Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohamed is visiting the country this week to participate at the 13th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum in Honiara. The forum runs from Monday 2 September to Thursday 5th September. The Forum brings together businesses from Solomon Islands and Australia to further strengthen and identify opportunities for growing trade,…
SIKAIANA Island in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) is grappling with a critical shortage of basic medicines, essentials and drugs, leaving the health of locals at risk. Sikaiana, located in a region far from Honiara where shipping services are irregular, the critical shortage of medicines is scary as people have no alternative means of sourcing…
THE latest batch of graduates from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Solomon Islands are immensely proud of the qualifications they gained from APTC programs and are thankful to the Australian Government for funding the programs. Speaking on behalf of the graduates at their graduation ceremony in Honiara last Thursday, Andrew Upwe, an International…
OVER the weekend, many children and families have been excited because its Father’s Day. It’s a time where families came together to reflect and honour the contribution of their fathers in their lives over the past years. While its an exciting time for many, for others, they don’t get to enjoy such excitement because this…
THE New Zealand Country Head of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), Peter Vial will be speaking at the ISIA’s Inaugural Congress in Honiara on September 17. He will be delivering the keynote speech on the topic Digital Transformation Through Artificial Intelligence – Adopting artificial intelligence in a developing economy / accounting profession. Mr…
A WORKSHOP gathering policymakers, technical experts and industry stakeholders commenced on Monday to progress discussions on developing the country’s National Building Code (NBC). A statement issued by Government Communication Unit said, developing the National Building Code is crucial to prepare for the passage of the National Building Standards Bill, which is expected to be tabled…
THE Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration (MCILI) through its Labor Division has successfully conducted its Apprenticeship Traineeship Policy Consultation workshop in Honiara on Friday. The workshop was convened at the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) Hall in Central Honiara. The Apprenticeship Traineeship Policy Consultation workshop brought together relevant stakeholders from various government ministries…
The Operating Theatre at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has gone into emergency mode, meaning services have scaled down due to shortage of consumables and anaesthetic drugs used for operating patients. At the same time, services within other departments within NRH remain normal. The Operating theatre will now only deal with emergency, caesarean births and…
WorldFish, and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) last week successfully held a pivotal workshop focused on promoting disability inclusion in coastal fisheries management in the country. The workshop, which took place on Monday 26 August, gathered a diverse group of participants, including government officials, representatives from Persons with Disabilities Solomon Islands (PWDSI,…
Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has vowed to ensure there is closer working partnership to help improve the development of agriculture in Makira Ulawa Province (MUP). The assurance came after the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi met with the visiting delegation from Makira Ulawa Province (MUP) led…