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Budgets
Health ministry faces $33M budget cut
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ 2018 budget has been reduced by $33 million from last year’s budget to a total of $492 million. During Public Accounts Committee budget hearings this week, MHMS Permanent Secretary Dr Tenneth Dalipanda said the decrease in the Development Budget will…
22 Mar 2018
Healthcare
More Honiara health clinics set to open late
The Honiara City Council is planning to introduce late-night service at additional clinics in the city. The city council launched extended hours at the Kukum clinic last month, and according to officials, operations are running smoothly. The clinic now opens from 8am to 10:30pm.
21 Mar 2018
Makira/Ulawa Province
Suspect accused in arrow shooting to appear in court
The man who allegedly wounded a Melanesian Brotherhood Tasiu with an arrow last year in Makira-Ulawa Province will reappear in court next month. According to a police statement, the suspect was arrested and charged for alleged wounding after the incident last August when he shot the Tasiu with an…
21 Mar 2018
Healthcare
Govt must fix ‘serious situation’ at Manuopo clinic: Wale
Temotu residents and Members of Parliament have called for maintenance of the run down Manuopo area health clinic on Lomlom in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province for years.
20 Mar 2018
Development
Solomon Islands to graduate from UN’s least developed countries list
A United Nations expert committee announced last week that Solomon Islands is one of four countries that could soon graduate from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations.
18 Mar 2018
Budgets
PAC blames finance ministry for ‘useless’ fiscal management
The Public Accounts Committee said the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, which is responsible for the 2018 budget formulation, must accept partial blame for mismanaging the country’s fiscal situation over the past three years.
16 Mar 2018
Honiara City
Careless driving cases increase in Honiara
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Traffic Department recorded an increase in traffic incidents related to careless driving in Honiara recently. Twelve cases were recorded during police traffic checks last week, which is an increase of five cases from the previous round of checks.
16 Mar 2018
Japan
PM commends outgoing Japanese envoy for service
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has acknowledged the outgoing Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Kenichi Kimiya, for his contributions to the Government and people of Solomon Islands.
15 Mar 2018
Disaster
Funding issues delay relief for flood victims
Insufficient funding from the Government has stalled the distribution of relief assistance to communities affected by recent heavy rain and floods in the country.
14 Mar 2018
Budgets
National budget hearings set to begin Thursday
The Public Accounts Committee will commence hearings on the 2018 Appropriation Bill 2018 with line ministries on Thursday. The bill was tabled in Parliament yesterday.
13 Mar 2018
Forestry
PM orders investigation into forestry ministry fraud
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has instructed his chief of staff to get to the bottom of reports of fraud within the Ministry of Forestry and Research.
12 Mar 2018
Solomon Islands
Tropical disturbance alert issued for all provinces
A tropical disturbance alert is in effect for all provinces. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service issued the first tropical disturbance alert this morning. It updated the warning at 4pm after a tropical low was located southwest of Rennell in the northeastern Coral Sea.
12 Mar 2018
Aviation
Munda airport to be completed by June
The country’s second international airport, the Munda airport in New Georgia, Western Province, is nearing completion. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation Moses Virivolomo said his ministry is making progress in its work to meet all requirements prior to the project…
12 Mar 2018
Honiara City
HCC to revoke 40 public bus business licences
Owners of about 40 buses that failed to follow routes designated by the Honiara City Council’s public bus ordinance will lose their business licences. Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua said the city council will revoke the licences at the end of the month, which marks the end of the first quarter since…
9 Mar 2018
International Annual Events/Days
Solomon Islanders ‘press for progress’ on International Women’s Day
People across the country celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday and embodied this year’s theme of pressing for progress to achieve gender equality.
9 Mar 2018
People
Broadcasting legend Luke Susuta dies at 77
Family members, friends, former colleagues and prominent members of the media community were among hundreds of people who turned out at the All Saints Church in Honiara yesterday to say their final farewell to pioneering radio legend Luke Susuta.
8 Mar 2018
Guadalcanal Province
Gold Ridge Mine on track to restart
Gold production at the Gold Ridge Mine in central Guadalcanal is expected to resume at the end of this year or early next year. Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Bradley Tovosia on Tuesday told Parliament the Gold Ridge developer, Goldridge Community Investment Limited, is keeping…
8 Mar 2018
Bio-Security
Coconut rhinoceros beetle threatens Russell Islands plantation
The largest coconut plantation in Solomon Islands and the southern hemisphere is becoming more vulnerable to the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Stakeholders of Russell Islands Plantation Estate Limited in Central Province are concerned that the plantation could be affected by the invasive pest, which…
7 Mar 2018
Honiara City
Honiara Central Market introduces early closing time
The main entrance to the Honiara Central Market will now close at 6pm. Honiara City Council Communications said closing at 6pm will give workers time to clean the market and allow market officers to complete their tasks earlier.
7 Mar 2018
Honiara City
Fed up with floods, White River residents call for better drains
Residents of White River in West Honiara blame the poor drainage system in the area for serious flooding during the heavy rain last week, and they are calling for the construction of a new system to fix the problem.
6 Mar 2018