Gov’t to pay $850,000 a year for use of Kongulai water source
By Georgina Maka’a Landowning tribes of Kongulai water source will now be receiving annual land rent of $850,000 from the national government. This new amount was spelled out in a…
Month: November 2023
118 workers ready to leave for work in Australia
A cohort of 118 workers are undergoing a two-day pre departure training this week conducted by the LMU before deploying to work in Australia. Special presentations were made by Australian Deputy…
‘Pacific Games Stands as Symbol of Hope’
By Dirk Wagener, United Nations Resident Coordinator With the Pacific Games underway in the Solomon Islands and drawing to a close this weekend, the nation has taken centre stage as…
SIBC gets significant funding support from Australian Gov’t
Australia has provided significant funding support to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) to prepare them cover the Pacific Games, now underway in Honiara. “ABC International Development (ABCID) has delivered…
Games affect renovation work at Solomons main referral hospital, says doc-in-charge
By Charley Piringi Work to renovate the Emergency Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara has stopped because hospital authorities reportedly diverted funds for the project towards hosting…
China thanks Sogavare for acknowledging them at the Pacific Games opening ceremony
A visiting senior Chinese official says his country was deeply moved by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s acknowledgment of China’s direct funding for the Pacific Games, currently underway in Honiara. Sogavare…
Sogavare thanks US for sending its floating hospital to Solomons
By Charley Piringi Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare expressed his deep appreciation to the United States for its positive response to the Solomon Islands’ request to deploy the Military Sealift Command…
Fire up and ready for the Pacific Games
New fire advisor for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Fire and Rescue Department, Inspector Matt Goldman, says he’s happy with their Department’s readiness for the Pacific Games. Goldman,…
New data to inform big decisions around Pacific labour mobility
By Dung Doan, Matthew Doman & Ryan Edwards There has been much discussion about how the rapidly expanding labour mobility programs in Australia and New Zealand have affected lives in the Pacific. Many…
US ‘floating hospital’ starts delivering services to people
Doctors of the visiting US Navy ship Mercy have commenced the first round of medical screening of patients in Honiara after the vessel arrived last Saturday. The ship is here…