BY BEN BILUA A three-day awareness on the Information Communication Technology and Broadcasting Policy kicked off yesterday at the Mendana Hotel. The Ministry of Communication and Aviation, along with ICT Society Solomon Islands and Telecommunication Commission Solomon Islands brought in…
BY BEN BILUA THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation says students must understand the function of Information and Communication Technology to avoid getting trapped on cyber issues. Speaking to students during the ICT awareness programme yesterday,…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE closed Perch Christian School has taken its issue to the doorsteps of the Prime Minister’s Office. Director of the school Ms Lydia Yeo has written to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, copied to the Deputy Prime Minister,…
…..Perch school forced to shut doors on students BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PERCH Christian School will close down tomorrow following a directive from the Honiara City Council which has angered parents and teachers of the school. Demolition and removal of the…
…MERHD investigates boozing involving male students studying in Manila By Alfred Sasako THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) is investigating reports of boozing involving male students studying at two academic institutions in Manila, Philippines. Island Sun was…
SOLOMON Islands National University signed a new contract yesterday with Our Telekom, which would increase the University’s telecommunications system. The event convened SINU’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Basil Marasinghe and Our Telekom CEO, Mr Loyley Ngira, and staffs of both organisations. Our Telekom will supply and install an Internet…
New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands has reiterated New Zealand’s strong support for education, at the opening of two new Early Childhood Education Centres in East Malaita. H.E Don Higgins travelled with Malaita Premier Peter Ramohia, officials from…
NURSE Aide students of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have successfully completed a bridging programme which qualifies them to enroll for the Diploma Nursing programme. A total of 36 Nurse Aides graduated in yesterday’s mini graduation held at Ranadi Campus…
A recently established literacy organisation in the Solomon Islands has won Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s heart for its mission to battle the country’s high illiteracy rate by providing literacy classes and libraries in 600 villages across the country by April…
IT has surfaced that overseas scholarships for next year, 2018 will perhaps be reduced. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Permanent Secretary highlighted this during last week’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing. “As of next year, we…
