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.
An information stakeholders meeting on the Honiara Town Boundary was held yesterday in Honiara between the National Government and its stakeholders. The one day meeting was to discuss issues surrounding the Honiara Town Boundary.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development is preparing all necessary arrangements to disburse an additional 14-million dollars towards infrastructure development of Primary and Junior secondary schools in the country.
SWocK project has completed two provincial Land Use Planning workshops in the Makira Ulawa and Choiseul provinces. In its monthly program, SWoCK held these workshops at Wanahata, Waihaga and Paregho villages in the Makira Ulawa province and Voza, Sasamungga and Loloko in Choiseul province.
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.
Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Silas Tausinga says the progress of the Doma Township project for Guadalcanal has been slowed by the province’s recent political impasse and floods in Guadalcanal, and by a lack of manpower.
Solomon Islands Ports Authority, SIPA, Board and Management is proposing to construct a passenger terminal at the Point Cruz wharf to encourage cruise development in Solomon Islands.
Progress on the Doma Township project has been delayed awaiting the outcome of a court case. Minister for Provincial Government Silas Tausinga explains, the contractor hired for initial work on the area took the Guadalcanal province to court over contract payment issues.
Two schools in North Malaita were fortunate to be part of a series of evaluation and monitoring workshops conducted by Save the Children in the region recently. The schools were Sikofata Primary and Bita’ama Community High school.
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $15.58 million project to help Solomon Islands rebuild transport infrastructure damaged by recent flash floods.
Saint Barbara Mines has officially confirmed to Gold Ridge landowners that it is suspending its mining operations. Chair of the Gold Ridge Landowners Association, Dick Douglas told a media conference this afternoon, Saint Barbara is scaling down its operation at the Gold Ridge Mines.
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…
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.
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 Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has delivered a new radio broadcasting transmission facility through the National Broadcaster, SIBC.
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”.
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.
The government owned Tenavatu Cattle farm project on North Guadalcanal is poorly managed. An eyewitness claimed, he saw cattle from the farm being slaughtered and taken away by people other than the rightful owners even last week He said from his investigation, outsiders slaughter these animals and…
The four core tribes of Tina Hydro Project have signed a Process Agreement with the Government. A statement from the Tina Hydro Project office said the tribes have given consent for the next project phase – which is for the acquisition process to proceed through as provided under the Lands and…
The Honiara City Council has officially launched a new law and a ‘Healthy Central Market’ Project to declare the main market as free from tobacco, betel nut and alcohol. The new law prohibits the sale and consumption of tobacco products, betel nut and alcohol at the market.
