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…
The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, Meteorology and Disaster Management have maintained, the main water at the tailings facility at the Gold Ridge Mine is unsafe.
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 Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government needs a budget sub-committee to ensure its strategic priorities are adequately funded throughout its entire four-year life.
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.
Communities in Visale, North West Guadalcanal have asked for a police post to be established in the constituency. The communities made the appeal when Guadalcanal Province police visited Visale on Saturday.
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.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace Mr. Lennis Rukale has urged South Pacific Commission (SPC) Interns to put to positive use the knowledge and training gained during their attachment with the Ministry.
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.
A workshop to improve head teachers’ abilities to train untrained teachers through distance and flexible learning with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has successfully concluded in Auki, Malaita Province.
The Rugby Plus group will once again be touring Honiara from the 18th to the 23rd of this month. The team is led by the Fijian-born ex-Wallaby player Illi Tabua and during their stay in the Solomon Islands, they will be conducting rugby coaching clinics plus doing school visits and general…
Leader of Opposition Honorable Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the 33 percent increase in basic education funding to meet operational expenditures of Early Childhood Education, Primary, Secondary and Rural Training Centres throughout the country.
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.
