The Solomon Islands and Australian governments have signed an additional 180-million Solomon dollars grant and loan financing agreement to build a 22 kilometers transmission system for the Tina River Hydro Project in Honiara yesterday.
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) has for the first time started a youth empowerment Virtual Hub dialogue series with youths across the country.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel (RSIPV) Patrol boat AUKI left Honiara yesterday to Australia. A decommissioning service was held last week to remeber the boat’s 30 successful years in service.
The Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Maitland is in the Solomon Islands to support regional fisheries operations and Solomon Islands’ maritime and border security efforts. This is part of the Australia and Solomon Islands security partnership.
The Solomon Islands is expecting to receive a new Patrol boat from Australia, May this year. The boat will be named Patrol Boat Taro. This is to replace Patrol Boat Auki which is currently out of service.
The Solomon Islands Government through its Bushfire Fundraising Committee handed over SDB$1 million thee Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Strahan.
The Australia Government has committed a SDB$71 million dollars funding support to Solomon Islands in its preparedness response to the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement for the funding commitment was signed today by the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Dr.
The Australian High Commission in Honiara has described an article published in yesterday’s issue of the Island Sun newspaper as “incorrect”. The article titled ‘Australia Opens up for SI’ was a front page story by Alfred Pagepitu.
The Westfield Junior Matildas end their ‘Pacific Step Up’ tour with a 14-0 win over the Solomon Islands Women’s national U-19s yesterday afternoon at Lawson Tama in Honiara. The visiting Matildas led by nine goals to nil in the first half after a one sided affair.
The Australian and Solomon Islands’ Governments are pleased to announce, the installation of the Coral Sea Cable will commence this weekend in Solomon Islands.
A Royal Australian Navy submarine transiting the Pacific visited Honiara waters briefly this morning to obtain assistance for sick crew members, which has tuned heads in Honiara.
The Newly elected Australian Prime Minister, Mr Scott Morrison has arrived in the country today, starting his first ever visit to the country and the first visit of an Australian Prime Minister in eleven years since Kevin Rudd in 2008.
Caretaker Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has admitted yesterday that the controversial Bauxite mining in Rennell island has contributed negligible amount of income to the country’s economy.
A forward team comprising officers from various government ministries and departments are now on the ground on Rennell island to conduct assessments on the oil spillage situation there.
Following more than twenty days since bauxite bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader ran aground in Rennell Island, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirms that oiling around the ship has now moved and begun to disperse across the surrounding sea and shoreline, contaminating the…
The million dollars Fibre Optic Submarine Cable System construction is a critical infrastructure to the Solomon Islands, says Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Marine Division is proposing an upgrade of the Aola base at Point Cruz to cater for the new incoming patrol boats. The RSIPF’s Marine Divisions is expected to receive the first of the two patrol boats later this year.
Australia and Solomon Islands have confirmed their commitment to ensure that Solomon Islanders have access to high quality trained doctors. Last week, more than 45 representatives from peak Australian medical and development organisations gathered with senior Government officials in Honiara to…
Solomon Islands and Australian Governments are well underway in delivering high speed Internet to Solomon Islands. The Coral Sea Cable System will connect Honiara to Sydney, and the Solomon Islands Domestic Network will link Honiara with Auki, Noro and Taro.
The Australian Government expects to see more workers from Solomon Islands join the country’s seasonal workers scheme. Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Roderick Brazier, told regional journalists in Honiara there is no cap on the labor mobility program.
