Every newly constructed airport in the country must be well reported with descriptive safety exercises that engage all stakeholders to ensure safety of airline service, service users and the general public. Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing recently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Airline Ron Sumsum has made it clear before PAC…
THE Learning and Ecological Activities Foundation for children (LEAF) program of Japan has promised to pump in more funds to help Honiara City recycle PET bottles and export it back overseas. This was highlighted by LEAF coordinator in Honiara, Natsuko Kishimoto during her presentation last week at Honiara City Council conference room. LEAF is a…
THE Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Honiara will officially handover a new permanent office located at the Ranadi dumpsite to Honiara City Council (HCC) this month. JICA in the partnership with HCC funds the new Ranadi dumpsite office. The office has office space and rooms for HCC staff…
Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia and Minister for Ministry of Public Service (MPS) John Dean Kuku has reiterated on the need for the government to improve health and education services, as well as enhancing the infrastructure standard in the country. Delivering his speech in the National Parliament last week Kuku stressed that…
Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) and Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia John Dean Kuku has highlighted the positive impact of the 2015 Appropriation Bill, reiterating that this is a responsible budget. In his remarks Kuku stated; “the 2015 budget reflects both our means and our needs, seeing that its…
Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia and Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) John Dean Kuku applauds the 2015 Appropriation Bill describing it as realistic. “Realistic Mr Speaker Sir because this the first time we recognised the rural people and the rural economy as paramount to nation building,” he said. “It…
THE Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) will do all it can to improve service delivery and make it attractive seeing that it is a government principal agency looking after all line Ministries. Minister responsible John Dean Kuku highlighted this last week when speaking in parliament. Mr Kuku stated that his Ministry’s priority…
THIRTY ONE (31) women from Taro in Choiseul Province and Kariki Islands in Shortland, Western Province are being told to utilise their skills in income generating activities. Managing Director of Green Tourism Solomon Islands Limited (GTSIL) Michael Tokuru highlighted this during the closing of a week-long high impact tourism training conducted in Taro last Friday.…
Dear Editor – Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the front page pieces on Solomon Star issue No. 5787, Thursday 9th April. The two pieces that caught my eyes were those authored by Assumpta Buchanan and Denver Newter, with the headings “Grand Scale Theft” and “Scale Confiscated”. The two headings had the word…
Dear Editor – Several young students in the Solomon Islands have written to me in the past couple of months telling me of their ongoing difficulties in finding the money to progress their higher education dreams at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). One young man, in particular, wrote to say he had been given…