A STAKEHOLDER consultation dialogue on East Rennell World Heritage Site organized by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was successfully held on 31st May 2022 at Heritage Park Hotel conference centre. The dialogue under the theme “Towards Developing Sustainable Livelihoods in the East Rennell…
TEMOTU province has been reported to currently facing the most difficult and challenging period of its political history by far, especially after the arrival of Covid-19 on our shores in 2019. Provincial Premier Hon Clay Forau Soalaoi, in his statement to mark the 39th second appointed for the province, said the current Covid-19 situation demands…
SIEO Operation Manager, Mr. Fredrick Bosoboe was sworn in as the Acting Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner by His Excellency the Acting Governor General Hon Patteson Oti at Government House, last Friday. A brief introduction and welcome meeting after the swearing in ceremony was held at the Electoral Office. In his short remarks, Mr. Bosoboe…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) currently offers certificate, diploma, bachelor and post-graduate courses in various fields and it strives to ensure that its students graduate with the qualifications they pursue. The university has expanded both in infrastructure development and academic programmes and continues to strives to offer higher qualifications in cooperation with the Japanese…
THE World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new project in Solomon Islands focused on boosting economic development in rural communities. The Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience Project also aims to improve citizen participation in provincial planning, and boost climate change and disaster risk resilience at provincial and community levels. Solomon Islands…
MoFT Permanent Secretary to appear in Court over non-payment of SBD$50m compensation ordered by high court THE question of why government seems to ignore making payments ordered by the High Court is expected to come under the spotlight in Court next Wednesday 15th June. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana,…
IF you are outside the circle of the corridors of power in Solomon Islands, you may never cross her path. Equally, you may never run into her if you are below the echelon of business and commerce in Honiara. Ma Li Ping is very powerful woman indeed. Although she has been here for the last…
THE launch of a new mobile platform by the Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) means that over 460,000 mobile users in Solomon Islands, representing 66.3 percent of the population, will be able to access legal information at their own convenience from their own communities. The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platform is accessible on basic mobile…
POLYCARP Galaigu, MPA for North West Ngella has been elected on Wednesday as the new Premier for the Central Islands Province. This was confirmed by the Central Provincial Speaker, Francis Moah. Former Premier Manetiva was ousted in a Motion of No Confidence passed by an absolute majority of eight without his presence and his executive.…
A SUCCESSFUL clean-up operation was conducted within the Western Provincial capital of Gizo and the nearby islands, Wednesday. The clean-up exercise was held as part of the World Environment Day which fell on June 5th and World Ocean Day which falls on June the 8th, 2022. The theme for the environment day was; ‘Only one…