The Pacific’s longest-running contemporary music festival has joined the 2017 Games to inject Vanuatu and the region’s unique cultural energy into the evening programme. The annual festival (usually held in September or October) celebrates Pasifika cultural and identity through fusion…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA MINISTER of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) Hon John D Kuku has appealed to Members of Parliament to allow his Ministry manage scholarships for 2018. The Minister said this after noting some comments by the Leader…
Dear Editor, THE latest figures from the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office show a total of 2,397 international visitors came to the Solomon Islands in September this year – a 67.8 percent increase over the 1,428 visitors recorded in the…
Dear Editor, I have heard a good deal about the Green Climate Fund (GCF) but kept wondering how access to the GCF could be beneficial to the Solomon Islands as it faces an increasing threat from climate change. I decided…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Head Office in Solomon Islands has pledged its commitment to work collaboratively with the Solomon Islands Government and other stakeholders. UNDP Solomon Islands Country Manager Ms Azusa Kubota made…
BY BEN BILUA THE Ministry of Forest and Research has officially launched the National Herbarium building, yesterday. Guest of Honour, the Deputy Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Hon Manasseh Sogavare said the event marks a historical achievement in the history…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINSTER for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Hon Bradley Tovosia applauds the partners of SIWSAP for addressing water shortage in Solomon Islands. Government ministries have combined through the Solomon Islands Water Sector Adaptation Project (SIWSAP)…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE RSIPF is preparing for the Safe Boat Operation which usually happens during every Christmas season. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said that among other operations they will mount this Christmas festive, one is the Safe Boat Operation.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Police Commissioner Mathew Varley has described the murder incident in Avuavu last week as a gruesome and tragic incident. Speaking during his weekly media conference, Mr Varley said the incident is particularly a gruesome murder due…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE government should consider the inclusion of cash reserves in the budget within the level of cash reserves the government wants to build in 2018. This was expressed in the parliament debate on Monday by the…
