The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team representative on Friday 17th February 2023 in Honiara. The meeting was requested by IMF purposely to provide them with updates on the implementation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the delivery of government services to local communities through…
MEMBER of Parliament for West New Georgia Vona Vona Hon Silas Tausinga has denied that his constituency received any $200,000 for machinery equipment. Hon Tausinga made the clarification following a list containing names of MPs was circulated on social media, which misleadingly claimed West New Georgia Vona Vona as one of the recipients. “To set…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare, MP, briefly met his Papua New Guinea counterpart, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape at the Honiara International Airport this afternoon. Prime Minister James Marape was on his way to Fiji, transiting through Honiara. Prime Ministers Sogavare and Marape used the brief meeting to update each other on policy directions…
THREE Solomon Islanders, Collin Benjamin, Sheilla Funubo and Tema Wickham won the ‘Big Ideas’ competition at the International Water and WASH Futures Conference in Brisbane, Australia. Mr Benjamin and Ms Funubo are from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), whilst Ms Wickham is from Plan International – Pacific. The conference was commenced on Monday, ended…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Acting Mayor, Robert Oge, has called on other illegal markets within the city for mutual cooperation with HCC as is the case of the Fishing Village Market. The call was purposely made for illegal market operators in the capital to support HCC initiatives to make it a clean city just…
THE new Malaita Premier, Martin Fini, on Friday held his first ever meeting with the Malaita Provincial Government Heads of Divisions. During the meeting, Premier Fini told Heads of Divisions to shift their minds from the recent political issues and continue to work. He also used the occasion to update Heads of Divisions on matters…
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) has renewed a contract with SkyEye Solomon Islands for the continuous use of GPS Vehicle Tracking System on its pool of vehicles. The 12-month contract was renewed yesterday and would enable MFAET to monitor and report on vehicle usage. MFAET Permanent Secretary, Colin Beck said when…
THE Auditor General (AG) has issued a special thematic audit report calling on the Government to strengthen procurement processes after compliance audits of three key ministries uncovered a series of problematic procurement practices in their management of $90-million worth of COVID19 response funds. Speaking at a press conference in Honiara on Wednesday, the Auditor General,…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira Police Station have uprooted more than 20 plus marijuana plants in Central Makira-Ulawa Province last week. It is alleged that a male person in his 50’s with his wife are farming marijuana plants as a source of income. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter…
Unlicensed firearms possessor to return to court THE matter of a man accused of possessing a World War II rifle and ammunition without a firearm licence in 2021 will return to court next week. That is for Pre-Trial Conference. Iro Kwaita is facing one count of possession of firearm or ammunition without licence, to which,…