Gerasi CHS successfully holds graduation

Gerasi Community High School (CHS) in North New Georgia, Western Province on Friday 1st November 2024 successfully held a colourful and jubilant graduation ceremony. The celebration marked the achievements of form 3 and 5 students as they reached a significant milestone in their educational journeys. The event, graced by families, community leaders, and school staff, highlighted the commitment…

Income, expenditure survey progressing

The Household Income and Expenditure Survey, HIES, 2024-2025 has progressed well through-out the country after its first week of commencement on Monday 21st October 2024. The twelve-month survey involves approximately 4,700 households selected within nominated Enumerated Areas, (EA) throughout the country, with the aim to collect information, mainly on household income and expenditure.   Most of the…

Taskforce to track abduction allegations

ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has established a taskforce to investigate allegations of abductions and associated gender-based violence.   The taskforce consists of detectives from Central CID, Naha CID and NCID who are actively reviewing all incoming leads and engaging with members of the community who may have information to assist Police activities.  This is…

ADB to address landfill issues in WP

THE Asian Development Bank (ABD) is supporting the Western Provincial Government (WPG) to address the ongoing challenges of landfill and solid waste management in Gizo, Munda and Noro. Western Province Premier Billy Veo highlighted this at the opening of the Full Assembly Meeting on Monday 28th October. “Through the assistance of the Asian Development Bank, we…

A CDF HIKE LOOMS?

MPs may get half a billion dollar each in CDF grants in 2025, a decision that will be nothing less than devastating   THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is believed to be considering beefing up the voter-focused Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to a record half a billion dollars in 2025, insiders have revealed.…

EU envoy to Pacific visits SI

THE European Union’s Ambassador to the Pacific, Barbara Plinkert was due to arrive in Honiara on Friday to present her credentials to the Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu, the EU Suva Office announced on Wednesday 30 October. The visit is said to be Ambassador Plinkert’s first to the region. Following the ceremony at Government House,…

Tuai commends ECD for internship program

JOASH Tuai from Malaita Province has commended the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) for the internship program under the Pacific Litter Project (POLP). Tuai and four others have been graduated by Australia and ECD with certificates for completing their intern program under POLP…