By Alfred Sasako THE Attorney General, James Apaniai, has dealt a heavy blow to Sevev Land Trust Board (SLTB), which claims it has forfeited all Fixed Term Estates (FTEs) on Russell Islands in Central Province. “SLTB’s purported forfeiture is ……
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MINISTRY of Education and Human Resource Development is working on reforming the Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Solomon Islands with aim to offer quality education, it is reported. According to the Ministry of Education and Human…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands government together with its stakeholders from both, the private and public sector have yesterday launched what has been described as the much awaited E-Trade Readiness Assessment report from the United Nations Conference on Trade…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA TRADITIONAL skills and knowledge are now considered endangered with only a small group of people still practising ancient wayfinding methods. In the easternmost of Solomon Islands lies Taumako. Occasionally called the Wilson Islands, the islands of Duff…
By Ezekiel Talatau THERE is growing pressure on ports and shipping to slash emissions in the Pacific region. Reaction to this, the South Pacific commission (SPC) and the Secretariat of the South Pacific Regional Environmental Protection (SPREP), implanting fund under…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA IN the SIG 2018 Budget, government has anticipated to implement the provision of SBD14 million for State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s). This has been reduced from $25 million from the 2017 budget for Community Service Obligation (CSO) payments.…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA EMPLOYEES of the Solomon Islands Government have been issued with empty cheques for their holiday lately. A number of public servants had their cheques returned by shipping companies because there simply is no money in the…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki THE Bank of the South Pacific has been questioned whether they plan to extend their agents to substations in Malaita province. A teacher from East Malaita made the query following the need for banking services in…
DEAR EDITOR, according to the most recent news from Radio New Zealand the New Zealand Government has increased its Overseas Development Assistance budget by $US488 million, lifting the total to $US1.5 billion over the current four year funding cycle. “The…
IT is often assumed that women are empowered when they are able to earn an income and that this puts them in a stronger position to negotiate with their partners. However, this is not always correct. Neither is the view…
