The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is to host its extension staff for an annual conference this month. The conference will bring together Agriculture Extension Officers to discuss new programs and activities for this year.
The Head of Law Enforcement Division of the Honiara City Council Robert Madeo has appealed to members of the public to uphold and respect the Council’s ordinances.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has completed a Family Planing Strengthening Training at Tulagi, Central province this week. Aimed at equipping nurse Aid and registered nurses in the province, the training has been identified as important for adults and children.
In Sports, the Solomon Islands Under 23 team will fly over to Vanuatu next week to participate in a four-nation tournament inclusive of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Solomon Islands. This was announced by the President of the Solomon Islands Football Federation Mr Willie Lai.
The Guadalcanal Provincial Executive and members of the provincial assembly say they support the National Government’s decision to implement the proposed limited rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
The President of the Solomon Islands Football Association (SIFF) says Solomon Islands should give credit to Sepp Blatter. Until last Friday, Sepp Blatter was the President of FIFA. He stepped down from the position amidst allegations he received bribes during two World Cup tournaments.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has recorded a major surplus of more than $364 million in the first quarter of this year. Finance and Treasury Minister, Hon Snyder Rini announced this while briefing the Honourable Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, yesterday.
Foreign Minister Milner Tozaka says the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has decided to maintain the last government’s position to go along with an united stand on the West Papua’s bid for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Fair representation and participation of women in governance are a pre-condition to genuine democracy. UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative in the Solomon Islands Akiko Suzaki made the statement yesterday at the regional conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation in Honiara.
Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Duddley Kopu has encouraged the Isabel Provincial Government to forge a partnership with resource owners to help drive socio-economic developments in the Province.
The European Union Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Leonidas Tezapsidis has said it is obvious that Solomon Islands is not using its human resources optimally.
Market Vendors at Tulagi, Central Province are complaining about the lack of sanitation facility within the Tulagi market building. The vendors say it is inhumane and unhealthy not to include sanitation inside the Market facility.
To local sports, President of the Solomon Islands Football Association (SIFF) Willie Lai says his executive will focus more on developing football in Solomon Islands rather than involving in the politics that is happening in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
“We have heard the call” – says the Prime Minister when he officially declared the opening of the Women’s Leadership and Political Participation Conference at the FFA Conference Room in Honiara this morning.
The Parliamentary Opposition group has said it is not surprised by the declining support for the Prime Minister and his DCC Government as indicated by an online popularity poll.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has sent his Second Appointed Congratulatory Message to the government and people of Isabel Province today. Prime Minister Sogavare says, as Isabel Province and its people celebrate the Second Appointed Day, he sends them his heartfelt congratulations on behalf of…
Solomon Islands is yet to decide on its stand on the West Papua bid for membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). The Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill recently said that any dealings with West Papua needs to go through Indonesia,…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has denied any illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer in the country. The Prime Minister’s Secretariat Office says, though the harvesting period beche-de-mer has ended, the Ministry maintains, an extension is necessary to enable producers bring their…
Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Dr Geoffrey Kenilorea has said tobacco is the world’s deadliest preventable killer.
The Prime Minister’s Office has announced that Gwaunaru’u Airport on Malaita Province will reopen soon. A government statement says this follows successful negotiations with landowning groups of the airport – the Fulisisila Birankwao and Toloabu Rofa tribes and representatives of communities living…
