Government through the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira Constituency (CMC) Honourable Nestor Ghiro continues to support development in his constituency by injecting more than SBD$2.8 million worth of equipment to boost economic activities in CMC. On Wednesday 25 January 2023, Honourable Ghiro and his Constituency Officer handed over a new grader machine, four…
Only 11 matters relating to the riot in November 2021 are outstanding in the Honiara Magistrates Court from the total of 91 matters filed, says Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. Sir Albert revealed the data yesterday at the 2023 Legal Opening Year yesterday to clear the air following numerous calls for perpetrators of the 2021…
GIZO: THE Western Provincial Assembly has agreed through a policy paper that was passed and adopted by the Full Assembly this morning that all elected 26 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) must not pay for their own accommodation worth more than $500,000 for the past weeks. This came after the Ministry of Provincial Government…
KILUSAKWALO Christian Community High School in Malaita province will accommodate only 20 students for its first ever form Seven (7) class this year. This come after the school was given an offer to franchise the pacific TAFE Foundation Art program commencing this year. School Principal Christian Mekope in an interview said the school is proud…
Solomon Islands is a country blessed with natural resources both on land and sea. However, the impact of the climate change and other natural disaster has also brought significant changes to the environment. As a result the natural vegetation and forest are affected. Along the coastlines, one of the natural vegetations which is abundant are…
CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) – the general contractor for the China-funded 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project – has shared some of its resources with communities around the Henderson area in east Honiara. The company announced this week it had just completed the rehabilitation and improvement of an interior road around the Henderson area.…
STUDENTS sponsored by the government can now go back to their countries of study, now that international borders have opened, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), said on Wednesday. But there are requirements. First, the National Scholarship Division has granted such students permission to defer their studies because of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Gizo: IN Solomon Islands its not often you hear a female doing some of the men’s heavy duty job. This is because of our culture where a women’s workshop is often at the garden and inside the kitchen. However, this is slowly changing as more women are taking up training to do some of the…
GIZO: A TRIBE on Vella, Western Province has opted for carbon trading instead of logging their land for commercial gain. The tribe made the decision after several communities and tribes in Choiseul and Western Provinces started benefiting from the carbon trading initiative after formally registering their tribes into associations. To be part of the carbon…
By 2030 the country’s population is expected to hit the million mark, if the current reproductive level continues to take an increasing and steady trend. Already the country has topped the Pacific region as one with a higher rate of population growth. One of the regions that is expected to see a jump in the…