AUSTRALIA under its SWIM program will be building a new Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) centre for People with Special Needs in Isabel province. About six Australian volunteers who helped funded the project left Honiara on Friday with building materials on-board MV Uta Princess to kick off the project. The centre will be erected at the…
PEOPLE on Duff, Anuta and Tikopia Islands in Temotu Province who have been badly affected by the cyclone Pam last month are demanding explanation from the Temotu National Disaster Management Office and National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Honiara why a bulk of disaster relief supplies were off loaded in Lata last week. Paramount Chief…
Every newly constructed airport in the country must be well reported with descriptive safety exercises that engage all stakeholders to ensure safety of airline service, service users and the general public. Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing recently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Airline Ron Sumsum has made it clear before PAC…
THE Learning and Ecological Activities Foundation for children (LEAF) program of Japan has promised to pump in more funds to help Honiara City recycle PET bottles and export it back overseas. This was highlighted by LEAF coordinator in Honiara, Natsuko Kishimoto during her presentation last week at Honiara City Council conference room. LEAF is a…
THE Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Honiara will officially handover a new permanent office located at the Ranadi dumpsite to Honiara City Council (HCC) this month. JICA in the partnership with HCC funds the new Ranadi dumpsite office. The office has office space and rooms for HCC staff…
Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia and Minister for Ministry of Public Service (MPS) John Dean Kuku has reiterated on the need for the government to improve health and education services, as well as enhancing the infrastructure standard in the country. Delivering his speech in the National Parliament last week Kuku stressed that…
Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) and Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia John Dean Kuku has highlighted the positive impact of the 2015 Appropriation Bill, reiterating that this is a responsible budget. In his remarks Kuku stated; “the 2015 budget reflects both our means and our needs, seeing that its…
Member of Parliament (MP) for North New Georgia and Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) John Dean Kuku applauds the 2015 Appropriation Bill describing it as realistic. “Realistic Mr Speaker Sir because this the first time we recognised the rural people and the rural economy as paramount to nation building,” he said. “It…
THE Minister for the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) will do all it can to improve service delivery and make it attractive seeing that it is a government principal agency looking after all line Ministries. Minister responsible John Dean Kuku highlighted this last week when speaking in parliament. Mr Kuku stated that his Ministry’s priority…
Solomon Airlines has advised its flagship Airbus A320 is now expected to return to full service on 30 April. In a statement the Airlines said, originally it was scheduled to return to service on 13 April, the A320 is currently undergoing a scheduled annual maintenance in Manila, Philippines. Solomon Airlines’ General Manager of Operations &…