BY BEN BILUAGizo THE 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 National Cybersecurity Policy consultation…
BY BEN BILUAGizo INTERNET 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 subscribers indicates that there…
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 funded by GEF (Global Environmental…
BY BEN BILUAGizo GOVERNMENT 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 with Western Province Officials…
Opposition leader spells out shortfalls in telco bill By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader Matthew Wale has raised fears on hackers intruding the system of Our Telekom and Bmobile to remove private data of individuals after registration of sim cards. Speaking…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE 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 bringing it back to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Matthew Wale has urged the government to consider the Bills and Legislative Committee’s recommendation and withdraw the Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2021 and undertake further work on it. Wale stressed this during his debate on the…
Minister outlines communications law in parliament By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has amended the Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 2021 following recommendation from the Bills and Legislative Committee. Minister of Communication and Aviation, Peter Shanel Agovaka stated this when speaking on the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2021 is set down for debate in Parliament this week. This after Minister of Communication and Aviation, Peter Shanel Agovaka presented the second reading of the Bill in Parliament yesterday. The Bill is…
THE People’s Republic of China (PRC) Embassy has donated sets of computers to Island Sun to support the newspaper’s role in the dissemination of information during the Covid-19 challenges. PRC’s Counsellor and deputy ambassador Yao Ming handed the computers to…
