The Government has announced plans to acquire additional land to further expand town boundaries in Honiara and in provincial urban centres. Lands, Housing and Survey Minister Andrew Manepora’a told Parliament yesterday, the Ministry will embark on urban expansion project this year.
The Leader of Opposition has criticised the Government’s allocation of $8.8 million to coconut and cocoa programs in this year’s national budget saying it is not enough for rural farmers. The Opposition leader points out, the productive sector is crucial to the economy.
The High Court has acquitted a man charged with rape and buggery this morning, due to insufficient evidence. The man was charged with one count of rape and one count of buggery, offences he allegedly committed in Lata, Temotu province in 2008.
A young father from Western Province will serve five years in jail for raping his close female relative. The defendant, Edwin Palmer was a frequent visitor to the victim’s home and trusted by her parents. She was 14 years old and a student at the time of the offence last year. The Court heard she
The Prime Minister has pledged commitment to maintain 20 percent of the total annual budget for the education sector in the next four years. Mr Sogavare made the pledge in his keynote address at the Solomon Islands National University graduation ceremony last Friday, which saw hundreds of students…
Artificial communities in Ata’a, North Malaita have successfully harvested their SwoCk-Based food crops this week. The harvest comes after Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock with its stakeholders conducted a climate change adaptation workshop in Ata’a last year.
The Finance Minister has criticised the Public Accounts Committee saying he was surprised at some of the organisations the Committee had invited to answer questions during its hearings.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock will launch the second component of its Rural Development Project this Friday. The project is aimed towards addressing the country’s national objectives of poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth whilst improving the enabling environment for rural…
The Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) says its position on the West Papua issue is ‘unchanged’ and has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change Government to support the plight of West Papua for freedom.
The Court of Appeal has began its sitting for 2015 at the High Court in Honiara today. Five criminal and eight civil cases are listed for the sitting throughout the week. A direction hearing for Sumitomo’s appeal against Axiom KB is also included in the sitting.
Solomon Airlines has advised its flagship Airbus A320 will return to full service on 30 April instead of today. Solomon Airlines’ General Manager of Operations and Commercial, Gus Kraus said the further delay is necessary to secure one of the aircraft’s engines from Germany and Singapore. Mr.
The President of the Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) Ella Kauhue has called on the responsible Government Ministries to start advocating on the Family Protection Act to Communities across the country.
The Ministry of Rural Development has been allocated one of the largest amounts in this year’s budget. In Parliament last week, Minister for Rural Development, also MP for Temotu-Vatud, Freda Tuki Soriacomua said her Ministry has been allocated $351 million, the biggest one in the budget.
The Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace with the support of UNDP has successfully hosted a two days workshop on National Consciousness, Identity and Unity for its national stakeholders.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has canceled the Heavy Rain Alert. The cancellation was issued at 4.30 pm today. The Met Service explains the Heavy Rain Alert previously issued for Rennell & Bellona, Makira, Guadalcanal, Central, Western and Malaita provinces is now canceled but some…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has successfully carried out a Sea Level Rise Mapping Program with its stakeholders in Ata’a, North East Malaita.
The Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga said once the 2015 budget is passed, clean execution of the development aspirations of the people must be realized. Mr. Maelanga made the statement when commenting on the 2015 budget in parliament on Wednesday.
Chairman of the West Rennell Resource Owners Association, JonathanTohuika has appealed to the Permanent Secretary and the Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification to quickly hold a meeting to decide the fate of APID and Bintang who are currently doing mining operation…
Our Telekom is pleased to announce the introduction of high speed, low latency Internet services in Honiara. Our Telekom has installed a new ground station for the O3b Network’s medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite service at Henderson, the 11th operator in the Pacific region to implement this ground…
Alcoholics Anonymous Solomon Islands, or AA Solomon Islands, is celebrating its second Anniversary in Honiara this weekend. The organisation is a branch of the international Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship and is a voluntary and free-of-charge “fellowship of men and women who meet together to…
