THE Western Provincial Government (WPG) expects to collect an estimated revenue of $36,733,592 this financial year – 2025/2026. Finance Minister Ronnie Ghemu announced the expected revenue collection for this financial year when he tabled the province’s $36 million plus budget estimates at the Western Provincial Assembly meeting held on Imagination Island near Gizo on Monday.…
GIZO Bahai Local Spiritual Assembly (LSA) in the Western Province has successfully hosted an Institutional meeting last week. The meeting brought together the members of LSA to discuss key aspects of spiritual and community development. The gathering, held at the Bahai Centre in Gizo Jah Mountain, attracted a diverse group of attendees, including LSA Community…
THE Gizo/Kolombangara Constituency (GKC) has officially handed over solar accessories and equipment to the Gizo St Luke Diocese of Anglican Church of Melanesian (ACOM), Western Province in an effort to improve lighting system for the church and its facilities. The handover ceremony took place at the Diocese Compound in Gizo last Friday and was officiated…
THE Papua New Guinea (PNG) music artists, who performed at the Aelan Riddim Music Festival (ARMF) in Honiara last Saturday night at the Pacific Crown Hotel, shared their ‘memorable’ experiences from the event. Two of the five artists spoke to Paoa FM in a video interview at the Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby upon…
THE 4th China Medical Team (CMT) this week paid a courtesy call on the Health and Medical Services Minister Dr Paul Popora Bosawai, Permanent Secretary Mrs Pauline McNeil and members of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Senior Executive Management Team. The 4th CMT arrived in the country last weekend. Minister Bosawai, on…
ITS a relief for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services as it announced the arrival of a crucial consignment of blood bags which were delivered last week, to the National Medical Stores. This new stock comes after a shortfall that resulted from a specification error during the procurement process that affected reduced blood supplies…
Team One members of Guadalcanal’s 2024-2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, HIES, have completed all their enumeration Areas within Malango ward and will soon move on to Vulolo, Ward 19. This week the team is completing their questionnaires, synching them and waiting for checks and rejects from the National Statistics Headquarter. Their last Enumeration Area…
Our Telekom has announced the official launch of its Mobile Application – ‘The Our Telekom App,’ over the weekend. It is purposely designed to significantly enhance customer convenience by simplifying access to essential mobile services. To find out more read below;
The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing access to climate finance and strengthening public spending during the 2nd Climate Typology Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting, held at the Ministry of National Planning and Aid Coordination (MNPDC)). This Technical-level discussion marked a crucial step in advancing climate budget tagging (CBT) and mainstreaming resilience…
A Total 24 members turned up for the Procurement Training organised by the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and delivered by Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Finance and Treasury [Procurement Department]. It was the 8th Procurement Workshop since the partnership with SICCI and MoFT was established – founded on the need to support…