Taj Mahal area into Lungga. A resident in the area, Clement Boe said since SIEA…
SOLOMON Islands has great potential for tourism but the country is till to realise its full potential. These are the words of Minister of Culture and Tourism Samuel Manetoali during the opening of the 2014 Tourism Forum held at the Heritage Park Hotel last Friday. Mr Manetoali said the challenges Solomon Islands faced have become…
THE Government has decided to re-open its Geneva Mission in Switzerland after it closed it down earlier this year. Solomon Islands opened the Geneva Mission to deal with issues concerning the World Trade Organization (WTO). But the Government of Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo decided to close the mission as a cost cutting measure. The…
FINANCE and Treasury minister Rick Hou has highlighted a number of achievements by the NCRA Government led by Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. He says the NCRA Government has ensured the relationships and ties with Solomon Islands development partners continue to be respected and improved. Mr Hou says the respected and improved relationships and ties…
A PEOPLE’S Alliance Party Government will increase funds given to Churches and other religious groups in Solomon Islands. The PAP commends churches and religious groups which have been actively running hospitals and schools throughout the country. It says an Alliance Party Government will increase annual grants given to the churches to continue to effectively and…
A STRONG call for partnership has been echoed during the Youth Forum proceedings at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia, Samoa this week. Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Dr Colin Tukuitonga, said the Pacific has a greater challenge of more obese children than before…
YWCA Kindergarten children learn from the Solomon Airlines after successfully carrying out their field trip at the Henderson International Airport on Wednesday 27th of August. The purpose of the field trip is to allow children to witness and explore life in an aircraft as part of their study on the different types of transports. YWCA…
AG chamber declares Tango as still the legal premier Ousted Renbel premier Lence Tango remains the legal premier of the Renbel province. That’s according to a formal letter issued by the Attorney General Chamber’s office (AGCO). The clarification came following the political impasse affecting the province since last month resulting in mass resignation from the…