Govt urged to start implement 2020 budget priorities
The Leader of the Independent Group has again called on the Government to shift-away from the usual practice of dragging its feet on budget implementation and immediately start implementing…
Monthly Archives
January 2020
How far has MAL Policy 2015 – 2019 attained its intended goals?
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Policy 2015- 2019 had four clear goals: 1; To achieve food security; 2 To improve rural livelihoods; 3 To promote agriculture…
Foreign Affairs PS condemns irresponsible media reporting
The article in the island sun further suggested that the ministry has downgraded its presence in Australia. However, Mr Beck clarified that contrary to that, Solomon Islands Acting Prime…
Change in marketing strategy for tourism development might yield benefits
The Leader of the Opposition Group, the Hon. Mathew Wale told parliament last month that most of the decrease had been in the Ministry of Tourism budget and 2020 development budget set at…
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SIG sends condolences to Australia
The Solomon Islands Government has conveyed message of condolences to the Australian Prime Minister, the government and people of Australia on the loss of lives, properties and damage…
Police arrest alleged suspect in Western murder
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a suspect in his 40s in relation to the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old mother of five children at the Putagita…
CSSI senior officer suspended over alleged traitorous act
A senior officer (Chief Superintendent) in the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) has been suspended from duty over allegations he had influenced the current suspended and…
A look at the informal sector in the Solomon Islands
Prompted by His Excellency the Governor-General’s new year address to the nation last week when he touched upon the informal sector, urban drift, rural unemployment and the need for…
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Police investigates alleged murder case in Western Province
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the alleged murder of a 39-year-old mother at the Putagita Logging Camp, Roviana Lagoon on 5 January 2020. …
Considering the prospects and economics of fish farming in SI
I read today, in the Island Sun newspaper, that the Solomon Islands has potential with aquaculture to meet the food security demand in the future. The article said, quote: “According to…