THE Government is urged to upgrade and equip hospitals around the country. Opposition leader Jeremiah Manele made the call in parliament when contributing to the 2015 budget debate. Mr Manale said if leaders are really serious about the health of their people, they need to properly equip the National Referral Hospital (NRH) and provincial hospitals.…
THE LEADER of Opposition Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the 33% increase in funding to basic education to meet operational expenditures of Early Childhood Education, Primary, Secondary and Rural Training Centres throughout the country. Mr Manele said the education sector, like the health sector, continues to receive a huge share of the budget, which he said…
TWO female Japanese volunteers have arrived to serve in the country. They came under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer programme. Mizobuchi Yuriko from Fukuoka city and Kimura Tomomi from Ibaraki will serve here for two years. Ms Yuriko will work with the Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS)as a Nutritionist, while Ms Tomomi…
THE Government needs to invest more in its people. Minister for Development Planning & Aid Coordination Danny Philip reiterated this while speaking in parliament on the 2015 budget this week. “The government has named the 2015 budget after the people, therefore it must give it to the people so that the real changes that we…
MALAITA’S ward 7 provincial member and lawyer Leslie Kwaiga has been appointed to spearhead the organisation of Malaita Conference. Premier Peter Ramohia announced that last week. He said the province plans to hold the conference for its leaders and people in May or June this year. Mr Kwaiga was appointed to be in charge of…
PRESIDENT of Honiara Council of Women, Martha Alacky say the country needs tougher laws to prosecute those who committed rape and domestic violence against women and girls in Solomon Islands. Mrs Alacky made these comments last Friday after recent stories about rape, abortion and gender-based violence making headlines in the local media for the past…
PRIME Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare has challenged new graduates of the Solomon Islands National University (SNU) to proactively participate in the social and economic development of the country. Prime Minister Sogavare was speaking at the second graduation of the Solomon Islands National University yesterday. The theme of the graduation ceremony was ‘Empowered and Make A…
Fisheries minister vows to tackle corruption FISHERIES minister John Maneniaru has vowed to seriously deal with corruption within the ministry and remove officers found to be corrupt. He was speaking in parliament on Thursday. “Fisheries is one of the important government ministries capable of generating huge revenue for the government,” Mr Maneniaru told parliament. “I…
POLICE Commissioner Frank Prendergast has thanked the general public for their cooperation during the long Easter break. He highlighted this during the weekly press conference on Thursday. The Police Commissioner thanked the public for their high level of cooperation especially with the Police operations that were conducted throughout the Easter weekend. “I would like to…
MEMBER of Parliament for South Vella La Vella and Parliamentary Wing leader of Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement, Lional Alex, has cautioned the government not to make available a free grant scheme that will be in direct competition with the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI). Mr Alex made the cautionary statement when he…