TEAMA – TIME FOR SI TO SHARE IN THE BENEFITS FROM SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISING THE Solomon Islands 2023 cruise season is off to a cracking start with seven ships already confirmed over the next four months. First off the rank is the 165-cabin – MS Paul Gauguin – which had arrived in Solomon Islands waters…
PARENTS need to make a lot of sacrifices inorder to send their children to school and acquire quality education. This is because gone are the days when we only rely entirely on the subsistence farming to meet our needs. “We are now at the cross road for which we now drifting towards the cash economy,”…
THE Australian High Commissioner, Dr Lachlan Strahan, will leave Solomon Islands back to Australia today after completing his three-year tenure. Dr Strahan revealed this on Monday when delivering his remarks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre, a project worth SBD$150-million financed by the Australian Government. It will be implemented…
SOLOMON Water has announced steps to address the recent issues with brackish water in the water supply in Noro, Western Province. A statement from Solomon Water said, “Upon receiving information about complaints from customers on Sunday evening, Solomon Water immediately dispatched a team to investigate the issue. We discovered a high level of electrical conductivity…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) celebrates the International Day of Education 2023 with Solomon Islands Education Sector Support Program government partners. The theme for the International Day of Education this year is “to invest in people, prioritise education”, which encourages the advancement of global progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals through…
OFC: The starlet Raphael Lea’i is currently in Europe pursuing his dream to turn into a professional footballer – as reported by Oceania Football Center during the week. It was known the player was set to have a trial in Turkey, as mentioned in interview to Henderson Eels’ chairman, but it was revelead by FK…
A total of 84 people completed their Pre-Departure Briefing last week as the number of workers recruited under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme continues to increase. The 84 will be contracted under the Regional Workforce Management (RWM) to various workstations around Queensland, Australia. RWM is one of the larger Australian Approved Employers (AE) currently…
THE Games Organizing Committee (GOC) will this year recruit 2500 plus volunteers to join the 2023 Pacific Games collective workforce. GOC’s Senior Operations Manager, Jack Smith confirmed they are looking to recruit and train 2500 plus volunteers to be involved in the delivery of the Games in Honiara from 19th November to 2nd December, 2023.…
THE newly elected Western Provincial Government (WPG) Executive under the leadership of Billy Veo is being urged to step up their monitoring and surveillance activities of logging companies operating in the province. This came after claims that there are companies currently in operating in the province without following proper process to acquire their operating licenses.…
INTERPLAST Australia and New Zealand will be returning to Solomon Islands in February to facilitate general plastic and reconstructive surgical services and training at the National Referral Hospital. The team will be in Honiara from 26th February to 4th March 2023. A statement from Australia and New Zealand Interplast said given the length of time…