Progress to revive PWD

Progressing is now being made to revive the Public Works Department (PWD). Government through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) is undertaking the task to review and re-establish the department. The Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID) Manasseh Maelanga informed Parliament last week that ministry officials are carrying out a review and assessment to ensure a…

PPCs and Directors’ conference underway

A one-week conference of the Provincial Police Commanders (PPC) and departmental directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is now underway at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara. The Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS) Jimson Tanangada officially opened the conference on Monday, 16 September 2024. The conference is being…

MPs scholarship grants available

Members of Parliament (MP) have been assured that the 2024 MP Scholarship grants is now available. However, it only can be accessed once their retirements of 2023 are submitted to the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development’s (MEHRD) Accounts Division. Minister of Education Tozen Leokana made the assurance in response to a question raised…

EYES ON VATA EXPANSION

MFR looks at expanding VATA to provinces to allow resource owners to process own timbers as log export volumes decline THE Ministry of Forestry and Research (MoFR) is looking at increasing the country’s timber production levels for export by expanding the Valued Added Timber Association (VATA) yard to Noro in the Western Province. This is…

5,400 BOMBS REMOVED

Recording breaking year for SI in bomb disposal This year 2024 has been a record year so far for the removal of explosive remnants from the Second World War in the country.  That’s because more than 5,400 bombs have already been destroyed thanks to the combination of Operation Render Safe and the daily operations of…

New SIWA Board of Directors appointed

A New Board of Directors for the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) has been appointed in a swift move to strengthen the authority after its removal as a state-owned enterprise (SOE). Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia announced the appointment on Friday . Their appointments were made…

Reaching within MHMS to mainstream disability 

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Rehabilitation and Disability Division, as the government’s disability focal point, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office – Disability and Rehabilitation, completed a one-day awareness and policy dialogue session for the Heads of Divisions and Program Coordinators of MHMS…