The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has identified as its top two priorities the continued support of health grants paid to our Provincial Hospitals and the payments of quarterly service grants to all Provincial governments in its support for…
The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) revitalization and recapitalization seven-year strategy is progressing on smoothly despite the negative impact of COVID- 19 community transmission.
The Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Anthony Veke has openly welcomed any support to beef up policing services in the country with a view of further bolstering the capability of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF).
OPPOSITION Member of Parliament for East Are’Are Hon Peter Kenilorea Jnr says people’s views must be honoured and treated with respect. The East Are’Are MP highlighted this in regards to the government’s plan to extend parliament without the people’s mandate and nationwide consultation.
The National Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent to 107.8 in December 2021. Releasing the bulletin on Wednesday 9th March 2022, Government Statistician Douglas Kimi said through the year, compared to the same month in 2020, the National CPI rose 3.5 percent.
Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has strongly objected the government’s continuous push for Extending the life of this Parliament from four to five years.
Seventeen years on after the current Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare took to the podium of United Nation to call for donor support for the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) initiative, people are now benefiting from small infrastructure projects, thanks to the PCDF.
The Sol2023 Games Organizing Committee (GOC) held a meeting with representative of the Honiara City Council (HCC) on Monday 7th March 2022 to have initial discussions on how the two organizations can align their operations in preparation for when Honiara City hosts the region’s biggest sporting…
Australia’s flagship Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) has agreed to fast track redevelopment of six markets across Malaita, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel and Western Province, improve provincial ports and launch a new SIIP website. SIIP is in its first phase of implementation.
The Solomon Islands High Commission in Port Moresby in collaboration with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), this morning facilitated the repatriation of nine (9) Solomon Islands nationals from Port Moresby on a Papua New Guinea Government charter Air Niugini flight to Honiara.
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has thanked the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs for supporting the UN resolution to reprimand Russia’s invasion in Ukraine.
A total of 140 Solomon Islands Chinese that were affected by the November 2021 violent riots, looting and burning down of shops in Honiara have returned to settle back in China.
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) today condemn in its strongest term the action of certain individuals going around collecting $5 fees from households before they can receive food relief assistance currently distributed to households in…
A total of 222 Public Officers have decided not to be vaccinated and the first 54 are now self-terminated under the Government’s No Jab No Job policy. The first 54 officers have been verified and confirmed by their respective human resource managers following the 31 January 2022 deadline.
Large and medium industries including small-holders’ stakeholders within the forestry sector have been given reassurance despite of the challenges faced during this community transmission experienced in the country.
While the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Continues to receive and facilitate requests for Dead Body repatriation and cargo runs from small crafts/boat owners and the public, it wants to remind the travelling public that we are still in the country’s cyclone season and all precautions…
The Oversight Committee (OSC) has given the thumbs up for churches to resume face to face church services but it comes with strict conditions. In a letter addressed to churches by the OSC chairman, James Remobatu, churches are immediately reopen for face to face services on incremental basis.
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has urged the government to condemn the actions by Russia in invading Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
A Solomon Islands Academic and Lawyer Dr. Transform Aqorau is calling for the establishment of an Economic Advisory Council to provide sound and grounded analytical and policy input into the budget development process.
Public servants employees of the National and Provincial Government that are not vaccinated from Covid-19 as of 31 January 2022 are now self-terminated from the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Public Service and their salaries ceased accordingly.
