The West Rennell Landowners Council has convened its first Annual General Meeting this week. The meeting was held on Tuesday this week at Matahenua Village. It was organised after the Council became a legally registered body, and after the Council passed and adopted the Council’s constitution.
Education with the intention to find a job should be discouraged, says the Minister for Peace, Unity, Reconciliation and Northern Regional Affairs, Michael Maeliau. Minister Maeliau says instead children should be taught to successful manage themselves after leaving school.
Government staff and project partners have discussed 11 resilience projects under the Choiseul Integrated Climate Change Programme (CHICCHAP) A government statement says the programme aims to increase the resilience of Choiseul Province against climate change and natural disasters, enhance food…
The Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau and the Solomon Airlines have combined resources to host a major Australian travel film crew on an 11-day shoot travel in various parts of Solomon Islands.
Solomon Airlines is offering a special return airfare for its new Honiara-Sydney route. The special fare is valid until 11 August on the airline’s new service commencing June 1. It will operate ex-Honiara on Mondays and ex-Sydney on Tuesdays.
Finance Minister Snyder Rini has declared he has not failed Malaita Province. Minister Rini made the statement in Parliament on Monday, in response to a newspaper article headlined “Rini fails Malaita”. But he told Parliament “this Minister of Finance has not failed Malaita”.
The Member of Parliament for Aoke Langa Langa has described the Air Service Agreements signed by Solomon Islands with Papua New Guinea and Fiji as “unfair and unjust”.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) says work has started to ensure smooth and efficient flow of the Kukum Highway expansion project funded by the Japanese Government.
The Government has not received any application for the Auditor General’s position. The post was left vacant after former Auditor General Edward Ronia was sacked by the last government. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament today no one applied for the post when it was advertised.
The Central Market will re-open tomorrow after its closure during the Easter break. Honiara City Council Clerk Charles Kelly told SIBC News the Executive Council made a decision to re-open the market in a meeting yesterday.
Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Kouhota says the penalties for exploiting the country’s rare natural resources are grossly inadequate. Chief Magistrate Kouhota made the statement today when sentencing a Taiwanese man to pay four thousand dollars in fines for attempting to export millions of dollars worth…
The Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has a new Business Development Centre. The Centre, located at the National Provident Fund Plaza, was officially launched yesterday.
The Easter High school rugby Sevens tournament came to an end yesterday with Panatina community high school snatching the senior category top prize and White River grabbing the junior category first prize.
The National debt now stands at only 11 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, says Finance Minister Snyder Rini. This is a total of $850.8 million in both domestic and overseas debt. Minister Rini announced the country’s debt situation in Parliament on Monday.
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 2015 Budget will require no additional borrowing by the Government. This is revealed by the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Snider Rini. Mr Rini explains, the budget is fully funded through the combination of domestic revenue, external budget support and cash reserves that successive…
Minister for Infrastructure Development, Stanley Sofu has announced his Ministry wants to raise a revenue collection of $12.4 million, an increase of 4.6 percent from last year. Minister Sofu made the statement in his contribution to debate on the National Budget in Parliament yesterday.
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
