THE Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil has highlighted the importance of the MHMS Annual National planning and budgeting, including that for 2025. The five-day MHMS Annual National Planning and Budgeting 2025 workshop was held at the Heritage Park Hotel last week from Monday to Friday. The…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has endorsed the Pacific Policing Initiative (PPI) in-principle based on a Solomon Islands Cabinet decision that national consultations have to be first undertaken for a consensus and that Solomon Islands Government is in the process of reviewing its national security and border strategies. The PPI put together by the Australian government was…
THE Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) Country Director for Solomon Islands and Kiribati, Abigail Chang says APTC recognises that Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) plays a crucial role in educating and upskilling Solomon Island citizens for economic prosperity. The APTC Country Director Ms Chang highlighted this during her official speech at the APTC Solomon Islands Semester 2,…
HEALTH facilities can either be a place of healing or where infectious diseases spread to patients and health workers alike. During the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of patients and up to 1 million healthcare workers globally contracted COVID-19 whilst providing or receiving routine health services. Beyond COVID-19, around 45 million persons seeking or providing…
A Solomon Islands delegation is in Cook Islands this week attending the 8th Pacific Water & Wastewater Forum and the 15th Pacific Water & Wastewater Conference and Expo. The event runs from Monday 2nd September to Wednesday 4 September in Rarotonga, a statement issued by Government Communication Unit said. The delegation is headed by Bradley Smoky…
HONIARA City Council (HCC) on Monday hosted the Makira Ulawa Provincial (MUP) delegation during a courtesy call. During the visit HCC Lord Mayor Eddie Kasuteé Siapu welcomed the delegation at the HCC Chamber. Mayor Siapu emphasized that it was a great pleasure, and honor to have Premier Stanley Siapu and his delegation visiting the city. …
MALAITA Provincial capital of Auki is still in shock after a man was killed in his own dwelling house after being engulfed by fire, Tuesday afternoon, in a case described by Police as ‘suicide.’ Reports said, the unfortunate incident caught Auki residents and the public by surprise with very little they can do to save…
The Minister for the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Hon. Rexon Ramofafia, is in Bali, Indonesia, attending a three days High-Level Forum on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. The forum, which commenced on Sunday, September 1st, and concludes today, September 3rd, 2024, serves as a crucial platform for global leaders, policymakers, business executives, and civil…
Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohamed is visiting the country this week to participate at the 13th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum in Honiara. The forum runs from Monday 2 September to Thursday 5th September. The Forum brings together businesses from Solomon Islands and Australia to further strengthen and identify opportunities for growing trade,…
A FAMILY in Vella La Vella, Western Province is homeless after the father, angry over his missing home-brew container decided to burn down their home. The incident occurred recently at Uzamba village, police said in statement today. Police Media Unit reported that the 26-year-old husband burnt down the two storey dwelling house to ashes after he…