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Diplomacy
TAIWANESE YOUTHS TO HONIARA THIS WEEKEND
Twenty youths from Taiwan will arrive this weekend to visit the Solomon Islands as part of Taiwan’s Youth Ambassador Program. A statement from the Solomon Islands Taiwanese Embassy says, the 2014 Taiwan Youth Ambassadors are all young talented university students recruited by Taiwan’s Ministry of…
9 Sept 2014
Agriculture
BANANA FARMERS CALLED ON AGRICULTURE AUTHORITIES FOR HELP
Banana trees in North Guadalcanal are reportedly producing less fruit and, farmers in the area say, they want the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to assess the situation.
9 Sept 2014
Education
NINE OF 20 CUBAN GRADUATED DOCTORS ARRIVING TODAY
Nine of Solomon Islands recently graduated doctors who studied medicine in Cuba will be arriving today. They are the second of three groups to arrive, and nine out of the 20 doctors who the Government first sent to study medicine in Cuba.
9 Sept 2014
Parliament
MANASSEH SOGAVARE TOPS 9TH PARLIAMENT ATTENDANCE LIST IN A ROW
Parliament Member for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare has topped the parliament attendance list in two consecutive parliamentary terms. Attendance data from the ninth Parliament show, MP Sogavare attended 168 out of the total 175 sitting days in the 9th Parliament.
8 Sept 2014
Top Headlines
MPs TO RECEIVE $400,000.00 TERMINAL GRANTS THIS WEEK
Members of Parliament will receive the third tranche of their ROC Support for Constituency Development (RSCD) this week. The RSCD comprises 400- Thousand per Constituency.
8 Sept 2014
Development
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY: HA’AMORI
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development is preparing all necessary arrangements to disburse an additional 14-million dollars towards infrastructure development of Primary and Junior secondary schools in the country.
8 Sept 2014
Diplomacy
TWENTY NEW CUBAN GRADUATED DOCTORS ARRIVING THIS WEEK
Twenty newly graduated Solomon Islands doctors from Cuba are expected to arrive in the country this week. The Ministry of Education sector’s secretary Audrey Rusa says four doctors will arrive today, nine tomorrow and seven on Wednesday.
8 Sept 2014
Agriculture
SOLOMON STUDENTS IN APIA TOLD TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
Solomon Islands students studying in various institutions in Apia Samoa must continually strive for academic excellence. A government delegation who visited USP’s Alafua Campus in Apia recently made this strong reminder.
8 Sept 2014
People
RENBEL SPEAKER DESCRIBED CABINET’S DECISION AS “BIAS”
Speaker of Rennell and Bellona Provincial Assembly Norman Sa’oghatogha suggests, the decision taken by Cabinet on the Attorney General’s advise regarding the province is biased.
8 Sept 2014
Education
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CONCLUDES MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development has concluded a one day seminar to familiarize Senior divisional Managers and Heads on its restructuring program. The seminar engaged staff on fundamental areas such as assessment, realignment and the preparation of a job description.
7 Sept 2014
Choiseul Province
SANDAKABATU THANKED GOV’T FOR FRANCHISE SHIPPING SERVICES
Member of Parliament for Northwest Choiseul constituency, Connolley Sandakabatu has said his people are grateful for the government in providing them a franchise shipping service.
7 Sept 2014
Parliament
FAILURE TO TABLE T.R.C REPORT REFLECTS BADLY ON GOV’T: FIOGA
A victim of the past Ethnic Tension Mr. Andrew Fioga says, failure to bring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report to the National Parliament reflects very badly on the outgoing government.
7 Sept 2014
Court
ACCUSED ORDERED TO FIND A LAWYER
The Magistrates Court has ordered a murder accused to find a lawyer to represent him in Court because he is facing a very serious charge. The young man and his co-accused are each facing a murder charge.
7 Sept 2014
Guadalcanal Province
PANGA THANKED SOGAVARE’S COMMENTS ON LAND IN PARLIAMENT
Former Premier for Guadalcanal Province Stephen Panga has acknowledged the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare for highlighting ongoing land problems in Guadalcanal Province in Parliament.
7 Sept 2014
Laws
PRIME MINISTER’S PENSIONS AND BENEFITS BILL 2014 PASSED
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s Pensions and Benefits Bill 2014. The new Act has legalised pensions and other benefits for former Prime Ministers.
5 Sept 2014
Foreign Relations
SOLOMON ISLANDS COULD HAVE DONE BETTER IN TERMS OF RAMSI: SOGA
Solomon Islands could have done better by asking the right questions prior to intervention of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI. Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament during the debate on the Independent Review of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.
5 Sept 2014
Aviation
HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS CALLED ON TO SOLVE AIRLINES SAGA
Solomon Airline General Manager operations and commercial, Gus Kraus is calling on the Solomon Islands and Fiji Prime Ministers to quickly solve the current row over civil aviation rights, which has affected flights between the two countries for more than two months now.
5 Sept 2014
Corruption
GOV’T CALLED ON TO ADDRESS MISAPPROPRIATED ROYALTIES
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has called on the government to address the misappropriate royalty payments to Gold Ridge Mine landowners. TSI made this call claiming last year a total SBD$18 million of royalty payment was paid to individual accounts instead of nominated trustee accounts which…
5 Sept 2014
Laws
RENNELL/BELLONA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED
The Rennell and Bellona Provincial Government has been suspended following an unresolved political impasse affecting the delivery of services to the people of the Province.
5 Sept 2014
People
HEALTH OF SIDS OCEANS REMAIN TOP PRIORITY OF PACIFIC: MAELANGA
Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga says the health of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) oceans and the sustainability of resources continues to remain our joint priority.
5 Sept 2014