Finance Minister Snyder Rini has failed the people of Malaita Province says the Member of Parliament for North Malaita, Malaita Province. This is because the current budgetary allocations in the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 does not specify the two anticipated development sites identified in…
Finance Minister Honourable Snyder Rini describes the 2015 national Budget as the ‘People’s Budget’. Presenting the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in its second reading this morning in Parliament, Mr Rini says The budget will deliver a record $4.18 billion in spending to provide services to all…
Malaita’s only major hospital Kilu’ufi has been earmarked for upgrading under the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government’s policy document. The Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Tautai Kaitu’u told medical staff at the hospital when visiting them recently.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government wants to make a difference in Malaita Province. The Prime Minister made the statement today at the official launch of Malaita’s new Policy Strategy Document in Auki.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of The South Pacific (USP) Professor Rajesh Chandra has appealed to the National Government to support pertinent matters regarding the university’s fourth campus at Doma, West Guadalcanal.
Minister of Mines and Energy Samson Maneka says he is impressed with the mining plans of Sumitomo and the company’s community engagement in Isabel Province.
The Solomon Islands Statistics Office within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury will undertake a pre-test training on the proposed Demography and Health Survey (SIDHS) tomorrow.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has reassured Harifafa delegation from the proposed international seaport site at Suafa Bay, Malaita Province of his government’s commitment to kick off the national project.
A landowner of the Auluta Basin has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to be transparent in its decision develop the Auluta Basin Palm Oil Project.
Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare has assured fellow citizens to avail land resources for national development projects in the country. In his recent New Year’s message, Prime Sogavare said the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s intentions would not be accomplished without…
Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Jeremiah Manele has said he is sure the Democratic Coalition for Change Government will take on the outstanding national projects under the 2014 Development Budget. Contributing to the motion on the resolution of Parliament last week, Mr.
The Bahomea Communities have maintained their stand to stop compulsory acquisition pursued by the Tina Hydro project office and the government. The Bahomea communities have denied any process since the government ignored the normal customary land ownership by the people of Bahomea.
Care taker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has been reassured that work towards the establishment of the new University of South Pacific, USP, Doma Campus is progressing well.
People around the Tenavatu Cattle breeding farm in North Guadalcanal have called on the Ministry of Agriculture Live Stock division to quickly construct a relocated stock yard to secure cows for sale.
The Gold Ridge Landowners Association says it is eyeing interested investors to operate the Gold Ridge mine, now that Saint Barbara is scaling down its operations. Chair, Dick Douglas revealed this at a media conference last week in Honiara.
The Gold Ridge Landowners Association is calling for calm in Gold Ridge communities, as Saint Barbara officially confirms to landowners it is suspending its mining operations.
Former Guadalcanal Premier Stephen Panga has called on the National Government to establish a separate Act of Parliament for the proposed Tina Hydro Project.
Permanent Secretary for Mines and Energy Jeffrey Kahua has assured Gold Ridge landowners they will receive their royalties soon. This comes after the Gold Ridge People’s Power Group recently demanded the Government releases their long-awaited royalties.
Eight potential investors who have expressed interest in building and operating the Tina River Hydro Project took part in a major project briefing in Honiara, last week. The companies participating in the event were from Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Spain and Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has delivered a letter of commitment to the University of the South Pacific, USP, in an effort to ensure the fourth USP Doma Campus project gets underway- committing the government to fund half of the cost to clear unexploded ordinances, UXO’s from the site.
