The Ministry of Provincial Government believes reviewing the Provincial Government Act will improve and strengthen the delivery of services to the provinces.
The Australian mining company, St Barbara, has shown no interest in returning to operate Gold ridge mine. The company pulled out after last year’s flash floods which badly affected Honiara and the Guadalcanal plains.
The Magistrates Court has begun its Court circuits for the year, beginning at Atori East of Malaita Province. Officers from the Public Solicitor’s Office and Director of Public Prosecutions have arrived in Auki from Honiara and will travel to Atori tomorrow.
Solomon Airlines flagship Airbus A320, currently undergoing annual service in Manila, Philippines, is due to return to full service by next Monday. The Airlines’ Operations & Commercial, General Manager, Gus Kraus says, the delay in the Airbus’ return two weeks beyond the date originally advised…
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has negotiated with landowning groups of Munda, Western Province to secure 400 metre land for the Munda International Airport Project.
The Prime Minister’s Office will file civil suits against Government officials who failed to account for outstanding imprests of oversea trips. The Auditor General’s Office recorded 31 outstanding interests from the Prime Minister’s Office, totalling to more than a million dollars.
Member of Parliament for Aoke Langalanga, Mathew Wale has questioned the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Meteorology and National Disaster Management, as to when vulnerable communities of climate change in the country are going to be relocated.
The Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Peter Shanel Agovaka has said the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has put a policy under the Ministry of Home Affairs to improve the existing provincial sporting facilities and to help build sporting stadiums in…
Pacific Printers Limited has been identified as the Official Government Printer for the period 2015 to 2016. A government statement said a new agreement was signed with the management of Pacific Printers Ltd (PPL) following Cabinet’s approval on 17th last month.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government says it will rehabilitate the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI), redirect the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) and reinvigorate the Investment Corporation of Solomon (ICSI) Islands.
The Permanent Secretary for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs has assured the Young Women Christians Association (YWCA) in Solomon Islands of having the Government’s support for its recently launched ten year Strategic Plan document.
Finance Minister Honourable Snyder Rini describes the 2015 national Budget as the ‘People’s Budget’. Presenting the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in its second reading this morning in Parliament, Mr Rini says The budget will deliver a record $4.18 billion in spending to provide services to all…
Total revenue for 2015 is expected to be more than $3,721 million. This is revealed by the Finance Minister Honourable Snyder Rini. Mr Rini told Parliament this morning, total domestic revenue is expected to be more than $2,850 million.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has announced a new system to control the rate of urbanisation in urban centres across the country.
Up to 60 people have been trained in beekeeping at a workshop held in the North Malaita region over the past few weeks. Entitled “How to turn your backyard into a diamond field,” the workshop was conducted by two officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Finance Minister, Snyder Rini has tabled the 2015 National Budget this morning. This budget is the first budget of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government and at over $4 billion, it is the largest in the country’s history.
A three-day workshop on “Climate Services Users” organised by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services is set to begin Tuesday next week. A broad range of climate services users has been invited to the workshop to discuss and familiarise with a wide range of climate-related topics.
The Prime Minister says the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government will tackle the bottleneck in new investments. Media Consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Alfred Sasako writes in today’s Solomon Star newspaper – the Prime Minister says this will be done through…
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has announced it will re-establish the customary land recording and registration process as a step towards strengthening customary land ownership and to make tribal lands available for economic development.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government says it will develop the country’s first ever National Tourism Legislation to ensure that tourism development in the country is environmentally, socio-culturally and economically viable.
