Chairman of the West Rennell Resource Owners Association, JonathanTohuika has appealed to the Permanent Secretary and the Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification to quickly hold a meeting to decide the fate of APID and Bintang who are currently doing mining operation…
Our Telekom is pleased to announce the introduction of high speed, low latency Internet services in Honiara. Our Telekom has installed a new ground station for the O3b Network’s medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite service at Henderson, the 11th operator in the Pacific region to implement this ground…
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has called on the government to set up a mechanism to ensure there is transparency in the road maintenance projects for the provinces.
Alcoholics Anonymous Solomon Islands, or AA Solomon Islands, is celebrating its second Anniversary in Honiara this weekend. The organisation is a branch of the international Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship and is a voluntary and free-of-charge “fellowship of men and women who meet together to…
Coffee farmers in the North East highlands of Guadalcanal have called on the Sogavare-led Government to address current biosecurity issues holding up exporting coffee beans from Solomon Islands.
Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Sogavare yesterday met with Taiwanese Minister Dr Chih-Wei Chiu. Dr Chiu was in Honiara as part of his tour of Taiwan’s Pacific ally countries.
Prime Minister, Honourable Manasseh Sogavare has challenged new graduates of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to proactively participate in the social and economic development of the country.
The Leader of Opposition Honourable Jeremiah Manele has strongly urged the Government to upgrade and equip hospitals around the country. Honorable Manale highlighted this while he contributed to the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in Parliament, Wednesday this week.
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) continues to seek approval from the Government to dewater the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at Gold Ridge. It is also negotiating a potential transfer of ownership of the mine to a company owned by local landowners.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has cautioned, parts of the country are to expect associated rain over the weekend. A Heavy Rain Alert is enforced for Renell and Bellona, Guadalcanal, Temotu, Malaita, Central and Makira provinces.
The Honiara Central Market will close for an indefinite period as of today. A media statement from the HCC media unit says the reason behind the closure is to give time for major improvements to be carried out.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) launches its new $100 bill today. CBSI explains, the new note is slightly smaller than the current one but retains most of the strong images and bold colours.
Community consultations into the limited rearmament program of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been going well, with consultations now reaching the provinces. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirms at his weekly media conference in Honiara yesterday.
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has today graduated hundreds of students from certificate to Bachelors degree at the Maranatha Hall, Honiara. The graduating students are those who completed their study program last year.
A male suspect has been arrested in relation to a traffic incident which occurred at the Lawson Tama bus stand this week. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrest.
A one day seminar to improve community prosperity in finding the uses of senile coconuts concludes yesterday at the Ministry of Forestry Office. The seminar was part of an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded project to improve community prosperity by finding uses for…
In Sports, the Western United team will play against Amicale Football Club of Vanuatu tomorrow at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. The game will be aired on Television via TTV at 6pm tomorrow. Western United FC is the country’s representative in the OFC Champions League 2015.
Leader of Opposition Honorable Jeremiah Manele says the Government needs to focus more on infrastructure development to drive and sustain national economic and social development. Mr Manele highlighted this in his debate on the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015, in Parliament Wednesday this week.
Leader of Opposition Jeremiah Manele has recommended that all constituencies should produce annual reports to be tabled in Parliament. Mr Manele said this is to outline the progress achieved and challenges faced in implementing their constituency development plans under the Rural Development…
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Rick Hou says any budget should address two major objectives, to release financial resources for the normal operations of the government and for longer term investment.
