A team of Royal Australian Navy clearance divers is partnering with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on Guadalcanal to enhance the underwater clearance capability of the Solomon team.
The joint Operation Render Safe currently underway in Honiara is half way through its operation and has so far located 13,89 items of explosive war remnants, weighing 3.7 tonnes, in parts of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Russell islands.
The Australian High Commission has welcomed six new Australian Volunteers to Solomon Islands who will use their skills and expertise to develop host organisations across the country.
A total of 122 Solomon Islanders has successfully graduated from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) yesterday in Honiara. The 66 male and 56 female students were awarded various qualifications after completing their fields of study at the college.
Lord Mayor of Newcastle in Australia Nuatali Nelmes has made a courtesy visit to Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua. A statement from the HCC says, during the visit, Mayor Mua said it was an honour to have the visiting Mayor from Newcastle as it signifies the relationship HCC have with Newcastle.
The Australian High Commission will tomorrow host students from four high schools around Honiara in the annual G’Day Solomon Islands Great Debate. Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne says he is excited to hear young people’s perspectives on this year’s debate theme, climate change.
A bilateral security arrangement through which annual security discussions could be held is being proposed by Australia for Solomon Islands. As part of its post-RAMSI bilateral arrangement, Australia is looking forward to having an annual security dialogue with Solomon Islands.
Australia’s bilateral package to Solomon Islands after the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) leaves next June is in its design stage.
The country’s G’ Day Solomons Great Debaters are gearing up for some exciting debates about climate change on 7th September. Australia in Solomon Islands posted on its social page, participating schools have undergone important debate training.
Burns Creek Community leaders support the idea of having Australians Federal Police (AFP) presence on Guadalcanal. Chief Peter Usi says as a Community Leader within the Guadalcanal jurisdiction, he supports the statement made by the Premier for Guadalcanal Province Anthony Veke to facilitate the…
The Guadalcanal Provincial executive welcomes current negotiations between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Solomon Islands Government for Australia’s presence in the country- offering a piece of land for AFP’s base.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has urged the Government to clear the air over Australian security deal in Solomon Islands. A statement by the Opposition Group said the Government must come clean on whether the claims are true or not.
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has said it will not accept Australia’s security deal with Solomon Islands. Australia has negotiated a security deal with Solomon Islands during the recent Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum in Brisbane.
Australia is negotiating a security deal with Solomon Islands that would see a permanent federal police presence in the country. SBS News reports, the Australian-led, 15-nation RAMSI peacekeeping mission in the Solomons will end next June after 14 years in the Pacific island country.
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) will celebrate its 13th Anniversary at the Yam Cultural Festival in Afio, Small Malaita. SIBC’s Moddie Nanau reports, MP for Small Malaita Rick Hou extends the invitation to RAMSI to celebrate its Anniversary at the festival.
Three senior business executives of Solomon Islands are leaving the country to attend the Eight Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum and Trade Expo in Brisbane today.
Solomon Islands is a vibrant place to do business and offers emerging opportunities for Australian investors. Australia’s Senior Trade Commissioner to PNG and Solomon Islands, Mr David Knapton, formed this positive view during a four-day visit to Honiara last week.
Australian Senior foreign affairs official Deputy Secretary, Ric Wells from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Deputy Secretary Wells is on a three-day visit to Solomon Islands.
A team of Australian parliamentary professionals and academics is in Honiara this week to deliver training to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands on parliamentary law, practice, and procedure. Twenty staff from the National Parliament will attend the training.
An Australian Government Science Agency team is pooling resources with the National Government on the development of a new ‘project and mapping’ storage system.
