THE Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) has urged Minister of Public Service to act swiftly in presenting the new Public Service Bill to Parliament by this year. SICTU represents a coalition of public service unions and associations, including the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU), the Solomon Islands Teachers Association (SINTA), the Solomon…
THE Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), through its 50 constituency offices, is continuing to implement the 2024 Constituency Development Funds (CDF) programme with $194 million paid to all constituencies in the closing quarter of 2024. Of the total amount, each constituency received $3.88 million as CDF. This slow release of funds and implementation was associated…
WORKERS of Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) in Honiara will vote in a secret ballot at the Trade Dispute Panel’s (TDP’s) courtroom at Town Ground on Monday 17 March. TDP made the ruling recently for a secret ballot vote to be conducted to resolve the recognition issue between Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) and…
TWENTY-ONE (21) local entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to rent individual rooms to sell their local food and snacks to customers in Honiara. This follows the opening of the 24-hour Local Main Shop at White River, West Honiara on Saturday. Speaking at the opening, sales officer Gwen Zama said the Local Main Shop is designed…
AT the Honiara Summit 2025, President of the Republic of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr highlighted that unlocking the Blue Pacific Prosperity Plan (UBPP), the most ambitious initiative, is crucial to ensure healthy oceans regionally and globally. Whipps Jr said Pacific leaders at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the UBPP, signifying their commitment…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey (MLHS) are alleged to have collaborated in fraudulently registering customary land encompassing the shoreline and Malu’u Market in North Malaita. Landowners who took the matter to court in recent years have discovered that their boundary with the Commissioner of Lands has been…
MINISTER of Infrastructure Development (MID) Manasseh Maelanga has re-emphasied the government’s priority to re-establish the Public Works Department (PWD). Minister Maelanga stated this during the road upgrade project launching in Auki this week. He said this is one of the top priorities for the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). In addition, Prime Minister…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) says Fishery Sector has the potential to drive economic growth and job creation not only in urban centre’s but also rural area. As the leading institution representing the country’s private sector, SICCI is optimistic about the opportunities that lie in strengthening the fishery sector. In a…
VERY few of us have the privilege to see the Auditor General’s Report into the Government’s $309 million Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). Those who do have been given a-never-before-insight into the level of official corruption, which is rampant while ordinary Solomon Islanders suffer. Authorities chose to look the other way. Auditor General David Teika Dennis…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) this week released cash grant funding totaling $304,234.00 to twenty-eight (28) Agri-Business Producer Organizations. Most of the beneficiaries are from the three provinces of Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira. The funding is provided through the World Bank funded Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) project. The…