Schools to benefit from new Israeli biogas system
MAIN national secondary schools across the country will benefit from an Israeli-designed Home BioGas System.This new system is expected to significantly reduced their costs in purchasing gas for their cooking.Israeli consul in Solomon Islands...
Communities receive fishing rafters (FAD)
BY SAMIE WAIKORIAUKICOMMUNITIES from Hauhui, Malo’u and Tawanikeni on west Are Are and Small Malaita constituencies recently recieved Fishing Aggregate Devises (FAD) in their waters.Malaita provincial senior fisheries officer in Auki, Matthew Isihanua who...
Aust- SI hold 4th bilateral security dialogue
Australia and Solomon Islands held their 4th Bilateral Security Dialogue virtually on November 16, committing to deepening our security partnership, including in areas such as policing, border and cyber security.Australia and Solomon Islands are...
Launching Digital Governance here
IN the ever-increasing global digital economy, electronic governance or ‘e-governance’ is the way of the future – more and more governments around the world are digitising their services to maximise efficiency and make government administration more...
MCA to establish internet surveillance department
BY BEN BILUAGizoTHE Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) will establish a new department to manage internet usage in the country.Director of Information, Communication and Technology Services Alwyn Danitofea made the statement during the...
464,000 internet subscribers
BY BEN BILUAGizoINTERNET subscribers in Solomon Islands has reached 464,000 with the number expected to increase in the coming years.Ministry of Communication and Aviation’s ICT Director Communications Alwyn Danitofea said the increasing number of...
New zoom facilities to SPIRES project
The Stimulating Progress towards Rural Electrification in the Solomon’s Project (SPIRES) recently received its zoom facilities from UNDP during an official handover ceremony held at the Ministry of Mines and Energy conference room. SPIRES is...
Cyber Security awareness held at Gizo
BY BEN BILUAGizoGOVERNMENT Officials are currently in Gizo to carry out Cyber Security awareness.The team today host a workshop at the Chacha Building for Civil Society Organisations and other Non-government Organisations after they met...
WALE FEARS HACKERS
Opposition leader spells out shortfalls in telco billBy EDDIE OSIFELOOPPOSITION Leader Matthew Wale has raised fears on hackers intruding the system of Our Telekom and Bmobile to remove private data of individuals after registration...
Opposition points out weakness in teleco bill
By EDDIE OSIFELOTHE Government’s sponsored Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2021 faced stiff resistance from the Opposition in Parliament yesterday.Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale called on the Government to withdraw the Bill and work on it before...