The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has clarified recent remarks made by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Nende, Mr. Stephen Kumi, related to the ministry’s rental expenses.MEHRD is not the only government ministry leasing office space in Honiara. For over two decades, several ministries and agencies have operated from rented…
THE Opposition Group has been urged by the Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd (KFPL) to investigate the Government over the $5Million that was promised to them under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). KFPL was one of the companies that the Government then announced in April 2020. However, the company never received a dime until today. The…
THE official dates for the two by-elections in Guadalcanal Province will be announced next week, Tuesday, 8th April. The upcoming by-elections are for West Guadalcanal Constituency Parliamentary Election and Paripao Ward Provincial Assembly Election in North-East Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) which is organizing the event announced today, Friday, 4th April. In an…
The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has passed a historic $64.4M budget it concludes today, Thursday 3rd April. The meeting was considered highly successful. Following the two weeks meeting several important ordinances were approved. These included; the Guadalcanal Fishery Management Ordinance 2025, the Business and Hawkers License (Amendment) 2025, the Guadalcanal Property Rates (Amendment) 2025, and the…
The new teachers’ salary classification and pay has been delayed until end of the next month due to technical issues. This was revealed by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) in a statement on Thursday. “The Ministry of Education Human Resources Development would like to inform education providers and school teachers across the…
A project to promote sustainable agriculture for 500 households in Honiara was introduced at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Wednesday. The project set to introduce in the coming months, will establish community gardening networks while providing training and resources to participating households. Alex Makini, Project Manager for the Family Farming, Lifestyle, and Health…
Families comprising 576 people in Tikopia, Temotu province are now enjoying reliable access to clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing—right at their houses’ doorsteps. This transformation follows the successful completion of the St. Luke Community Faea Water Project, which began in June 2023. Four communities in the Faea District and one in the St.…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has held a fruitful dialogue with the Premier of Western Province Hon Billy Veo in Gizo today, Wednesday 2nd April. The Parliamentary Opposition Group arrived in Gizo on Wednesday morning led by the Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale. During the brief meeting, Hon Wale has informed the Premier of their visit…
SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) successfully hosted its 2025 Family Farming Lifestyle and Health (FALAH) research seminar on Wednesday. The seminar was held at the Department of Fisheries Studies lecture Hall, Ranandi campus. The event featured eight presenters from SINU who shared their research on FALAH. It was organized by the University’s Faculty of Agriculture,…
Growing discontent within Cabinet to get the LSL/RIPEL land deal over and done with AS the Government’s proposed land grab scheme for prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd [LSL] and Russell Island Plantation Estates Ltd [RIPEL] continues to drag on, there is push within Cabinet to get “the matter over and done with”.…