THE United States-funded Winrock SCALE-NRM (Natural Resources Management) Program in Malaita Province is facilitating crucial Carbon Trading Projects for the people of the Langalanga Lagoon in Aoke-Langalanga Constituency. At the same time consultations for a similar project for 26 interested tribes of Bina in West Kwaio Constituency has just been completed. The facilitation of these…
The Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services, the United States Embassy in Honiara on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memorandum of agreement for Humanitarian Mine Assistance (HMA) at the Ministry’s office in Honiara on Wednesday September 4, 2024. The United States has continuously supported multinational Australian, Japanese, and New…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) has begun rolling out socialization of the Education Act 2023 to Education Providers within the Honiara City Council (HCC) jurisdiction. This week, 32 Education Providers, including HCC Executives and school leaders, are undergoing a four-day capacity-building workshop at the Multipurpose Hall. The workshop, which commenced on…
The Silolo Bridge in North Malaita is in a critical condition, posing serious challenges to transportation access between the region and Auki, the provincial capital of Malaita. Community members have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating state of the bridge, which is vital for the movement of goods and people in the area. The current…
SOLOMON Islands will be hosting the Special Summit on SDGs 14.4 in Honiara in February next year. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele revealed this to the local media at a press conference upon his return from the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Tonga on Sunday, 1st September. This was following an acknowledgement of next year…
PREPARATIONS for the country’s hosting of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara next September will commence after the Cabinet’s endorsement of a paper to be jointly submitted by the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT). This was announced by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele…
TRIAL for one of the former employees of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) accused of defrauding the state of $1.6 Million under the multi-million-dollar health scandal in 2012 and 2013 has started. Robert Manu is facing trial for four counts of Official Corruption before Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa. Public Prosecutor Vernon…
Solomon Islands Government has issued an advisory reminding all its nationals to avoid traveling to Israel and Palestine in the Middle East. This is due to the uncertain security situation related to the ongoing war between the two nations. The first advisory was issued in October 2023. In a statement on Thursday the Ministry of…
THE current situation affecting the National Referral Hospital’s (NRH) operating theater going into emergency mode is being described as a national health crisis that needs urgent attention. Leader of the Independent Group Peter Kenilorea Jr, expressed this in a statement issued on Thursday while raising serious concerns over the situation. “This dire situation is now a…
The government delegation trip to Australia led by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was never sanctioned by the Cabinet and Caucus, Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale says. In a statement today, Wale said senior government MPs have confirmed that the trip comes as a surprise to many Cabinet Ministers and backbenchers. The Opposition Leader…