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Court
ASSAULT CASES IN COURT TODAY
The police prosecution plans to oppose the bail application of an eighty-year-old grandfather from Isabel Province in custody for indecently assaulting his fourteen year old granddaughter last year.
10 Feb 2014
Alegations
PREMIER PANGA DESCRIBED PAYMENT OF SHIPPING GRANTS AS “CORRUPT”
Guadalcanal Premier Stephen Panga described the alleged payments of shipping grants to Bradley Tovosia MP for East Guadalcanal and Joseph Onika MP for East Central Guadalcanal as corrupt and reaping off public funds.
10 Feb 2014
Education
FSII APPLAUDS GOVERNMENT FOR RECOGNISING HIGH GPA’s
The Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, applauds the national government for seeing it fit to ensure all students with high GPA’s are given the opportunity to further their studies in regional universities.
10 Feb 2014
Education
PARENTS IN NORTH MALAITA CONCERNED FOR FUTURE OF STUDENTS
Parents in North Malaita are raising concerns over the involvement of teachers within the region in the upcoming voter registration programme, saying it will have adverse effects on their children’s education.
10 Feb 2014
Meteorology
MET SERVICE PLANS TO EXPAND CURRENT NETWORK
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services plans to expand its current observation network to collect more meteorological data around the country. Director of Meteorological Services David Hiriasia said this is important to ensure data are collected from remote areas during weather observations.
10 Feb 2014
Infrastructure
PANGA CONDEMNED GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO EXPAND HONIARA UPWARDS
Guadalcanal Premier Stephen Panga has condemned the National Government’s plans to expand Honiara city vertically saying it is contradicting its own decentralisation policy to develop the provincial centres.
10 Feb 2014
Economy
SURVEY INDICATES INCREASED VISITOR ARRIVALS FOR SOLS IN 2013
Visitors spend an average of 1-Thousand 400-hundred dollars per night and an average of 15 days in Solomon Islands. Reports say the total number of visitors into Solomon Islands was 23- Thousand in 2013.
10 Feb 2014
Infrastructure
NEW SITE WILL ENHANCE ONLINE ACCESS TO MFAET FUNCTIONS AND SERVICE
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, MFAET, has launched its new website to enhance online access to information about its functions and services.
10 Feb 2014
Government
PM LILO APPLAUDS HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY FOR NEW CIVIL REGISTRY SYSTEM
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has praised the Ministry of Home Affairs for taking responsibility to improve lives through a new civil registration system.
8 Feb 2014
Education
TWO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS TO BE PRIVATISED SOON
Two of the nation’s most senior government-owned schools will soon become independent secondary schools. A government statement yesterday said Minister for Education and Human Resources Development Dick Ha’amori is in the process of establishing Waimapuru and King George VI National Secondary…
8 Feb 2014
Court
SHEPHERD LAPO SWORN IN AS NEW PRINCIPAL MAGISTRATE
Former legal advisor to Transparency Solomon Islands, Shepherd Lapo has been sworn in as a principal magistrate. Mr Lapo, most recently worked as legal advisor to the corruption watch-dog organization but is not a new face in the judicial workforce.
8 Feb 2014
Technical Trainings
PS MATAKI SAYS MINISTRY NEEDS TECHNICAL STAFF
Permanent Secretary for Environment and Climate Change, Melchoir Mataki says the Ministry needs technical training for its staffs. Mr Mataki made the statement during the graduation of the Ministry’s four new technicians, yesterday.
8 Feb 2014
Civil Society
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CONVENED FORUM
Civil Society Organizations convened a Forum in Honiara recently to discuss and plan their activities for this year’s General Elections. The 2014 C-S-O Forum was held at CYP in Honiara last week.
8 Feb 2014
Education
ALMOST 500 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TERMINATED AND SUSPENDED BY SIG
Almost 5-hundred students have been terminated and suspended of their government scholarships due to poor academic performance. The Government has also rejected applications for extensions this year, saying students who need extra semesters to complete their program of study will have to pay their…
7 Feb 2014
Government
PM LILO FIRST TO RECEIVE NEW DRIVING LICENSE UNDER NEW SYSTEM
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo is the first to be issued with the driving licence produced by Inland Revenue’s new Transport Management System. The issuance of the licence was made by the Deputy Principal Licensing Officer, George Tapo, who was accompanied by Acting New Zealand High Commissioner…
7 Feb 2014
Government
HOME AFFAIRS AND UNICEF LAUNCHED ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Partnership with the United Nation’s Children’s Fund,UNICEF, have launched the country’s newly established Electronic Civil Registration System today in Honiara. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo officially launched the Electronic Civil Registration System.
7 Feb 2014
Foreign Relations
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MARKS TWO IMPORTANT MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today marks two important milestone achievements- the launching of its website and the launching of the enhanced integrated framework tourism project to kick start its implementation phase.
7 Feb 2014
Civil Society
CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS ON EDUCATION MINISTRY TO VERIFY SCHOOL FEE INCREASES
The Joint Civil Society Groups and Concerned Citizens, JCSG & CC, calls on the government to inform the nation if the increases in 2014 school fees and charges have been vetted and approved by the Minister for Education.
7 Feb 2014
Weather
SI MET SERVICE GRADUATES ITS MID LEVEL MET TECHNICIAN TODAY
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services celebrates the graduation ceremony of its new middle level Meteorological Technician today. The graduands undertake a twenty-nine week course since last year to be Meteorological observers within the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services.
7 Feb 2014
Reconciliation
PROVINCIAL GOV’T DISAPPOINTED OVER NOT BEING INVITED
The Guadalcanal Provincial Government has expressed its disappointment over its non attendance during the recent solovisu ceremony in Ngalito village in the Weathercoast.
7 Feb 2014