PS lied to PAC: Gov’t Lawyers

‘Time ticking on strike notice’ By ANDREW FANASIA THE Government Lawyers Association (GLA) says the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Ethel Sigimanu had out rightly lied and misled the Public Account Committee (PAC) last week. Mrs Sigimanu was responding to a question asked by the Opposition Leader and PAC member Manasseh…

WHY SISE MUST END

Rodie: Std 6 exam is no longer serving its purpose By IAN MCDONALD THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) sole purpose of advocating the termination of the Solomon Islands Secondary Entrance (SISE) exam is to lessen the high push outs from the education system. Permanent Secretary Dr Franco Rodie said according to…

$5m ABD grant to support SI

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $5 million policy-based grant to support the efforts of the Government of Solomon Islands to implement policy and institutional reforms to progressively improve fiscal sustainability, business climate, public financial management, and service delivery. “The Solomon Islands Improved Fiscal Sustainability Reform Program builds on previous policy-based operations of…