I count myself lucky for I am still able to look back clearly over time and witnessed how the Solomon Islands has struggled for development gains and infrastructure to take the country forward. But I now have a brighter outlook…
Last week in Honiara the DCGA’s Malaria Roadmap was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and, in a concerted effort to rid malaria from the Solomon Islands by 2050, a target date announced by the previous Prime Minister, the…
“Be Prepared in Body by making yourself strong and active and able to do the right thing at the right moment, and do it.” (Baden-Powell) Last week it was reported that His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Rt Rev David…
A graduation ceremony held at the DIVIT Rural Training Centre last week saw 30 students received their certificates in the area of life skills, two with carpentry and 9 with agriculture certificates. In the second graduation ceremony at the San…
Catharine Wilson writing in a Humanitarian Affairs article added some background to the prevalence of blindness when she said much earlier in 2013, quote: “For generations, eye diseases have taken their toll on Pacific Island peoples. Now the first nationwide…
It is my understanding, subject to correction, that Solomon Islands has seen a five-fold decrease in malaria cases over the past 26 years but the burden of the disease remains one of the highest outside Africa. It is encouraging that…
The announcement was made in Parliament by the Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) Harry Kuma when he delivered the 2020 budget speech on Tuesday. Minister Kuma, in his address to Parliament highlighted that the Bina Harbour…
Of all the needs for immediate maintenance, renovation, repair work and new constructions to commensurate with the ever increasing population, the NRH management decided to prioritize the roof maintenance. I hope this is part of a whole range of renovation…