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by Charley Piringi The Solomon Islands Government, through the Cabinet, has removed Solomon Water from being a State Owned Enterprise (SOE). The decision was gazetted yesterday on Gazette No. 132 dated August 26, 2024. Following the Cabinet’s decision made two weeks ago, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mines Bradley…
Specialist explosive ordnance disposal teams and supporting air assets have started to arrive in the Solomon Islands this week ahead of Operation Render Safe 2024. Over the coming days, more than 250 explosive ordnance specialists, from over eight countries will deploy to Western Province to identify and destroy explosive remnants…
by Lamanta Lano With the pageant title under her belt, Elsie Polosovai, the newly-crowned Miss Solomon Islands is now turning her focus on the next big tasks – her advocacy role and next year’s Miss Pacific Islands Pageant. Elsie scooped the Miss Solomon Islands title last Saturday night in a…
by Charley Piringi The recent budgetary cuts outlined in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, passed in Parliament last week, have sparked concerns for the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The Ministry of Education, which oversees SINU, was notably affected, with the university’s infrastructure grant reduced by $20 million—from $50 million to…
by Georgina Maka’a A week after a stockpile of more than 200 U.S. artillery shells from the Second World War was discovered beneath the grounds of St. Nicholas College in central Honiara, trauma and fear continue to grip residents and students of the school. Construction workers digging a sewer hole under a staff house…
The East Central Guadalcanal Constituency has created history by choosing a path that will equip its constituents with Canadian standard education, training and opportunity for labour mobility. East Central Guadalcanal signed the historic agreement with Canadian International Training & Education Corp [CITREC]. The agreement was signed in the presence of hundreds of constituents who attended…
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele will depart this weekend for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting, which begins in the Kingdom of Tonga early next week. The Pacific Islands Forum, the highest political regional decision-making body hosts members leaders- Prime Ministers and Presidents annually. The National Parliament of…
by Charley Piringi Solomon Islands Parliament approved and passed the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 in the third reading by the Committee of Supply without amendments, Thursday. The Bill, now an Act, authorizes an additional spending of SBD$113.4 million ($113,436,406) for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. The controversial…
By Ednal Palmer State Own Enterprise (SOE) Solomon Water says work on the project that currently disrupts Honiara’s eastern highway is expected to complete by March 2025. In response to concerns raised in parliament by the Leader of Opposition Mathew Wale and Minister responsible for the SOE Bradley Tovosia, a…
By Ednal Palmer The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has produced its first PhD graduate in environmental science. Speaking at today’s 2024 graduation ceremony, SINU Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau said it is a historic moment for the institution. “Today is also historic as we proudly confer our very first…
