Retired Anglican bishop Canadian Terry Brown has renewed his call to the national government needs to create job more opportunities in the rural areas and decentralise development in order to reduce urban drift. Bishop Terry, who served in the country for many years, including being a bishop of Malaita said, the government has an obligation…
REPORTS have surfaced that Member of Parliament for East Fataleka and local businessman, Steve Abana is expecting the arrival of his fourth vessel sometimes this month. Sources close to Mr Abana said, that the vessel, which had recently been purchased, will be arriving soon. “This new vessel is purposely for passengers and cargos, targeting the…
Rennell and Bellona Premier Collin Tesuatai today met Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare where the two leaders discussed issues affecting the Province and its people. At the meeting, Premier Tesuatai expressed his executive’s vision to restore and develop the province, most especially, taking back control over its administrative powers which are currently controlled by the Ministry…
THE University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Campus (USPSI) in Honiara has witnessed a huge turn out on day one of its information session on Tuesday. More school leavers attended the seasons which allowed them to learn about the opportunities available at USP. With its first session, it shows a great turn out of…
RENOVATION work on the University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands (USPSI) campus new classrooms in Honiara is underway. This was after the campus (USPSI) secure a new building at Chinatown. The renovation work commenced fortnight ago and is expected to finish by the end of this month, USP Solomon Islands campus administrative coordinator Layson…
Solomon Islands government has acknowledged the Japanese government for its ongoing support towards addressing the solid waste problem in the country. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment echoed the government’s appreciation while speaking at the 4th Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting yesterday on the J-PRISM project. Dr Melchior Mataki said, Japanese International Corporation Agency(JICA) has…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officers at Tetere and Henderson Stations, on Tuesday morning raided two farms of marijuana plants at Mbarande river side in North East Guadalcanal. One of the officers described the raid as a surprise to locals living around the area, when police show up in numbers, surrounded the site and…
Solomon Islands’ first cohort of early childhood education program participants recently completed their training from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Solomon Islands. The 16 kindergarten teachers commenced studying towards an Australian Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care in July 2014. This qualification, which is a minimum qualification for early childhood educators in…
The deteriorating road condition leading up to Gizo Hilltop is raising so much concern amongst the public and tourism operators. And they are calling on both the Western Provincial Government and the National government to deal with the matter with urgency. Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) board member and an operator Erick Ghemu told the…
Boe Primary school in South Choiseul Constituency is amongst three other schools within Choiseul Province that benefited from a solar light system pilot project. A total of 16 solar panels with sets of all accessories required of the project were installed at Boe Primary School building and staff houses. The project was part of UNICEF…