Delivering an essential transport vessel to the Catholic Diocese of Gizo in the Western Province is a need. Gizo Diocese is an area with close to one hundred islands spreading over 300km of sea, has been given a mandate to become more involved in providing and running schools and training centers, and currently has 14…
Pathfinders in North Malaita region have successfully ended a hike program over the weekend. According to John Andrew Kiri reporting from that region said that the program started last Monday and concluded last Friday. “The program was a very special one because the pathfinders were able to walk while visiting six SDA communities in the…
We all know that the three heads of the system of governance consists of the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. It is very crucial that separation of these three heads of the governance must be upheld for the purpose of promotion and enforcement of justice. Right now in our country the three heads of…
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Friday 24th July with a “Police in Communities” day at the Divit Rural Training Centre, Visale in North West Guadalcanal. The event was attended by the Prime Minister the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare; Government Ministers; the Premier of Guadalcanal the Hon. Bartholomew Vavanga;…
A toolkit on how to design projects to end violence against women and girls was launched at the national auditorium Solomon Islands Museum on Monday. The toolkit which outlines step-by-step guide to taking action with practical tools and advice designed especially for pacific was launched in the presence of the Australia Government Councillor to Solomon…
No country in the world has got it right when it comes to gender equality or completely erasing violence against women says Australia Chancellor Roclle White. Speaking yesterday as a key note speaker during the launching of the new toolkit on how to design projects to end violence against women and girls, she said, violence…
THE GOVERNMENT’s Land Reform Bill will be tabled in the next parliament sitting on November. Special Secretary to the Prime Minister (SSPM) Rence Sore confirmed this. This is for its approval so that work on land reform for customary land could be implemented soon. Mr Sore stated, land reform is a fundamental reform of the…
The Solomon Forest Association (SFA) has come to the aid of the National Referral Hospital (NRH, paying the full cost of freight charges and associated costs for a shipment of much-need hospital supplies and equipment from New Zealand. In a statement issued in Honiara, the SFA said it had remitted NZ$8,000 (about SBD37, 000) to…
Report on the land acquisition and registration to the commissioner of lands for approval of APID’s legal lease to do bauxite mining on lands in West Rennell have revealed opposite to claims made against. It showed appointed land acquisition officer; Laury Penrose Palmer had followed procedures. This process however has come under heavy criticisms from…
The fate of the man accused of murdering a man in Makira in 2012 will be known today. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer will hand down the judgment for Patrick Sovesuia at 1.30pm this afternoon in the High Court. The 24 year-old man stood trial for one count of murder. However, during the trial, evidences…