New SOE to manage airports

THE country is set to have a new State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) by next year. This was announced by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation, Moses Virivolomo on Wednesday when speaking at the opening of the two-day Solomon Airlines ‘Aviation Week Fair’ to mark the national flag carrier’s 60th Jubilee. The new…

SUAFA ECONOMIC GROWTH CENTRE GROUND BREAKING

THE National Government has set aside its differences with the Malaita Provincial Government by signing with the provincial government to allow work on Suafa Economic Growth Centre to proceed. The signing and ground breaking ceremony was conducted between the National Government, Malaita Provincial Government and Kwanai Trust Board when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his…

Gov’t scholarships up for grabs

AN opportunities list containing108 courses under the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) fully-funded scholarships for 2023 are now up for grabs. Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) through the National Scholarship Division (NSD) at SITESA released the list of opportunities allowing locals to apply. It is unclear how many scholarship awards will be offered…

PELICAN 96 BACK ON  WEST TRIP

 ‘MV Pelican 96’ will launch its  trip again this week after being salvaged from Logha reef in Western Province. The boat is now fully repaired and confident to launch its second trip in Western Province. The newly acquired fast craft will operate its maiden trip for the second time  to only five destinations in Western…

UNDP hosted discussions on corruption

UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a round-table discussion recently to frame a Memorandum of Understanding to fight corruption within the country. A statement from UNDP said the discussion was held with SIICAC, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), the Director of Public Prosecutions, Internal Audit, and the Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit. It…