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PM defuses internal row over chief of staff appointment – Djokovic or Usuramo, new post created By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Ricky Hou has used his management skills in defusing an internal row which has the potential to tear his…
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We need answers
Parents’ last hopes rest on MEHRD as uncertainty over children’s future troubles them BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARENTS of students who sat this year’s examination are still uncertain and are worrying over their children’s future. Speaking with Island Sun, a parent…
Hou faces test
PM’S LEADERSHIP STANCE ON WEST PAPUA, CHINA TO BE PUT UNDER THE TEST By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Ricky Hou’s leadership ability will be put to the test when Caucus and Cabinet meet to look at policy priority issues the…
14 Ministers sworn in
FOURTEEN ministers took their Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office yesterday at the Government House. They are: Manasseh Sogavare MP as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Treasury; John Maneniaru MP as the Minister of Fisheries…
We have not forgotten our development partners: Hou
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE newly elected Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Small Malaita Hon Rick Hou assures the country’s development partners that his administration is ready to re-engage and work together in advancing the interest of the country.…
Isabel loses opportunity to host mini-town
BY BEN BILUA AN exclusive report has revealed that Isabel Province would have hosted a mini-township if Sumitomo had remained the licence holder of the Isabel Nickel Project. Source familiar with the report says Sumitomo had long term plans which…
Call to separate disaster risk reduction from disaster management
By PRIESTLEY HABRU In Bonn, Germany SOLOMON Islands head of delegation to the Conference of Parties (COP23) of the United Nations United Nations Framework Convention on Climate (UNFCCC) Dr Melchior Mataki has highlighted the need to separate Disaster Risk Reduction…
Solomon join forces to ensure more climate action
BY JARED KOLI IN BONN, GERMANY THE Solomon Islands government is seeking more global cooperation to ensure accelerate more action is done on the climate change front. Chief negotiator for Solomon Islands in the global discussions at COP23, and…
World Bank and GCF sign Accreditation Master Agreement for Tina river hydro
BY JARED KOLI IN BONN, GERMANY THE World Bank (WB) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed an Accreditation Master Agreement which will soon see a roll out of the much awaited fund for the multi-million Tina River Hydro…
Gov’t strives to fulfill multilateral global process on climate at COP23
BY JARED KOLI IN BONN, GERMANY THE Solomon Islands government delegation is undertaking four key tasks for multilateral global process on climate change at the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment,…