The Solomon Islands National Examination Standard Unit (NESU) has confirmed there was a huge number of school drop-outs from form five last year. NESU director Linda Wate said this was due to the limited number of spaces in the few school that are providing form six classes. Mrs Wate said only 40 percent of students…
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s Policy team today assured Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) that the establishment of an Independent Commission against Corruption is a matter of priority in the Sogavare-led regime’s policy document. The assurance was made during a presentation by a TSI team on its position on the DCC Government’s proposed establishment of…
Suva, SPC – With concern over high rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a collaborative effort is getting under way to implement an ambitious sexual health agenda for the Pacific. Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and reducing the prevalence of STIs and HIV, adolescent pregnancy, gender-based violence and sexual assault – including…
THE re-building of the burnt down Malaita’s Agriculture and Livestock extension office in Auki will take some time to eventuate. Jimmy Saelea, permanent secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, said it will depend on the national government’s approval of their submission to the national budget. Mr Saelea said it will cost around $2 million…
THE Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has uncovered that a whooping $10 million of state funds were unaccounted for in 2011 and 2012 through unretired imprests. In its 2014 annual report summery, OAG pointed out that retiring of imprests and accounting for expenditures is a problem. For non-acquittal of imprests, the audit found that…
A CONCERN group in Auki, Malaita province is calling on both the national government and the new provincial assembly (MPA) to re-open airports in Malaita Province. The group said Gwaunaru’u and Parasi airports have been closed for some time now and must be reopened. Gwaunaru’u airport in west kwara’ae and Parasi airport in small Malaita…
THE Malaita’s new premier Peter Chanel Ramohia has confirmed his deputy premier on Tuesday and he is Alick Maeaba. Mr Maeaba is a provincial member for ward 29 and was the deputy premier in the Suibaea led government last term. He is not a new man to the post. On Monday this week premier Ramohia…
A PROPOSED Vector Borne Disease Control Program (MVBDCP) survey that supposed to be conducted last year is scheduled to start next month. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Vector Borne Disease Control Program (MVBDCP) organised the survey for all provinces except for Rennel and Bellona Province. Malaria indicator survey coordinator Charles Ghambu said they postponed…
A young man who allegedly involved in an armed robbery with two others on New Year’s at the new fuel/gas station at Lungga cross-road, have been charged. Twenty-four year-old Anthony Cecil is facing one count of armed robbery and another of possession of firearms and ammunition in certain areas. He is currently in custody after…
THE Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has been urged to actively pursue growth centres as a quick fix for the sky-rocking urban mass migration. A concern Malaitan George Ramo said urban drift is an urgent problem. “This is a growing concern in Honiara and DCC must not take it lightly,” Mr Ramo said. He…