JAPAN’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

His Excellency MIWA Yoshiaki, Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Solomon Islands has officially presented his letter of credence and letter of recall for his predecessor H.E MORIMOTO Yasuhiro to His Excellency the Governor General this morning at the Government House.    His Excellency at the ceremony affirms his determination to fulfill his important missions and…

No new application for labour mobility

THE labour mobility recruitment will not take in any new applications for the Work Ready Pool until assessment and interview for all applicants from last year are completed. Director of External trade George Tuti said currently they are still dealing with those applications from last year. “Only when all applicants from last year have completed…

KAIBIA COMMUNITY RECEIVES WASTE MANAGEMENT TOOLS

THE community of Kaibia on Friday last week received tools worth over $52,000 from the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECCDMM). A statement from deputy director environment Debra Kereseka on Tuesday said the donation was made from the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) 2021 Development Budget of the MECCDMM to support…

Eagon donates 7000 masks to West

THE battle to further contain COVID-19 spread in Western Province was given a boost following a timely donation of 7000 facial masks thanks to Eagon Pacific Plantation Limited (EPPL). The free offer is part of a second batch of support after the Arara-based company on New Georgia donated several hundreds of masks in March. EPPL…

Ministry of Provincial Govt on Fa’abasua’s removal

THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) is not responsible for the suspension of Malaita Provincial Secretary Fredrick Fa’abasua. The ministry made this clarification after a source within the Malaita Provincial Government claimed that the MPGIS permanent secretary Stanley Dick Pirione’s involvement in the removal of Mr Fa’abasua as Malaita’s Provincial Secretary. According…

PM LAUNCHED THE CT SCAN

Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has expressed his overwhelming joy to officiate the launching of the country’s own Computed Tomography (CT) scanner some 40 years after the nation’s Political independence.  The procurement and set up of the CT Scan is one of the flagship policies of the government under the leadership of PM Sogavare. The…