Foreign Minister Milner Tozaka has discussed the current Labour Mobility issues with Assistant Minister for Employment Honourable Luke Hartsuyker and the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment Honourable Steven Ciobo during his two-day visit to Australia last week.
Solomon Islands has asked the Australia and New Zealand Governments to increase the number of people they engage to work under the labour mobility schemes in their countries as part of the PACER Plus negotiations.
Four Solomon Islanders who are in Australia under the Labour Mobility Scheme have been declared as illegally living in Australia. The four people are part of a group of 14 Solomon Islanders who travelled to Australia to work in the country’s horticulture industry under the scheme late last year.
A top level government delegation is visiting Singapore this week reportedly on a look and learn the mission of the country’s international Ports facilities and desalination plants.
The Special representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais will visit Solomon Islands as her first Pacific tour next week.
The European Union intends to continue working with the Solomon Islands Government, says the European Union Ambassador to the delegation of European Union in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, His Excellency Leonidas Tezapsidis.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he desires a strong relationship between Solomon Islands and the Republic of Georgia. A government statement said Mr Sogavare made the comment when visited by Georgian Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Vladimir Konstantinidi yesterday.
Solomon Islands remains the third largest recipient of Australian aid globally, according to the Australian Government 2015-16 Budget. Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne confirms, despite a reduction in Australia’s global aid budget, the budget for Solomon Islands remains unchanged at…
Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Milner Tozaka says the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations, also known as PACER Plus, can provide development benefits to Solomon Islands.
“Cuba and Solomon Islands are building extraordinary links between brothers and sisters of the Third World”. Solomon Islands new Ambassador representing Cuba Jose Manuel Galego Montano made the statement last Thursday when he presented his letter of credence to the Governor General.
The European Union Office in Solomon Islands will commemorate European Union Day tomorrow. The EU Day is an annual event commemorated on May 9th. In an interview with SIBC News, EU Ambassador to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, Leonidas Tezapsidis says it commemorates a milestone in European…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Milner Tozaka has welcomed the “South-South Cooperation” when he addressed the Asian-African Summit of leaders in Jakarta, Indonesia, last Thursday.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed the need for further enrichment of Solomon Islands’ relationship with the Republic of China, Taiwan. This was articulated when the Prime Minister received the Ambassador of the Republic of China His Excellency Victor Te-sun Yu and Rear Admiral Yu-Pin…
Solomon Islands and the Republic of China-Taiwan have both made another pledge to continue to strengthen their bilateral partnership. The two countries made the pledges yesterday aboard the visiting Taiwanese Navy squadron during a ceremony to welcome the Taiwanese Naval officers yesterday.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare describes Solomon Islands as a potentially great tourism nation. Prime Minister Sogavare told a visiting delegation from the Chinese Skyline Business Council, Solomon Islands is home to the biggest Lake in the Pacific, Lake Tengano.
Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Sogavare yesterday met with Taiwanese Minister Dr Chih-Wei Chiu. Dr Chiu was in Honiara as part of his tour of Taiwan’s Pacific ally countries.
The United Arab Emirates has donated US $200,000 to assist the National Government deal with impacts of Tropical Cyclone Pam. Responding to the assistance, Foreign Affairs Minister Milner Tozaka said the gesture by the United Arab Emirates demonstrates the strong and firm relation that exist…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honourable Milner Tozaka presented a cheque of 11 million Vatu to Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change Honourable James Bule in Port Vila today to support relief efforts by the Government of Vanuatu following the aftermath of cyclone Pam.
India’s New High Commissioner to Solomon Islands has paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and invited the Prime Minister to make a state visit to India.
India’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands says the country should take advantage of India’s duty-free access to least developed countries. Madhava Chandra made the statement yesterday when he presented his credentials at the Government House in Honiara. Mr.
