I came across a humanitarian story tonight, Sunday, while browsing the internet to learn how the government in Fiji was coping with the incidences of measles that has seen urgent supplies of vaccines flown into the country. I would like…
The Government of Japan in terms of its Grassroots Development Assistance Programme has delivered yet another new school classroom in the Solomon Islands. It has been reported that the Varu Adventist Primary school on Kolombangara, in the Western Province, took…
“We must plan for tomorrow. “Plan things that will benefit our children, their children and their children’s children. “Let’s not be egotistical or selfish and take all the benefits for ourselves today. No.” (Ben Afuga) It was reported last week that…
The Finance Minister, the Hon, Harry Kuma, revealed in his 2020 recent budget speech in Parliament that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected to be around 2.3 per cent in 2020. In terms of GDP growth, the…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chairman, Mr. Jay Bartlett, in elaborating on why the Chamber decided on the theme for this year’s Business Excellence Awards, said, “Now more than ever, the country needs all the decision-makers from…
Mr. Sogavare told a roundtable meeting on NCDs in Honiara that NCD’s were killing thousands of people around the Pacific every year, in numbers that far outweighed those killed by climate change “Global projections are for NCDs to cause nearly…
In the Solomon Islands the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is on alert in the wake of the measles outbreak in a number of Pacific Island countries, including Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. “Children are most at risk during…
In his speech, during the Business Excellence Award (BEA) last weekend, the Prime Minister, the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare mentioned that the Government was embarking on the modernisation of the Honiara Central Business District and provincial centres as well which would…
The Small island countries in the Pacific are demanding greater commitments at this week’s Madrid climate talks, saying what’s been done so far is far from enough. The lead negotiator for Solomon Islands, Melchior Mataki, said the effects of the…
Ben’s article went on to say, quote: The Minister for Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma, announced in Parliament last week that the government will increase allocation to the ministry of health and medical services. “Despite limited Government resources and the…