THREE Ministries with a total of six State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under their portfolios and a statutory institution have expressed reservations about the proposed consolidation of ownership monitoring responsibility for SOEs, including the sole power to evaluate the performance of directors of SOEs and the election of Board Chairpersons and their Deputies, in the Minister of…
FAIRWEST Shipping Limited (FSL) has acquired another passenger vessel, which is due to arrive in the country next month from Busan, South Korea. The vessel called ‘Fair Queen’ is now undergoing final touches, refurbishment work and paper works before it sets sail for Solomon Islands, a spokesperson for the shipping company said. A team from…
A total of 652 students have graduated on Thursday at the King George (KG) Sixth National Secondary annual graduation and prize giving day ceremony held at the Maranatha Hall in East Honiara. This year’s graduation and prize giving ceremony is celebrated with the theme “Reshaping Scholars and Leaders for the future.” Speaking at his keynote…
Solomon Island Council of Trade Union, (SICTU) has welcomed the announcement made by the Chair of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the controversial COVID-19 $309 million Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) PAC Chair, Gordon Darcy Lilo agreed to initiate hearings into the recently released Audit Report on ESP after he met with the Auditor…
Eleven planning and policy officials from government and Honiara City Council (HCC) recently visited Australia to study how to better plan, finance, deliver and maintain infrastructure projects in Solomon Islands. The three-day training program organised in the past week was facilitated by Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program, is being delivered by the University of Sydney. Australian…
A resident of the Shortland Islands, Derrick Pako, has joined the Luapel House of Chiefs in Malaita province, in urging the government to lift the ban on the harvesting and trading of beche-de-mer. Pako expressed his support for Luapel Chief Hugo Kivans, stressing that lifting the ban would provide much-needed income for people in his…
The Solomon Islands Airports Corporation (SIACL) Board of Directors celebrated the first anniversary of the new State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) being in operation at the New Zealand High Commission in Honiara on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. The location was appropriate as the Solomon Islands Government along with the New Zealand Government, provided grant funding to establish…
WHEN you visit Auki town, it’s hard to miss Max Bobby, a prominent advocator for the Malaita province’s green health initiative. Under the Green and Health Auki program, Max takes the lead in raising public health awareness throughout the week. Bobby’s job revolves around educating the community about maintaining a clean environment in Auki. In…
A’AMA community in North Malaita has witnessed the launching of their first Jacob’s Ladder project on Tuesday, 8th October. This project was made possible through the World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) Youth Social and Entrepreneurship Development (YSED) Program. The completion of the project makes a significant impact on the youth and the wider community. This initiative was supported by the New Zealand Ministry…
The mobilizing of machineries, equipment plants and materials by the contractor for the upgrade works at Lata airfield, Santa Cruz is making steady progress. The much anticipated upgrade is supported by the World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), and is being implemented by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation…