PRIME Minister Hon Rick Houenipwela was the guest of honour during the Australia Day function held at the residence of the Australian High Commissioner last week. In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister stated how grateful he is on behalf…
“IT’S a boost for me,” says young and enthusiastic Statistician Josephat Tako. Young Tako works as an assistant statistician within the Social Demography Unit in the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MoFT). Recently he attended and…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO LEADERS Education Authorities Project (LEAP) and Provincial Education Authorities (PEA) are currently holding a weeklong workshop in Honiara. Spearheaded by the Leaders Education Authorities Project (LEAP), it is an initiative under the Ministry of Education and…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO AS the country’s population grows so too does the task of providing quality education for our children. Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Dr Frances Rodie highlighted that schools are become…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government has assured commitment to deliver 11 bills before parliament this year. Prime Minister Hon Rick Hou made the statement during his first ever press conference with local media yesterday.…
BY BEN BILUA THE match awaited national road development has been hampered by the bad weather which hit the country over the past days. Operations were suspended last week but resumed yesterday when bad weather dissipated as the tropical low,…
THE Opposition Group has supported the call by the Leader of the Independent Group Hon Dr Derek Sikua for the suspension of the Forest Commissioner for granting of a licence to the logging company operating out of Eden Bay in…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group calls on the Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG) to increase its scholarship awards to at least 2,000 awards to cater for the increasing number of Solomon Islanders who deserve to undertake further studies…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Prime Minister Hon Rick Hou has come up with a new media strategy that would allow his office and all government ministries to meet the press. During his first press conference with the local media yesterday,…
BY JARED KOLI IN an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela yesterday announced a number of cost-cutting reform measures his office has already undergone. Speaking to local journalists at his first official press conference, Prime Minister Houenipwela has issued instruction…
