Parliamentary Opposition Group’s has been acknowledged for their visit to Noro, Western province. General Manager of Soltuna Mr Adrian Wickham praised the Group led by the Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale during their visit to Soltuna on Friday 4th April 2025. Mr Wickham when welcoming the Group has spoken highly of the imitative by the…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has clarified recent remarks made by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Nende, Mr. Stephen Kumi, related to the ministry’s rental expenses.MEHRD is not the only government ministry leasing office space in Honiara. For over two decades, several ministries and agencies have operated from rented…
THE Opposition Group has been urged by the Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd (KFPL) to investigate the Government over the $5Million that was promised to them under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). KFPL was one of the companies that the Government then announced in April 2020. However, the company never received a dime until today. The…
THE official dates for the two by-elections in Guadalcanal Province will be announced next week, Tuesday, 8th April. The upcoming by-elections are for West Guadalcanal Constituency Parliamentary Election and Paripao Ward Provincial Assembly Election in North-East Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) which is organizing the event announced today, Friday, 4th April. In an…
The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has passed a historic $64.4M budget it concludes today, Thursday 3rd April. The meeting was considered highly successful. Following the two weeks meeting several important ordinances were approved. These included; the Guadalcanal Fishery Management Ordinance 2025, the Business and Hawkers License (Amendment) 2025, the Guadalcanal Property Rates (Amendment) 2025, and the…
MANAGING solid waste at the Western Provincial capital of Gizo remains a huge challenge for the responsible authorities which needs collective effort to address it. Thats the view of twenty-eight (28) year old Sumana Deni who works as a Waste to Wealth Program Coordinator with Positive Change for Marine Life (PCFML) based in Gizo. Speaking…
The new teachers’ salary classification and pay has been delayed until end of the next month due to technical issues. This was revealed by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) in a statement on Thursday. “The Ministry of Education Human Resources Development would like to inform education providers and school teachers across the…
THE routine maintenance of sealed roads in Central Honiara is steadily advancing, despite the challenges posed by the recent monsoon season. The sealed roads in Central Honiara have been designated into two distinct lots for maintenance. Lot 1, managed by SSS Construction, includes upgrades to several key roadways, namely West Kola Road, Koloale Road, China…
A project to promote sustainable agriculture for 500 households in Honiara was introduced at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Wednesday. The project set to introduce in the coming months, will establish community gardening networks while providing training and resources to participating households. Alex Makini, Project Manager for the Family Farming, Lifestyle, and Health…
The Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) met with the Malaita Provincial Government in Auki on Wednesday to discuss long-standing salary issues. During the meeting, WUSI representatives, Malaita Province Deputy Premier Randol Sifoni, and Provincial Secretary Erick George reached an agreement for the provincial government to begin addressing the outstanding concerns of its workers. WUSI…