Struggling without a father
By BEN BILUAGizo We watch them on movies, read them in books and most of us sympathized for them, yet never felt it as a person who had gone through such a tough journey in life. This is the story…
Education
VIEWPOINT- Are female MPs bad as men?: TSI
WHILST Transparency Solomon Islands supports gender balance in parliament and in public sphere, Solomon Islands continues to suffer from the impact of irresponsible, non-transparent and unaccountable national leadership. Twenty years on after the ethnic tension successive governments have continued to…
Japan to fund classroom building for Mala school
BY MAVIS N. PODOKOLO JAPAN will fund a new classroom building for Dala South Primary School in Malaita worth $516,000. Agreement for the funding was sealed in Honiara yesterday. Japanese Ambassador Yasuhiro Morimoto said his country is pleased to support…
People with disability mark their big day
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PEOPLE with disability residing in Honiara gathered yesterday to commemorate International Week of Deaf People and International Day of Sign Language. The theme of the week-long celebration was “Rights, culture and sign language for equal opportunities…
Siesie villagers celebrate International Literacy Day
ON Wednesday, 8 September, hundreds of newly literate people gathered at Foubaba Community School in West Kwaio, to celebrate International Literacy Day. The day’s activities were organized by the Siesie Ward Literacy Programme. The programme, which has been a special project of LASI (Literacy Association of Solomon Islands) since 2017, includes village communities from Sinasu to Loulana. …
Australia continues to support education in the country
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI AUSTRALIAN High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Dr Lachlan Strahan says education in Solomon Islands is one of many sectors Australia is supporting for the development of the country. Strahan said this as he delivered…
West Kwaio villagers host Aust & NZ top diplomats
TWO West Kwaio communities in Malaita Province yesterday hosted Australian and New Zealand High Commissioners. The two top diplomats, who are in Malaita, visited an early education project in Osa’ania and Sinasu communities to celebrate International Literacy Day. According to…
2014 White Paper important: Rodie
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development says that the 2014 White Paper is an important document that plays an important role in the reinvigoration of the country’s education ambitions and development.…
Solomon Islands performing well in literacy and numeracy
BY BEN BILUAGizo SOLOMON Islands is sitting at the top in the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA). This was confirmed by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Dr Franco Rodie in his speech…
Write shop for climate change
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARTICIPANTS of the Grant proposal writing workshop that focused on Climate Change and Climate Finance Access are preparing for a writeshop on September 13. This is after the 26 participants on-venue and 25 online participants completed the…
