The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has donated $60,000 towards the recent Youth Market event in Honiara. Youth@Work office today says the Ministry of Commerce has pledged the funding as a move to ensure more youth are involved in business ventures that contribute to the national…
The election petition against East Are’are MP Andrew Manepora has been withdrawn. High Court Registrar Maiyonni Samani says petitioner William Kauona has withdrawn the case from further proceedings.
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) is calling on Australia and New Zealand to pack up their spying kits and go home. The pressure group made the call in light of revelations that Australia’s top-secret electronic espionage agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and New…
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has conducted a media tour to its program sites today. The tour brings together local Journalists on a visit to project sites and volunteers.
The 10th Parliament will hold its first sitting this year on the 24th of March. This was after receiving notice from Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this week.
The Government will pass its anti-corruption policy this week and release it as a public document by Friday. Speaking to participants at an anti-corruption workshop for civil societies yesterday, Chief Technical Advisor of the Government’s reform programs, Moses Saitala says the Government is aware…
A Joint UN-Solomon Islands Government programme on Ending Violence against Women and Girls has been launched in Honiara. A first of its kind, representatives from the Government, UN agencies and civil society organisations witnessed the launch of the Program’s first phase today.
Establishing an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is timely for Solomon Islands, said the Ombudsman Chair Joe Poraiwai. Mr. Poraiwai told local journalists in an excursion to parliament over the weekend. Asked what the Ombudsman’s thoughts are in having an anti-corruption agency, Mr.
The Government is now preparing to engage with Korean Water (K-Water) for the development of the Tina River Hydropower Project (TRHDP), Central Guadalcanal.
The Minister of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs Jimson Tanangada has said investing in women and girls is indeed investing in our future. The Member of Parliament for Gizo, Kolombangara made the remarks during the International Women’s Day celebrations yesterday.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury’s National Statistics department is holding a three-week training in preparation for the Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey in Honiara.
The Leadership Code Commission has formally charged the Member of Parliament for Small Malaita and former Finance Minister Rick Hou and former Finance Permanent Secretary Shadrach Fanega for official misconduct.
The Acting Director of Police Prosecution has called on the Government to secure a proper office building for his staff after almost ten years of rent. Mr Rodney Whitney made the call after the landlord to his office building locked the staff out yesterday morning because rental dues were delayed.
The Young Women’s Parliamentary Group has presented its 2015 annual program to the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today. The Group presented the program and it’s new executive members during a courtesy call to the Prime Minister’s office.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the country needs a meaningful reform of its investment policy that would attract quality investors to Solomon Islands.
The office of the Leadership Code Commission (LCC) will meet soon to decide on their next course of action following the refusal of Forestry Minister Bodo Dettke to relinquish his portfolio.
Staff of the Police Prosecution were locked out of their office building this morning because the rent for the first quarter of the year was not paid. The landlord, Korean Enterprise Limited, locked the building over the weekend and refused the staff access this morning.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the country needs to go back to the basics and establish whether its key basic activities are functioning to the level required to move the economy forward. Speaking to local journalists in a Budget Reporting workshop held in Honiara over the weekend, Mr.
Solomon Islands Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Milner Tozaka will join the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London next week.
The Parliamentary Opposition Leader Jeremiah Manele has questioned the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s foreign policy on West Papua’s issue of self-determination.
