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HONIARA HAVE LARGEST URBAN VILLAGES: ADB REPORT

Honiara is among other Melanesian Pacific capitals that have the largest urban villages according to the Asian Development Bank’s Emergence of Pacific Urban Villages – Urbanisation Trends report.

21 Oct 2016

Education
TABLETS FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT USPSI IN 2017
A major innovation for the University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands Campus for 2017 is to provide a tablet computer to every first-year degree student who enrols at the campus.
4 Sept 2016
Britain
CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN
Solomon Islanders are encouraged to apply for the United Kingdom’s Chevening Scholarship. The Acting British High Commissioner, His Excellency, Paul Dryden personally made the appeal through the national voice this morning.
1 Sept 2016
Education
DCC COMMITTED TO BOOST COUNTRY’s PhD LEVEL
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government is committed to the course of increasing the country’s numerical strength in ‘Doctors of Philosophy,’ (PHD).
15 Mar 2016
Education
MAKE USE OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS: NTC
The National Training Committee (NTC) of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has called on all successful recipients of the 2016 Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship to fully utilise them.
19 Jan 2016
Education
TAIWAN ICDF SCHOLARSHIP OPEN FOR APPLICATION
The Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy in Honiara announces, another set of scholarships are open for application. Called 2016 Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) Scholarship, it comprises 31 programs for bachelor, master and Ph.D.
6 Jan 2016
Education
2016 TAIWAN SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN
Applications are now open for the 2016 Taiwan Scholarships Program. A statement from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy in Honiara confirms applications are open from 15 January to 15 March.
5 Jan 2016
Honiara City
H.C.C LEADS SURVEY ON WASTE CHARACTERISATION
The Honiara City Council is currently leading a waste characterisation survey in Honiara. The survey began last Monday and is supported by the J-PRISM and JICA Project, and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology.
15 Jun 2015
Australia
2016 AUSTRALIA AWARDS PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN
The 2016 Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships are now open for Solomon Islanders in the fields of health, gender, education, engineering, economics and law. The Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships sponsors students interested in studying abroad at selected universities in the Pacific.
12 Jun 2015
Banks
SOLOMON ISLANDERS WON WESTPAC WOMEN’S EDUCATION GRANTS
Six Solomon Islands women and girls have won the 2015 Westpac Women’s Education Grants, a program that gives women and girls a helping hand to further their education.
18 May 2015
Education
2016 J.WILLIAM FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
The 2016 J. William Fulbright Graduate Scholarship is now open for applications. A statement from the U.S. Embassy said it is pleased to announce the 2016 J. William Fulbright Graduate Scholarship Program for citizens of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
5 Apr 2015
Cyclones
S.I.G LAW STUDENTS IN VANUATU SAFE AND SOUND: M.E.H.R.D
Government-sponsored law students at the University of the South Pacific’s Emalus Campus in Port Vila, Vanuatu are safe and sound. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Dr Franco Rodie confirms the students are safe and sound despite having lost vital…
16 Mar 2015
Cyclones
PARENTS ASSURED STUDENTS ARE SAFE
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) assures parents and relatives that its sponsored students studying in Vanuatu are all safe amidst cyclone Pam’s devastation.
15 Mar 2015
Healthcare
S.I.N.S.O BEGUN FINAL SET OF TRAINING
Solomon Islands National Statistics (SINSO) within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) begun its final set of Demography and Health Survey training in Honiara.
13 Mar 2015
Government
FINANCE’s STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HELD 3 WEEKS TRAINING
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury’s National Statistics department is holding a three-week training in preparation for the Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey in Honiara.
11 Mar 2015
Education
EDUCATION AUTHORITIES BEGIN PILOT LITERACY RESEARCH
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and UNICEF have today launched a Pilot Literacy Research Program into a number of primary schools in Guadalcanal Province. The program is implemented under the UNICEF Pacific Baseline Research on Primary School Teacher Capacity.
26 Feb 2015
Diplomacy
ANOTHER SET OF COMPUTERS TO JEJEVO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Jejevo Community High School in Isabel Province has received new desktop computers under a project with the Georgian Government. The Georgian Government sent fifty computers through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year and the Community High School was among its recipients.
24 Feb 2015
Communities
S.I.D.H.A TO START PRE-TEST TRAINING ON PROPOSED HEALTH SURVEY
The Solomon Islands Statistics Office within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury will undertake a pre-test training on the proposed Demography and Health Survey (SIDHS) tomorrow.
23 Feb 2015
Education
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION GOES ONLINE
A new website containing relevant data and information about the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) was launched Thursday this week.
21 Feb 2015
Banks
SOLOMON ISLANDS 2nd TO CONDUCT ITS FINANCIAL INCLUSION SURVEY
Solomon Islands is the second Pacific country to carry out its financial inclusion survey following on from Fiji in November last year. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands launched the initiative recently.
15 Feb 2015