BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE European Union (EU) despite its decision to shut down its Honiara Office will still retain its official residence in the country. Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) Jeremiah Manele during his Ministry’s farewell luncheon…
By Mike Puia THE Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) confirms investigation is underway into reports that some Guadalcanal landowners removed a USA war memorial at Red Beach, in the Tenaru area, on North Guadalcanal. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,…
By LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THERE are many challenges not just here but also in Taiwan but the two major challenges in Solomon Islands is communication and power supply. This was stressed by Professor Yue-Gau Chen of National Taiwan University (NTU)…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI A team from the Malaita provincial environmental health department will go to Atoifi Hospital in East Kwaio soon The team will be led by the Malaita province’s Chief Environmental Health Inspector on a number of areas…
By Mike Puia THE national government, through the Ministry of provincial Government and Institutional Straightening (MPGIS), will embark on a study to look at how to share revenue from resources among provinces. Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela, revealed this when addressing…
By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela is to be given a full briefing on Noni farming later this week by none other than North West Guadalcanal Constituency MP Hon Bodo Dettke. A spokesman said the meeting with the Prime…
By Mike Puia DEPUTY Premier of Malaita Province, Mr Alick Maeaba, is one of the 26 people from around the world who are currently attending a 16-day leadership for civil society activism training in Israel. The training, which started on…
Oxfam and partners launch EU-funded social accountability project OXFAM Solomon Islands and members of the Solomon Islands Social Accountability Coalition (SISAC) have launched a new project that aims to empower citizens the ability to influence and hold service providers…
