A former Solomon Islands Parliamentarian and Prime Minister, Sir Francis Billy Hilly, has been appointed to head the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to Vanuatu’s Snap Elections scheduled for 22 January 2016.
Canadian International Training and Education Corp (CITREC) Chairman Ashwant Dwivedi will be visiting Solomon Islands next week to advance talks and an action plan on Canada’s Labour Mobility Arrangement with the Guadalcanal Province.
For the people of Naro Community in the Reef islands of Temotu province, walking long distances to fetch water will now be a thing of the past. Thanks to a water supply project funded by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Member of Parliament for Temotu Pele, Hon.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed the current diarrhoea outbreak in the country is caused by a ‘rotavirus.’ Under Secretary for Health Improvement, Dr Chris Becha confirmed this in a recent media conference.
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey has offered 225 plots of Fixed Term Estates (FTE) at April Ridge. April Ridge located behind Naha, East Honiara, was allocated by the Gordon Darcy Lilo-led Government for people displaced by the April floods in 2014.
President of the Solomon Islands Students Association (SISA) at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus in Fiji, Richard Hou has thanked the National Training Unit (NTU) director for his positive assurance after a meeting with him yesterday.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) clarifies that the recent disbursement of $3 million to former Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) combatants was specifically initiated for rehabilitation purposes and not for any role they played in the ethnic crisis.
Applications are now open for the 2016 Taiwan Scholarships Program. A statement from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy in Honiara confirms applications are open from 15 January to 15 March.
The Parliamentary Opposition has describe the $3 million payment recently made to the former combatants of the Malaita Eagles Force (MEF) as “unfair”, especially to the victims of the ethnic tension including those who had lost properties as well as those who were being traumatized.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announces schools to be upgraded this year. In its official website, the Ministry of Education posted a list of a total of 30 schools around the country to be upgraded.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Solomon Islands must not take its low ranking as a least developed country and climate change vulnerability lightly. Prime Minister Sogavare zeroed into this subject when delivering his national address during the festive season. Mr.
A Vanuatu delegation has visited Honiara for a meeting with their Solomon Islands counterpart regarding a review and renewed agreement for a new Air Service Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries.
Senior government officials who attended the recent consultation workshop on financial inclusion have agreed that integration over the current financial inclusion into government work programs is needed.
The Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) Hon. Samuel Manetoali will lead the Solomon Islands Government delegation to the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, France.
The Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government through the Ministry of Lands to inform the nation about the current status of the land reform program.
The Parliamentary Opposition over the weekend, claimed Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s cronies are helping themselves to national coffers. The Opposition Group made the statement following alleged actions taken by the Prime Minister in directing the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to…
Eight young Solomon Islands women vying for the Miss Solomon Islands crown have met Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare recently. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said the meeting is the first of all appointments lined up for the Miss Solomon Islands Contestants ahead of today’s crowning…
Landowning groups of the Tina Hydro project including the Kochiabolo, Garo-Buhu and Vuraligi tribes have threatened to withdraw from involving in any future negotiations and implementation of the Tina Hydro project.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has officially launched a first ever Agriculture Policy Bank in Honiara today. A statement from the Ministry said the Policy Bank is an electronic library of policy documents and related technical information that can be freely accessed online by the…
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has claimed Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has misled the nation about the amount his family business; the EMS Enterprises is receiving per month under the Ministry of Communication and Aviation airport contracts.
