One day after the election of Rick Houenipwela as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, 14 cabinet ministers in his Government took their oath of office. Prime Minister Houenipwela and other senior Government officials witnessed the swearing-in ceremony at Government House today.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela says one of his Government’s immediate tasks is to reopen closed clinics around the country. He made the statement in his speech outside Parliament yesterday after his election victory over Central Honiara MP, John Moffat Fugui.
After months without payment from the Government, Hatanga Construction Limited has decided to terminate its work on road upgrades in North Malaita. According to Jeremy Hutaloa, Hatanga’s liaison officer, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development has not paid the company for its work since March.
An agreement signed this week at the United Nations climate change conference is a step towards releasing funding for the Tina River Hydropower Development Project.
Rick Houenipwela is officially the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. Mr Houenipwela was sworn in at the Government House today hours after his election victory in Parliament.
Diabetes cases at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Diabetes Clinic are increasing every day, local health experts say. NRH medical consultant Dr Jones Ghabu revealed the alarming trend during World Diabetes day yesterday.
Members of Parliament elected Rick Houenipwela, MP for Small Malaita, as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands in a 33-16 vote in Parliament. John Moffat Fugui, MP for Central Honiara, was the opposing candidate in the election today.
Taking antibiotics without proper prescriptions from health professionals is common in Solomon Islands. This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week, and Solomon Szarb, chief pharmacist at the National Referral Hospital, said people in the country need a better understanding of antibiotics.
A weeklong pest and disease survey program carried out by the South Pacific Community and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock concluded that there is no major threat of pests to agricultural crops in Malaita Province.
Officers from the Kukum Traffic Centre in Honiara and the Professional Standards and Internal Investigations unit of the police force are looking into an accident involving a police vehicle. No one was injured in the accident that occurred in the King George VI school area on November 10.
A water quality test conducted by the National Disaster Management Office showed that water in the Reef Islands of Temotu Province is not fit for use. The water supplies have been contaminated by ash from the Tinakula volcano.
The immediate and extended family members of the late Sir Frederick Soaki were shocked and disappointed by the High Court verdict on the death of their relative.
Solomon Islands will be pushing for more global cooperation at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP23, in Bonn, Germany. Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia Collin Beck is the chief negotiator for Solomon Islands in the global discussions at COP23, and he said the main priority…
There are differing assessments of the nation’s leaders and suggestions on how they could improve. Candidate for Prime Minister John Moffat Fugui’s take is that the value leaders place on their duty to the nation is more important than setting political and fiscal stability as priorities.
The Australian government has launched an initiative to combat the challenges of existing and emerging infectious diseases for Australia, Solomon Islands and other countries in the region.
The next Prime Minister of Solomon Islands will be a former minister of Public Service. Member of Parliament for Small Malaita Rick Houenipwela and Member of Parliament for Central Honiara John Moffat Fugui are the nominees for the next Prime Minister, and both can count minister of Public Service…
The caretaker government has named its candidate for Prime Minister ahead of the nomination deadline this afternoon that will punctuate a week of political turbulence. Member of Parliament for Small Malaita Rick Houenipwela will be the candidate for the caretaker government coalition.
As nomination papers are being accepted for the election of a new Prime Minister next week, Solomon Islanders are thinking about the next government, its priorities — and the anti-corruption bill.
Police Commissioner Matthew Varley has reiterated his call for people not to take the law into their own hands in response to the current political instability in the country.
A former Solomon Islands police officer who lived as a fugitive for almost 13 years before being arrested to stand trial for the 2003 murder of former police commissioner Sir Fred Soaki has been found not guilty.
