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Six Solomon Islands Chevening Scholars have returned home after completing master’s degrees at leading UK universities. The scholars bring back a wealth of expertise in tropical medicine, environmental law, international human rights, commerce and telecommunications having completed a one-year master’s degree sponsored by the UK Government’s flagship international scholarship programme.…
Australia is supporting TVET students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to gain hands-on experience through Australian-supported infrastructure projects across Solomon Islands. Egah Kapaqole, Priscillar Fakai’a and Delmah Motui recently completed a six-week internship with local contractor Hatanga, which is constructing the new Seghe Market. Australian High Commissioner Jeff…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has retracted a media statement attributed to Principal Education Officer of the Education Provider Support Unit, David Polosomana, published in the Island Sun newspaper concerning the Government’s Free Education Policy. In a statement, the ministry said the views attributed to Polosomana…
The first five students selected under the Solomon Islands Government’s 1,000 Students Per Year to China Initiative departed for China today to undertake vocational studies. Their departure marks the first step in the rollout of the Government-funded initiative established by Prime Minister Matthew Wale and the GREAT Coalition. The programme…
by Ednal Palmer Students at Gifu Primary School in the remote Barana highlands of Guadalcanal have welcomed a new water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facility, easing pressure on the school’s ageing and inadequate toilets. The facility, funded by the European Union through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and delivered…
by Georgina Maka’a When Tony Laugwaro first arrived at Divine Word University (DWU) as a young ICT student, he was surrounded by strangers. Solomon Islanders met Papua New Guineans from different cultures, languages and islands. “At first, we were strangers,” he recalled. But that distance gradually disappeared. “Strangers became classmates,…
Students at Dekurana and Poitete Community High Schools in Western Province will have new opportunities to learn, experiment and develop practical skills following the handover of two new science laboratory classrooms worth more than SBD2.7 million. The new facilities were delivered through a partnership between the Governments of Australia and…
Japan’s Nippon Foundation has committed to supporting the establishment of a TAFE School of Trade in Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Matthew Wale welcomed the commitment following discussions with visiting Nippon Foundation Executive Managing Director Takashi Arikawa. Arikawa is in Honiara to help finalise arrangements for the proposed institution. The discussions…
By Georgina Maka’a Opposition Leader Manasseh Sogavare has launched a scathing attack on the Government’s proposed Fee-Free Education policy, saying it raises more questions than it answers. Speaking in Parliament yesterday in response to the Speech from the Throne, Sogavare said the Government had committed itself to fee-free education without…
by Georgina Maka’a Governor General Sir David Kapu says the Government views the health and wellbeing of Solomon Islanders as non-negotiable and will work to ensure everyone has access to quality healthcare through improved clinics and services. Delivering the Speech from the Throne to open the 12th Parliament meeting in…
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