BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) were briefed on the proposed National Security Policy which the Government is developing for the country. Consultant National Security Policy, Mr Bernard Bata’anisia informed SICCI that the…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA INFLUENTIAL women leaders from Malaita, Guadalcanal and Western provinces are in Honiara for a two-day dialogue workshop to empower women’s leadership and peacebuilding issues. The workshop started on Monday at the Mendana Hotel. More than 30…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE reigning Miss Solomon Islands, Ms Emily Chan has reaffirmed commitment to work for women and girls to support and promote Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in every school in the country. She expressed this yesterday, adding…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA PREPARING annual financial statements is a crucial part of government’s work. Commencing yesterday, a number of provincial officers are currently undergoing training on the International Public-Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS). IPSAS are a set of accounting standards used…
By Gary Hatigeva “FOR the first time in the history of the project we have the opportunity to set up a new investment model for the South Pacific for the long-term benefit of our people and all shareholders.” These strong…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOCIAL Media’s famous Ngella Forum Team went to Toga Village at Sandfly Passage Central Islands Province (CIP) over the weekend purposely to carry out awareness on the effects of logging and mining. Plus, there was the signing…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA PRIME Minister Rick Hou and his delegation arrived yesterday from his tour to Japan and Taiwan respectively. Upon his arrival at the airport, PM Hou held a press conference for members of the media while at the…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has stressed his disappointment over a solar hybrid power generation project supposedly for Solomon Islands National University (SINU). PM Hou says Solomon Islands has lost out over the years on hundreds of similar…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA UNITED Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) spokesperson Jacob Rumbiak describes the recent seven-person delegation from Solomon Islands to West Papua as ‘a visitation by robbers’. The recent delegation visit to West Papua had included the PMO…
Bintan Mining SI Ltd operation on west Rennell gets gov’t approval BY ALFRED SASAKO BINTAN Mining (SI) Ltd has received the “thumbs up” for the way it conducts mining operations on West Rennell as well as the on-going…
