NON-COMMUNICABLE Diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death in Solomon Islands, killing at least six people daily. This alarming figure was highlighted to journalists by the Director of Non-Communicable Diseases Division in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Nevalyn Laesanau during a Food Security Seminar in Honiara organized recently by Japanese Embassy. She…
STAFF of the Ministry of the Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) attended an awareness on the Solomon Islands National Disability Inclusive Development Policy (SINDIDP) 2022-2031 and expressed their appreciation for attending the important familiarisation session. The awareness session was conducted by Officers of the National Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Division (NPRD) in the Ministry of Health…
A total of 652 students have graduated on Thursday at the King George (KG) Sixth National Secondary annual graduation and prize giving day ceremony held at the Maranatha Hall in East Honiara. This year’s graduation and prize giving ceremony is celebrated with the theme “Reshaping Scholars and Leaders for the future.” Speaking at his keynote…
TAR-SEALING of the Auki road project in Malaita Province will commence soon. This comes after Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga and Cai Weiming, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Solomon Islands signed the agreement on Thursday 10th October. The brief signing ceremony took place inside the Cabinet room…
Solomon Island Council of Trade Union, (SICTU) has welcomed the announcement made by the Chair of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the controversial COVID-19 $309 million Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) PAC Chair, Gordon Darcy Lilo agreed to initiate hearings into the recently released Audit Report on ESP after he met with the Auditor…
A FORMER police officer who was found guilty of obtaining $40.000 under false pretence from a man in 2019, will be sentenced after the issue about the delay on her case is sorted. The defendant Pauline Sipi was found guilty of four counts of false pretence charge after a trial. Her matter came before the…
Eleven planning and policy officials from government and Honiara City Council (HCC) recently visited Australia to study how to better plan, finance, deliver and maintain infrastructure projects in Solomon Islands. The three-day training program organised in the past week was facilitated by Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program, is being delivered by the University of Sydney. Australian…
A resident of the Shortland Islands, Derrick Pako, has joined the Luapel House of Chiefs in Malaita province, in urging the government to lift the ban on the harvesting and trading of beche-de-mer. Pako expressed his support for Luapel Chief Hugo Kivans, stressing that lifting the ban would provide much-needed income for people in his…
The three days Pacific Human Right Defenders (PHRDs) workshop held at the Heritage Park Hotel from 8th to 10th of October, is dubbed as an ‘eye opener’ for the participants. HRDs from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji have gathered in Honiara to build their knowledge on the legal protection mechanisms available for them and initiated discussions of…
Japanese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, H.E. Miwa Yoshiaki, held a Food Security Seminar in Honiara on Thursday with local journalists. The seminar highlighted the ongoing cooperation between Japan and the Solomon Islands in tackling the alarming rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). During the seminar, H.E. Miwa highlighted the importance of medical care in the…