By EDDIE OSIFELO MAJOR development activities on West Guadalcanal have sparked a call for government action on meeting the rehabilitation demands of former combatants promised six years ago. The call was made by the Western Region of Guadalcanal Post Conflict…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Rural Development is going to step up its capacity and Monitoring and Evaluation this year. This was after the Government has allocated $2 million under the $3.9 billion 2021 Appropriation Bill 2021 budget. Previously, the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A TASKFORCE was set up to review the outdated Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Act 2013 and Regulations. Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Rural Development, Allan Daonga confirmed this when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE 50 Members of Parliament will receive a total of $6.8 million each in this financial year. This after the government allocated $340 million to the 50 Constituencies under the Ministry’s Development Budget. About $18.4 million was…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PEOPLE quarantined for 14 days are generating an estimated 32 tonnes of solid wastes during their time in quarantine. These normally increase when a person spends more than 14 days in the centre. Ministry of Environment, Climate…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Dr Melchior Mataki has proposed three pillars in helping the environment during this COVID-19 pandemic. These include safeguards, internal resilience and focus on other…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The more than 70,000 metric tonnes of nickel ores lying idle on San Jorge, Isabel province doesn’t pose any high risk to human lives. Director of Mines, Nicholas Biliki revealed this to journalists during the reporting workshop…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The more than 70,000 metric tonnes of nickel ores lying idle on San Jorge, Isabel province does not pose any high risk to human lives. Director of Mines, Nicholas Biliki revealed this to journalists during the reporting…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE White River Community Neighbourhood Watch group in West Honiara was boosted with new equipment yesterday. Thanks to Member of Parliament for West Honiara, Namson Tran, who provided $8000 to allow the group to purchase new set…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands Resources Company (SIRC) has constructed wharf, pad and road in Suma, Isabel province without a Mining Lease (ML) to extract nickel. Minister of Mines and Mineral is mandated to grant ML to a prospecting company…