The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology will embark on a series of public awareness programs to educate the country about the Parish Agreement 2015.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources plans to re-open its Yandina Fisheries Centre. The Centre was closed after its generators and ice making machine encountered mechanical faults.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has today launched its National Health and Strategic Plan for 2016 to 2020 in Honiara. Launching the plan is Minister of Health Dr. Tautai Agikimua Kaitu’u, who says the plan outlines how to improve Solomon Islanders health in the next five years.
The Anti-corruption Bill 2016 will address ‘corruption’ an endemic issue in the Solomon Islands. Special Secretary to Prime Minister, Andrew Muaki made this introduction of the Anti-corruption Bill 2016, before the Bills and Legislation Committee hearing. Mr.
The visiting U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea Her Excellency Catherine Ebert Grey is ‘impressed’ with the transition strategy of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.
The Parliamentary Accounts and Administration is preparing to consult the Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Division and the Attorney General regarding the course of action to be taken to implement the deduction of tax payment on Members of Parliament salaries contained in the Member of…
The Parliamentary Bills and Legislation Committee begins its first hearing into the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 and the Whistle Blowers Protection Bill 2016 today.
A man from West Makira Constituency is calling on their Member of Parliament to explain why they are left out on projects provided under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
Three days workshop on Human Rights reporting has started in Honiara yesterday. The workshop was organised by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commission in Suva for the Government.
The High Court has struck out most of the amended regulations contained in the Member of Parliaments’ Commission Amendment Regulations 2015, declaring them as unconstitutional.
The fourth meeting of the 10th Parliament convened briefly this morning and then adjourn till next Monday. During the 10 minutes meeting, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare introduced six bills for the current sitting.
A Cabinet sub-committee on the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) has started a dialogue in pursuit of its mandate to resurrect the State-Owned Enterprise.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has engaged three Special Economic Zones’ (SEZs) technical experts from the Philippines to assist the government taskforce in preparing the SEZs bill for its appearance at the next Parliament sitting in July.
The National Parliament resumes tomorrow, April 19. Director of Parliament Media Joy Angi confirms, six Bills will go before this parliament sitting. “Penal Code (Amendment) Sexual Offenses Bill 2016, Police and Transport Legislation (Amendment) (Alcohol Testing) Bill 2016, the Land and Titles…
Technical experts from the Ministry Health and Medical Services have reaffirmed, the recent spillage of the Gold Ridge Tailing Dam is not safe for all surrounding communities. Director of National Public Health Lab Dickson Manongi says the ministry has proven data to back its call.
The Solomon Islands Teachers Association (SINTA) has submitted its teaching service concerns to the Parliamentary Bills and Legislative Committee (BLC). The is in line with the current consultation to further improve the 2014 National Education Act.
The Pacific Island Forum (PIF) nations have welcomed the strong partnership between the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands RAMSI at the 12th meeting of the Enhanced Consultative Mechanism (ECM) meeting this week.
Preliminary estimates from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) indicates that the country’s domestic economy grew by 2.9 percent last year. Published in the December 2015 Quarterly Economic Review, it contains an assessment of how the domestic economy performed in 2015 as well as the…
A Cabinet sub-committee on Gold Ridge is planning a series of dialogues with the Gold Ridge Community Investment Limited (GCIL) and its stakeholders on the mining project.
A concerned parent has called on responsible authorities to quickly settle the outstanding allowances of 13 students who are studying at the University of the South Pacific’s Emalus Campus in Vanuatu.
