ITS a relief for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services as it announced the arrival of a crucial consignment of blood bags which were delivered last week, to the National Medical Stores. This new stock comes after a shortfall that resulted from a specification error during the procurement process that affected reduced blood supplies…
Team One members of Guadalcanal’s 2024-2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, HIES, have completed all their enumeration Areas within Malango ward and will soon move on to Vulolo, Ward 19. This week the team is completing their questionnaires, synching them and waiting for checks and rejects from the National Statistics Headquarter. Their last Enumeration Area…
The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing access to climate finance and strengthening public spending during the 2nd Climate Typology Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting, held at the Ministry of National Planning and Aid Coordination (MNPDC)). This Technical-level discussion marked a crucial step in advancing climate budget tagging (CBT) and mainstreaming resilience…
A Total 24 members turned up for the Procurement Training organised by the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and delivered by Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Finance and Treasury [Procurement Department]. It was the 8th Procurement Workshop since the partnership with SICCI and MoFT was established – founded on the need to support…
WORK on improving the Hibiscus Avenue drainage system and road conditions in Honiara is now underway. This is to provide an alternative route to alleviate traffic congestion along the main highway from Town Ground section to West Honiara. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Transport Infrastructure Management Services Division has engaged local contractors to carry…
THE Guadalcanal Provincial Planning Development Committee (GPPDC) successfully concluded its three-day meeting last Friday at the Guadalcanal Provincial Headquarter in Honiara. This meeting was held in preparation for the Provincial Assembly meeting next week. The three-day meeting, which brought together the 21 Ward Development Committee chairpersons and Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) Heads of Departments (HODs),…
THE body of former Prime Minister (PM) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Rannoggah/Simbo Late Sir Francis Billy spent the morning part of this morning – Wednesday inside the National Parliament Chamber for the last time. His casket arrived just after 8am this morning and was carried into the parliament chamber by members of the…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has welcomed government efforts to revitalize the Public Works Department (PWD). In a statement on Tuesday, Hon Wale said revitalising the PWD was one of the things he has always encouraged successive governments to prioritize. The Opposition Leader has commended the Minister for Infrastructure and Development (MID) Hon Manasseh…
AUKI Police will be dispatching a team to investigate a roadblock that occurred last week in Alarua, West Kwaio. A group of young men from the area made the roadblock on Monday. Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, based in Buma in West Kwaio, were on their way to Afutara to pay school…
Another 224 Solomon Islanders have received Australian-accredited qualifications under the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), strengthening the country’s workforce and economic development. Of these graduates, 147 completed hospitality, customer care and coffee barista training, and another 77 graduated with certificates in general construction, gaining essential skills for Solomon Islands growing infrastructure project pipeline. Australia’s High…