EIGHT approved projects for 2022/2023 financial year for Malaita Province under Provincial Capacity Development Fund have been removed. Malaita Provincial Government Finance Minister, Randol Sifoni, informed the Malaita Provincial Assembly of the removal of the eight projects this week. Mr Sifoni said the reason for the removal of the eight project was the Malaita Provincial…
A MAN accused of obtaining a total of $4,000 from three students with the promise of securing placements for them for Solomon Islands Government (SIG) scholarships awards administered by the National Training Unit (NTU) in the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has been remanded in the Honiara Magistrates Court. Donald Keso is…
CABINET has approved that all Public Servants will be paid to clean up the capital city half a day every Friday. This was confirmed by Secretary to Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pacific Games 2023 National Hosting Authority (NHA), Dr Jimmy Rodgers, in a press conference at the new national stadium yesterday. Dr Rogers…
AS Solomon Islands slowly advances into a digital technology, the death rate relating to cyberbullying increased from one to two in the Western Province. The second victim of cyberbullying was the young man whose body was found dead at the Power House area in Gizo this week. The young man hanged himself because he was…
IN its effort to continue strengthening coordination of support received from development partners, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has resumed the Development Partner Coordination Meeting after the last one held in October 2019 when the COVID-19 global outbreak shifted focus to the health pandemic preparedness and response activities. The resumption of the…
SOLOMON Island is expected to attend the upcoming India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) in May. This came after the Indian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands His Excellency (H.E) Shri Inbasekar based in Port Moresby briefed the country’s envoy based in Port Moresby on Tuesday. Following the meeting between…
NATIONAL radio broadcaster SIBC, has signed a contract with New Zealand communications company MMG Communications to build SIBC Television in time for this year’s Pacific Games. SIBC’s Chairman, William Parairato, signed the contract with MMG to pave the way for the supply of equipment and eventual installation from June this year, SIBC announced in a…
THE national government through the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has endorsed Patrick Toiraena as the new Provincial Secretary (PS) for the Western Province. MPGIS approved the endorsement and appointment based on the recommendation from the Western Provincial Government Executive. Mr Toiraena will formally take up his new role once formalities with…
THE committal hearing of a man accused of the murder of a 15-year-old boy at Kukum, Honiara, last August will be heard before another magistrate. This was after Magistrate, Emily Vagibule Pakoa, recused herself from hearing the Long Form Preliminary Inquiry (committal hearing) early this week. The defence had made an application for Magistrate Pakoa…
MALAITA ‘CHEATED’ OF $185 MILLION IN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PREMIER Martin Fini has introduced a $20.34 million revised budget in an 11th – hour intervention aimed at pushing forward its Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection Policy (MNGFR) initiative. At the same time Mr. Fini told the Malaita Provincial Assembly meeting in Auki yesterday that…