DEPUTY Prime Minister Bradley Smokey Tovosia is believed to have accepted in-principle a decision to relinquish the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) portfolio with a condition. The Minister wants his proxy to be the new MMERE Minister, mining industry sources confided in Solomon Star this week, implying that nothing would change. A…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) is set to implement 35 per-cent of its revised 2024/2025 budget in this 2025 financial year. The 35 per-cent of the revised 2024/2025 Budget is worth $11,873,158 and these finances come from the Provincial Capacity Development Fund’s (PCDF’s) Capital Development Fund Budget. Malaita Province was unable to access this budgetary…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has officially endorsed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) initiative with the objective of empowering indigenous people through the provision of more business opportunities across the province. This announcement was made by Malaita Province Premier Elijah Asilaua yesterday at the Revised 2024/2025 Budget Meeting in the Provincial Assembly Chamber.…
THE Malaita Provincial Government is in the process of securing land for the construction of a youth hub in Auki, a project valued at SBD3 million. The project will be funded by the National Government through the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs. The youth hub will be a multipurpose facility designed to…
THE Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) is an event brining all women representatives of Pacific Island nations together to showcase their cultures and traditions through attires, story-telling, dancing and so forth. Miss Solomon Islands Pageant Director and MPIP Board Member, Joyce Konofilia said MPIP is a Tourism Destination Marketing event and that for Solomon Islands,…
THE Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) has announced that following a productive meeting with the Prime Minister, it will be embarking on a series of follow-up discussions with key Cabinet Ministers and officials to address important matters concerning public and private sector workers’ work conditions and welfare. SICTU said the series of discussions…
THE country is expecting chances of rainfall for the first quarter of this year from January until March, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) says this week. SIMS said the seasonal outlook for December 2024 based on two months average value of November and December 2024 of the Central Eastern and South Western Pacific Ocean…
The Solomon Islands National Youth Congress and Australia partnered to host the 7th Series of the Virtual Youth Skills Hub Dialogue. The Dialogue involved 135 young Solomon Islanders based in Honiara, Guadalcanal and Gizo who discussed training opportunities and skills needed to support different career pathways. The Virtual Youth Skills Hub Dialogue started during the…
As of this month, Solomon Islanders wishing to travel to the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Everyone currently who do not need a visa wishing to travel to the UK – except British and Irish citizens – will need an ETA to travel in advance of arrival. “This digitisation enables a smooth…
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) on Tuesday held its 2024 Outstanding Local Staff Awards ceremony, an event aimed at celebrating the hard work and dedication of its local employees. The awards ceremony is part of the company’s annual tradition of recognizing exceptional staff contributions. A total of 82 outstanding staff members out of GRML’s 571-strong…