WORK has commenced at the Western Border Outpost in the Shortland islands with the arrival of the first barge on Thursday 29 August. Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton said, this marked a significant milestone for the Western Border Outpost, a multi-million Australian dollar infrastructure project being delivered under the Defence Cooperation Program to boost Solomon…
THE people of the Langalanga Lagoon in Malaita Province’s Aoke-Langalanga Constituency have long been affected by climate change, given the artificial island environment which they are living and for them, turning to carbon trade is not an option. With the United States (US) funded Winrock SCALE-NRM (Natural Resources Management) now under the leadership of Steven…
THE United States-funded Winrock SCALE-NRM (Natural Resources Management) Program in Malaita Province is facilitating crucial Carbon Trading Projects for the people of the Langalanga Lagoon in Aoke-Langalanga Constituency. At the same time consultations for a similar project for 26 interested tribes of Bina in West Kwaio Constituency has just been completed. The facilitation of these…
The Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services, the United States Embassy in Honiara on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memorandum of agreement for Humanitarian Mine Assistance (HMA) at the Ministry’s office in Honiara on Wednesday September 4, 2024. The United States has continuously supported multinational Australian, Japanese, and New…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) has begun rolling out socialization of the Education Act 2023 to Education Providers within the Honiara City Council (HCC) jurisdiction. This week, 32 Education Providers, including HCC Executives and school leaders, are undergoing a four-day capacity-building workshop at the Multipurpose Hall. The workshop, which commenced on…
AUSTRALIA’S Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohamed, together with the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Franklyn Wasi visited Amazing Grace Boutique Cocoa Farm in East Honiara this week. Grace Fekau, owner of Amazing Grace, shared her story of running a successful cocoa farm and tourism business and providing much-needed jobs for local people. The…
The Silolo Bridge in North Malaita is in a critical condition, posing serious challenges to transportation access between the region and Auki, the provincial capital of Malaita. Community members have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating state of the bridge, which is vital for the movement of goods and people in the area. The current…
SOLOMON Islands will be hosting the Special Summit on SDGs 14.4 in Honiara in February next year. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele revealed this to the local media at a press conference upon his return from the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Tonga on Sunday, 1st September. This was following an acknowledgement of next year…
PREPARATIONS for the country’s hosting of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara next September will commence after the Cabinet’s endorsement of a paper to be jointly submitted by the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT). This was announced by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele…
TRIAL for one of the former employees of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) accused of defrauding the state of $1.6 Million under the multi-million-dollar health scandal in 2012 and 2013 has started. Robert Manu is facing trial for four counts of Official Corruption before Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa. Public Prosecutor Vernon…