JAPAN and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) signed a new partnership funding worth USD3.4 million to improve school nutrition in pilot schools in the Western and Isabel provinces. The signing ceremony was convened at the Japanese Embassy in Honiara last Friday. The funding is aimed at addressing the triple burden of malnutrition…
LAST year, five Solomon Islands future aviators were awarded scholarships to undertake training at the joint Qatar Aeronautical Academy (QAA) – the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Qatar. But their hopes were dashed when a week prior to their departure in February they were told the training opportunity was off, largely because Solomon Airlines…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) in partnership with Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and UNICEF are taking a significant step in the implementation of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project in Central Province. In a way forward to progress the construction of WASH project a team from…
The first three community infrastructure projects, that will benefit over 81,000 people across Isabel, Malaita and Western Provinces, have been announced under the Australian Government’s REnew Pacific investment. REnew Pacific is a new SBD402 million (AUD75 million) investment in off-grid renewable energy for rural and remote communities across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Over the next…
CONSTRUCTION works have started on the Su’u Harbour and Bira Bridges in Malaita Province. These bridges are built with financial support from the World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), a comprehensive infrastructure programme aimed at improving roads, bridges and air travel in Solomon Islands. The project is overseen by…
THE arrival of a new road infrastructure at Lalibaola within the Kwaibaita region of East Malaita brings a sigh of relief to communities after decades of chronic struggle and wishful dreams. The newly constructed Aufasu-Lalibaola extension road is historic as it brings not only the much-needed connectivity for communities to the outside world, but offers…
The Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE) wishes to address public concerns regarding Hon. Minister Bradley Tovosia’s recent decision to revoke the intention to issue a prospecting license to Ni Hao Investment (SI) Ltd over Koloula. After careful consideration and consultation with relevant stakeholders, the intention was decided to be revoked. The Ministry…
KING George Sixth (KGVI) National Secondary School in East Honiara last Friday marked a significant milestone in its history with the official opening of its own cafeteria. The event, attended by students, staff, alumni and distinguished guests, including the Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton and the Member of Parliament for East Honiara, Morris Toiraena. In…
Seventy-seven Solomon Islanders have earned qualifications through Australia’s longstanding skills investment in Solomon Islands, the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). The graduates, including 61 women and 16 men, join a network of over 8,600 Solomon Islanders who have benefited from APTC training, strengthening the nation’s human resources and contributing to economic development. The graduates received…
THE LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale has called on the Minister for Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) to explain the basis of his decision to revoke a letter of intent issued to the Koloula mineral-prospecting tenement. Landowners have raised their concern to the Opposition office that they had been hard done by the…