THE Honiara Central Market has been closed for an indefinite period as of Friday. This was after the Honiara City Council’s executive passed it in a way of resolution, Thursday. Market Master Saxon Ofata said the reason behind the closure is to give time for major improvements to be carried out in the main market.…
GOVERNMENT ministries should be opening up for new graduates to join the public service. That’s the view of the president of Malaita Ma’asina Forum Charles Dausabea. Mr Dausabea was commenting on the suspension of a number of officials within the Ministry of Health and Medical Service over the $10 million health scandal. He said the…
THE Government is urged to upgrade and equip hospitals around the country. Opposition leader Jeremiah Manele made the call in parliament when contributing to the 2015 budget debate. Mr Manale said if leaders are really serious about the health of their people, they need to properly equip the National Referral Hospital (NRH) and provincial hospitals.…
THE LEADER of Opposition Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the 33% increase in funding to basic education to meet operational expenditures of Early Childhood Education, Primary, Secondary and Rural Training Centres throughout the country. Mr Manele said the education sector, like the health sector, continues to receive a huge share of the budget, which he said…
TWO female Japanese volunteers have arrived to serve in the country. They came under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer programme. Mizobuchi Yuriko from Fukuoka city and Kimura Tomomi from Ibaraki will serve here for two years. Ms Yuriko will work with the Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS)as a Nutritionist, while Ms Tomomi…
THE Government needs to invest more in its people. Minister for Development Planning & Aid Coordination Danny Philip reiterated this while speaking in parliament on the 2015 budget this week. “The government has named the 2015 budget after the people, therefore it must give it to the people so that the real changes that we…
MALAITA’S ward 7 provincial member and lawyer Leslie Kwaiga has been appointed to spearhead the organisation of Malaita Conference. Premier Peter Ramohia announced that last week. He said the province plans to hold the conference for its leaders and people in May or June this year. Mr Kwaiga was appointed to be in charge of…
PRESIDENT of Honiara Council of Women, Martha Alacky say the country needs tougher laws to prosecute those who committed rape and domestic violence against women and girls in Solomon Islands. Mrs Alacky made these comments last Friday after recent stories about rape, abortion and gender-based violence making headlines in the local media for the past…
PRIME Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare has challenged new graduates of the Solomon Islands National University (SNU) to proactively participate in the social and economic development of the country. Prime Minister Sogavare was speaking at the second graduation of the Solomon Islands National University yesterday. The theme of the graduation ceremony was ‘Empowered and Make A…
Fisheries minister vows to tackle corruption FISHERIES minister John Maneniaru has vowed to seriously deal with corruption within the ministry and remove officers found to be corrupt. He was speaking in parliament on Thursday. “Fisheries is one of the important government ministries capable of generating huge revenue for the government,” Mr Maneniaru told parliament. “I…