Bodo Dettke, Minister of Forestry has come under heavy criticism with allegations of misusing and abusing his power as minister, influencing and stopped SLH Timber Corporation Ltd to carry out logging activities and community development on Northwest Guadalcanal. Claims Minister Dettke himself outrageously dismissed as attempt to tarnish his image because he knew nothing of…
TOURISM Operators in Munda Western Province are preparing to form a tourism association after a one day fruitful meeting held with the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) board chairman on Friday last week. The meeting was held at the Agnes Lodge where about 15 operators within Munda and Rendova were able to attend the meeting.…
Honiara City Council (HCC) has denied any knowledge of how some Chinese business men entered the bus industry in Honiara City. The city mayor Alfrence Fatai has decided to speak clearly about this issue to clarify the wrong message that has been circulated around which claimed that the Council has knowledge of the Chinese involvement…
SIPA CEO Colin Yow said “An integral part of SIPA’s reform is gender and race diversity in its workforce. It is critical to recognise that in a workforce, talents and loyalty are highly valued properties. Recently, a notice highlighting the standards of behaviour and conduct was circulated to its workforce emphasising the Company’s stand on…
SOLOMON Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) and Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) are urged to do more awareness about tourism in rural area. Provincial Tourism Minister for Western Provincial Government (WPG) Chris Mesepitu highlighted this during the 2015 council of tourism meeting in Honiara last week. Mr Mesepitu told the forum that awareness for tourism…
PORT MORESBY (POST COURIER) – A proposed law on a cross media ownership is currently being worked on by the government of Papua New Guinea. Minister responsible for Communication Jimmy Miringtoro said the law will allow Papua New Guineans to own shares in the media organisations in the country. He told Parliament during Question Time…
SUVA, (VACCINE NEWS) – Two grants, amounting to US$17 million , have been granted to the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) as well as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Pacific Region. “In its partnership with the Global Fund, UNDP engages with government and civil society organisations and strengthens the linkages…
Majuro: The one-year transitional arrangement for United States vessels for 2016 is a “positive development reflecting the value of rights-based fisheries management” for the Pacific islands, said the CEO of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) today. Dr. Transform Aqorau said the one-year deal agreed to on 5 August 2015 at the end…
Council sets for big task Property owners between the Hot Bread Kitchen and NPF building at Point Cruz will be issued with notices soon to demolish and rebuild their buildings. The notices of demolition will be issued by the city council after its recent approval of a technical report compiled by a team from its…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says he was saddened to see a number of incomplete tourism establishments in Makira /Ulawa Province. Sogavare said this when he officially opened day two of the council of Tourism Ministers Meeting last Thursday in Honiara. Provincial tourism ministers, provincial Secretaries and provincial tourism officers attended the meeting. Minister of Culture…