SOLOMON Island is expected to attend the upcoming India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) in May. This came after the Indian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands His Excellency (H.E) Shri Inbasekar based in Port Moresby briefed the country’s envoy based in Port Moresby on Tuesday. Following the meeting between…
MALAITA Premier Martin Fini has announced the creation of a body to help coordinate economic development activities on Malaita and to repair past differences between the National Government and the Province. The move to establish the Malaita Economic Development Initiative – MEDI for short – is an intervention to bury the disruptive activities in the…
NATIONAL radio broadcaster SIBC, has signed a contract with New Zealand communications company MMG Communications to build SIBC Television in time for this year’s Pacific Games. SIBC’s Chairman, William Parairato, signed the contract with MMG to pave the way for the supply of equipment and eventual installation from June this year, SIBC announced in a…
THE national government through the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has endorsed Patrick Toiraena as the new Provincial Secretary (PS) for the Western Province. MPGIS approved the endorsement and appointment based on the recommendation from the Western Provincial Government Executive. Mr Toiraena will formally take up his new role once formalities with…
THE committal hearing of a man accused of the murder of a 15-year-old boy at Kukum, Honiara, last August will be heard before another magistrate. This was after Magistrate, Emily Vagibule Pakoa, recused herself from hearing the Long Form Preliminary Inquiry (committal hearing) early this week. The defence had made an application for Magistrate Pakoa…
MALAITA ‘CHEATED’ OF $185 MILLION IN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PREMIER Martin Fini has introduced a $20.34 million revised budget in an 11th – hour intervention aimed at pushing forward its Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection Policy (MNGFR) initiative. At the same time Mr. Fini told the Malaita Provincial Assembly meeting in Auki yesterday that…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has described a payment of more than SBD $20 million made to Government MPs and certain companies in late 2022 as ‘an abuse of the public finance process’. Hon Wale made the statement based on the manner in which these funds were reportedly distributed, coupled with the nature of…
THE public has criticised the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) for the late release of the list of Solomon Islands Government scholarship recipients for this year. MEHRD Permanent Secretary, Dr Franco Rodie, has confirmed to local media that the total number of Solomon Islands Government (SIG) funded scholarships that will be made…
TONGS Company has recognised and appreciated its hardworking and dedicated female staff as they marked the International Women’s Day yesterday. The company marked the International Women’s Day by recognising and appreciating its hardworking and dedicated female staff for their valuable contribution towards the company. “Upon celebrating the international women’s day, join us in recognising and…
MALAITA Province’s 2022-2023 revised budget figure was increased by 28 percent from the original amount. This was announced by Premier Martin Fini in his speech at the 2022-2023 revised budget meeting in the Malaita Provincial Assembly chamber yesterday. He said the Revenue estimation on the revised budget stands at SBD 20,342,182 and the recurrent revised…