The 10th meeting of the Enhanced Consultative Mechanism (ECM) on the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has convened in Honiara yesterday.
A four-day workshop on how the judiciary and other stakeholders can effectively deal with family violence in Solomon Islands is underway in Honiara. Called the “Family Violence and Youth Justice”, the workshop aims to discuss and deal with family violence in the Pacific and Solomon Islands within…
Solomon Islands is joining Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati to launch Building Resilience through Child-Centred Climate Change Adaptation (4CA) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Program on Wednesday in Suva, Fiji.
A new course introduced by the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) has started in Honiara. A media statement from APTC said this is the first Solomon Islands based Certificate III training program introduced by the college.
Solomon Islands women must be empowered to become business owners either in urban areas or in their provincial villages. This is the concept the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration is embarking on.
Solomon Islands has been singled out amongst three Pacific Island nations to benefit from a fashion and cultural industries coaching training. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat says practitioners, government officials, representatives from arts and culture associations, women’s groups, tourism…
Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke says the Rapid Employment Project (REP) is legitimising squatter settlements in Guadalcanal. Premier Veke says the project needs to be transparent on which areas it is working on to address the issue of unemployment, whether within the City boundary or outside.
Solomon Islands Development Trust Director, Longden Manedika has said a project that addresses voter education should not address the usual awareness of voters only, but also events after an election. Such a project should address the aftermath of an election result.
The Solomon Islands Development Trust has produced a video on what the organisation has described as the three dimensions of a General Election that will greatly impact on people. The 35-minute video is part of SIDT’s recently launched Voter Education and Awareness project.
The Ministry of Police and National Security has reassured the public of its plan to develop the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force into a professional police force.
The Chairman of the newly established Political Parties Commission says women’s presence in decision-making at the National level is very important. Sir Paul Tovua made the statement yesterday at the official opening of a training on Transformational Leadership in Honiara.
The Omission and Objection period in parts of Choiseul Province has been successful. According to the Electoral Commission, the period began on July 25 and ends on August 6.
A visiting expert in gender and political leadership from the United States has encouraged Solomon Islands women to get into Parliament, saying they are the kind of women that make changes. Cathy Allen is in Honiara as part of the US Embassy’s Women’s Empowerment Speaker Series.
Efforts are underway to improve the cocoa industry’s knowledge of how the international cocoa market works, and to raise awareness on ways to potentially improve export returns for Solomon Islands cocoa.
Forum Solomon Islands International has vowed to join other stakeholders to fight street problems in the capital. In a statement, the FSII says it will form a joint task force with other key stakeholders to fight illegal activities in Honiara.
A youth rally at Christ the King Parish, Tetere in North Guadalcanal has successfully ended after three days. SIBC’s Stringer in North Guadalcanal, Dudley Gani reports, the rally was a spiritual gathering and teaching session for youths of the Parish.
A training course on mining will soon be rolled out across the Isabel and Choiseul Provinces. The What is Mining – Train the Trainer Course, launched last week, was developed by the Isabel Mothers Union and The Nature Conservancy Solomon Islands, with technical support from The University of…
The North Malaita Council of Chiefs has announced its intention to lead peace and reconciliation in Malaita. The Chief’s Council says it intends to lead the initiative with its current peace and reconciliation meeting.
The repatriation exercise has been rated the most expensive exercise for the Government, in terms of the natural disasters in Solomon Islands. Operations Manager at the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) George Baragamu made the statement after the Government announced an urgent…
The Coalition for Education Solomon Islands is in North Malaita on an education awareness campaign for schools in the region. A team from the organization are doing educational awareness in North Malaita schools, with a theme “Education for All”.
