The National Disaster Management Office, NDMO, has strongly dismissed rumors that the Government will provide “cash grants” as part of a repatriation package to families affected by last month’s flooding.
The head of the Pacific Islands News Association, PINA, has used World Press Freedom Day to call on governments in the region to develop national media associations.
Ministry of the Rural Development (MRD) has organized a historic workshop for its stakeholders in Small Malaita, Malaita Province. Reporting this to SIBC News, Richard Hou says, the purpose of the workshop is to strengthen the Ministry’s relationship with its stakeholders in the area.
Public servants who commute to work on public buses will be urging their union to request the government to provide them with transport. Public servants who form part of long queues of commuters waiting for buses in Honiara every morning, say they are fed up with the poor bus services.
The main Matanikau Bridge will be closed at 7pm tonight. A statement from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development yesterday said this is to allow for repair works on damages caused by last month’s floods. The Ministry said the “Upstream Ramp” will be removed tonight during the repair process.
As the repatriation of flood victims continues throughout the week, more families have been given repatriation kits and food supplies to support them during the rehabilitation process.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Clay Forau has delivered food and funds donated by the MSG Secretariat staff in Vanuatu and by his Ministry to the National Disaster Council.
Over one hundred members of Nanala and the Guadalcanal Provincial Government recently celebrated the opening of the Nanala Community Primary School, funded by the Australian High Commission’s Direct Aid Program.
Solomon Islanders thinking of applying for a scholarship under Australia’s Awards Pacific scholarship next year have until June 16 to lodge their application.
The Government will convene a National Memorial Service on May 11, in honor of those who died during last month’s flash floods. A Committee comprising officials from various Government ministries have been set up to organize and draw up a program for the event, which is set to be held at the Saint…
The Foreign Ministers of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize the implementation of PNG’s support towards tertiary education for Solomon Islands.
Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. During the visit, the Prime Minister welcomed Mr Pato and his delegation to the country.
The Government of Papua New Guinea has today delivered 4 million dollars towards Solomon Islands recovery efforts following last month’s flash flood which killed at least 22 people. The visiting PNG Foreign Minister Hon.
The NCRA Government has decided to select a new Governor General via elections. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Job Dudley Tausinga told Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo already gave notice of the election to the Speaker’s Office.
Former Premier of Malaita Province, Richard Namo Irosaea says weak government organs are set up to ensure good governance, transparency and accountability. Former Premier Irosaea said the government organs are the Ombudsman, Leadership Code Commission and the Auditor General’s Office.
MP for Central Guadalcanal, Peter Shanel Agovaka, says mining royalties should be increased to 10 percent from its current rate of three per cent, so landowners can receive a greater proportion of the royalties.
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has expressed disappointment in Government officers’ lack of transparency during Committee hearings. The Committee made the comments in its report of the 2014 Supplementary Appropriation Bill.
The Premier for Guadalcanal Province Stephen Panga has called on the National Government to inform the people of Guadalcanal on the situation of the tailings dam in Central Guadalcanal.
Makira Ulawa Province had received a new 40 Horse Power Yamaha OBM and Canoe from the National Government through the Provincial Capacity Development Fund, PCDF.
A chupu ceremony was held this week for the people of Bahomea and Malango regions in Central Guadalcanal. The Chupu ceremony was a new initiative taken by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development to acknowledge the people of the land before the start of any development.
