By Gary Hatigeva PRIME Minister, Rick Hounipwela revealed that his government has established a new management and oversight framework that will ensure there is effective coordination and implementation into key priority areas within the SIDCCG policy statement, which was launched…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA HAVING conversations about emotions is not one thing Solomon Islanders, particularly males talk about on a daily basis. “I bet they’ve never sat down and have a conversation about their emotions”. This sentiment is shared by…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO An outspoken contractor from Malaita province has raised concern over delay of the National Transport Fund (NTF) under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Mr Philp Iro said authorities need to clarify the delay of the NTF.…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI THE Auki fish market facilities are in need of upgrade and improvement. A regular customer Mr David Hane raises this concern regarding the health and hygiene. “The Auki fish market should be upgraded to provide clean…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki THE Malaita provincial government is being questioned for the non-development of purchased lands within Auki town A man from Auki said the central business district of Auki contains parcels of land which have been paid for…
By Mike Puia THE Ombudsman Office is looking to recruit more staff to roll out its new Ombudsman Act 2017. The Act, which was passed in Parliament in July 2017, has come to effect on January 31 this year.…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MINISTRY of Rural Development (MRD) appreciates Taiwan’s Clean Energy Project: One Student One Lamp programme, saying it aligns with national governments’ priority areas. Minister for MRD, Duddley Kopu said Taiwan’s project of solar lamps for…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MORE than 70 bags of gemstones have been confiscated from a container belonging to a logging company operating in West Fataleka, Malaita province. Landowners recently found a logging company collecting gem stones in secret under…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) explains that it had to intercept 29 Bougainvilleans travelling in three boats at sea near Vella la Vella Island in the Western Province on Tuesday (February 20) last week because it had information…
POLICE are in custody of nine of the 29 Bougainvillean men who had escaped detention last week in Gizo. Five men surrendered to RSIPF officers in Gizo on Saturday (Feb 24), adding to the initial four men who had turned…
