Auluta delegation meets PM

Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare has met with a delegation of representatives from the Auluta Basin in Malaita Province on Thursday. Auluta Basin has been earmarked for the proposed palm oil development. During the meeting the seven men delegation expressed their desire for Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to facilitate the implementation of this…

‘PM be sensitive’

The Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Honorable Manasseh Maelanga, is in support of calls made to the Prime Minister to work with available public institutions within the government machinery, including his Ministers. “This is our country and we need to respect all institutions established under the laws of the land. We must grow within…

SIMSA to go independent

GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has directed Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration (SIMSA) to prepare to become an independent Maritime Safety Authority soon. This was revealed by the Director Captain Timothy Harris saying this will be a self-funded organization instead of being a government department. This means it would meet its own…

Villagers undergo physical training

ABOUT 51 participants have successfully completed a basic physical fitness and sports training at Haleta community, Central Island Province (CIP) last week. Most of the participants received their certificate at the end of the training. The training was organized and conducted by Johnson Teava, president of CIP Hero’s social sports club. Speaking to the Solomon…

Future of savings clubs here

In the considered opinion of the authors, savings clubs in some form are here to stay in the Solomon Islands. In the developing world and more particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, informal financial services like Savings Groups, Chit Funds, Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) and Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations (ASCAs) co-exist…

PFIP to promote saving clubs

Pacific Financial Inclusive Program (PFIP) this year will work in partnership with non-government organisation (NGO) in Solomon Islands to (NGO) to promote women’s saving clubs. In a statement to, the organisation said, it will work closely with all NGOs to encourage and promotes women’s savings clubs.  The statement said, PFIP want to take service this…