Overnight, Australia supported 65 Solomon Islands nationals to leave Israel on a flight from Tel Aviv to Dubai alongside Australians, their families and citizens from partner nations including other Pacific Island Countries.
Access to electricity in rural areas of Solomon Islands is a widespread issue faced by most communities living in parts of the country. The Stimulating Progress Towards Improved Rural Electrification in Solomon Islands (SPIRES) project implemented through UNDP by the Ministry of Mines, Energy and…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele has discussed bilateral cooperation with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi at the margins of the 1st High Level Meeting for the Archipelagic Island States (AIS) Blue Economy High Level Dialogue in Bali on 10th October…
The Japanese Government has officially handed over the newly completed Kukum Highway Phase-2 Project to the Solomon Islands Government at Henderson today. Work on the upgraded 6.3km of road which stretches from the Ministry of Fisheries to Honiara’s International Airport took 27 months to complete.
By Eliza Kukutu Five students from Woodford International School in Honiara left the country today to represent Solomon Islands at the 2023 First Global Challenge in Singapore.
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale says teacher welfare represents a critical weakness in our education system. Speaking on the Education Bill 2023 debate in Parliament today, Hon Wale said there must be reasonable certainty about the teacher’s welfare being taken care of.
The Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia has tabled the Electricity Amendment Bill in Parliament yesterday with the aim to improve and modernize the existing out of date and costly Electricity Act.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga last week highlighted the country’s infrastructure needs at the Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) received notification of six lab confirmed Zika virus cases detected in Honiara by the Molecular Laboratory at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) as of 30th September 2023.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare MP highlighted that as a government, the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) believed that an effective government system is one that is home- grown and is responsive to issues and challenges faced by the people it leads.
Mrs. Teasi Sanga, in a brief ceremony yesterday was sworn in as Chairperson of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission by His Excellency, the Governor General Sir David Vunagi at Government House. Mrs.
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Solomon Islands has opened its consular section to assist in visa processing and other consular services here in Honiara.
Solomon Islands has today made history at the United Nations by becoming one of the first countries to sign up for the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Maritime Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, BBNJ.
Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has highly commended Papua New Guinea’s firm regional leadership role in the Melanesian sub-region and the broader Pacific region over the years.
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Director of Governance is attending a three-month prestigious training at the Peking University in Beijing, China. The training which commenced on 4th September 2023 has brought together 54 scholars and leaders from 52 countries around the world.
Minister of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Hon. Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada on Wednesday 13th September, 2023 signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Goroka to establish the University of Goroka Pacific Open Campus in Honiara.
Attorney General John Muria (Jnr) was sworn-in by the Governor General H.E. Sir David Vunagi today following his re-appointment by the Government. Muria (Jnr)’s previous four years contract lapsed on 31 August, however, the government still requires his services thus the extension of his contract…
Honiara, Solomon Islands / 13 September 2023 – The Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC+) Project for Solomon Islands started its inception workshop this week with key national partners and stakeholders in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province.
Malaita Premier Martin Fini last week applauded a partnership initiative between the National Government and Landowning tribes of Auluta basin in East Malaita to develop commercial rice farming in the area.
The new United Nations Development Program Resident Representative to the Solomon Islands, Ms. Munkhtuya (Tuya) Altangerel formally presented her Letter of Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele on Friday, 8th September 2023.
