Monday, December 19th, 2016
19 females among 35 newly graduated lawyers
IT was a great day for Solomon Islands when thirty-five new lawyers graduated at the USP Emalus Campus in Port Vila two weeks ago on December 2, 2016. What made the event more worthy is the fact that 19 or 54 percent of the graduates are females. A parent, Mr Moses Pelomo, reported that the ceremony was for the first time held at the newly completed International Conference Centre that was recently built for Vanuatu by the Chinese Government. The venue added much value to the occasion. The Prime Minister ofRead More
SolTuna and NFD reiterate support on community engagements
TWO Noro-based leading corporate supporters of the Roviana Lagoon festival, SolTuna and National Fisheries Development (NFD) have reiterated their support towards community engagement. SolTuna General Manager Jim Alexander said SolTuna has been helping the local community for years as well as other parts of the country. He said many local industries are also sustained by the tuna industry and it is proud that it can continue supporting with community engagement. NFD General Manager, Frank Wickham said NFD is proud to continue supporting and associated with the Lagoon festival ever sinceRead More
Solomon’s Tourism industry ends third-quarter in positive mode
THE Tourism Industry in Solomon Islands closed off its third-quarter in positive mode with international visitor arrivals showing a concrete 4.5 percent increase over the equivalent period in 2015. Solomon Islands National Statistics Office released its official figures recently stating a total of 16,381 visitors arrived across January- September, which is an increase of 706 more than 15,675 figure achieved last year. Australian arrivals still continued to dominate with 6,868 arrival in September intake representing 41 percent of all international visitations. The United States arrivals in Solomon Islands also continuedRead More
SIRCS recruit more volunteers for battle against dengue
SOLOMON Islands Red Cross Society (SIRCS) now has around 75 volunteers that are engaged in the three months (November, December and January) dengue outbreak response programme. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) as the leading ministry of this outbreak are engaging SIRCS to assist especially in the community awareness side of things. According to SIRCS President Mr Donald Tahani, the response has gone into the provinces conducting trainings as well. He said the two main provinces they are working on currently are Western Province (Gizo) and Malaita ProvinceRead More
Tiaro primary school makes history
TIARO Primary School in West Guadalcanal has marked a historical end of the 2016 academic year. Since the establishment of the school 30-plus years ago, it has never had an early childhood branch, and that changed this year. Surrounding communities witnessed for the first time the graduation of the school’s first Early Childhood Education classes. The graduation ceremony which took place late last month also marks the 38th graduation of the school’s grade six students. Deputy Head Mistress Mrs Catherine Tango said the school has come a long way makingRead More
McMahon School to introduce form six
THE Premier of Central Province has announced that McMahon Community High School will introduce form six next year. Hon Patrick Vasuni made the announcement during the opening of Savo Youth Rally last week. He said the current Provincial Executive of Central Islands Province is in a process of finalising programmes for the new establishment. Hon Vasuni also said that his government has already submitted a letter of intent to the government last year to establish a new secondary school at Pavuvu in Russell Islands. He adds that two other ruralRead More
Landmark national statistics development strategy endorsed
CABINET has endorsed the Solomon Islands’ first ever National Statistics Development Strategy (NSDS). This 20-year project from 2015/16 to 2035 will be coordinated by the National Statistics Office (NSO) to improve the state of the national statistical system (NSS) in the interest of national development. The NSDS will embark on a sector-wide structural reform process to revitalise and strengthen the NSS and ensure that needed statistics and related information are provided on a regular basis to shape evidenced-based decision making, policy development and planning in Solomon Islands. “The endorsementRead More
Post mortem results not yet ready
POLICE Commissioner Frank Prendergast says post mortem results in relation to the couple that was found dead in their home at Mbumburu early last month is not yet ready. Responding to questions by the media, he said police are still waiting for the post mortem results of the couple before they can release anything regarding the cause of death. He said investigation into the matter is still ongoing and that he cannot comment further on the case as it will disturb the process of investigation. Early last month residents ofRead More
Only two departmental managers stood up to Colin Yow’s paperless management style
ONLY two departmental managers stood up to Colin Yow during his 15-month tenure as Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), the Commission of Inquiry into SIPA’s reforms has found. “The new CEO had an overbearing and largely paperless management style and few people in or around SIPA were willing to confront him orally or in writing. “Two departmental managers voiced disagreement with the CEO’s management style or special decisions, but most managers fell into line and awaited developments,” the 55-day Report said. SIPA has six departmentalRead More
Call to strengthen price control and consumers affairs in SI
MEMBER of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga Mr Mathew Wale in a recent Parliament sitting highlighted that the Price Control and Consumer Affairs Division needs to re-strengthen its obligations to the country. During the parliament sittings on Committee Of Supply last week he questioned the Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration whether legislation under Price Control and Consumer Affairs Division is effective enough or should it be reviewed. Mr Wale said this is one division the government keeps forgetting even the Ministry itself, and their work is not only under resourcedRead More