Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus remains a challenge for Solomon Islands. Mr Sogavare made the statement this morning at a media conference after having bilateral discussions with visiting Australian Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment, Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, is in the country for two days. This is Australia’s first high-level visit to Solomon Islands since the national elections in November 2014.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Democratic Coalition for Change Government welcomes Papua New Guinea’s ongoing commitments to Solomon Islands.
The Japanese government will sign a grant contract project for the improvement of water supply and sanitation for Koge community in Isabel and Kolofe and Kwaibala community in Malaita province tomorrow.
Singapore’s Ambassador to the Pacific Islands Forum has presented a range of anti-corruption books to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare saying they will help to effectively address corruption issues in the Solomon Islands.
Su’u National Secondary in Malaita Province became the second recipient of computers, a generous gesture by the Georgian Government to the people of Solomon Islands.
The Motech Industries Incorporation of Taiwan is offering to provide solar power to government ministries at a cost of $3.5 million. The company’s Accountant Manager for Asia Pacific Sales Department, Mr Sam Min met with Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare yesterday.
Gizo Community High School in Western Province has received five desktop computers from the Georgian Government. The computers are part of the Georgian Government’s promise to donate a thousand computers to the Solomon Islands Government.
Construction of the Regional Eye Centre at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara is progressing well, with its opening expected by mid-2015. New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Marion Crawshaw and The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand’s Executive Director Andrew Bell visited the…
The Solomon Islands Chinese Association has assured the Sogavare-led Government of its cooperation with the state in ensuring Chinese living in Solomon Islands and those coming into the country do what is right.
The Parliamentary Opposition has said whilst the flight impasse has been lifted, it is concerned that the core issue of the dispute between Solomon Islands and Fiji has not been resolved.
Solomon Airlines is still unsatisfied with the outcome of talks over the airline impasse despite an agreement reached with the Fijian government. A Solomon Airlines spokesman says the recent communique agreed has achieved nothing in terms of fairness and equality.
The Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) Chief Executive Officer, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has welcomed the decision by the Solomon Islands government and its Fijian counterpart to end the impasse between the two countries airlines – an outstanding issue since last July.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) will benefit from the European Union assistance to improve its capacity to manage its finances. Office of the Prime Minister’s Media Secretary reports, EU Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Leonidas Tezapsidis affirms this while paying a courtesy…
Bilateral relations between Fiji and the Solomon Islands are expected to be strengthened further by a number of agreements to be signed following Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola’s recent visit to the Solomons.
Solomon Islands and Fiji have decided today to lift the Air Services Agreement suspension to allow Fiji Airways and Solomon Airlines to provide air services immediately.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed appreciation over the progress made by Honiara and Suva in their move to swiftly resolve the air service row between Solomon Islands and Fiji.
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Fiji, Honourable Ratu Inoke Kubuabola is in Honiara today, on a two-day official visit where he will be having an audience with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
The Republic of China on Taiwan’s Honiara Embassy had sponsored a Taiwanese mobile medical team to visit as well as make donations to public and private organizations around the country.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today signed Exchange Notes and a Grant Agreement with the Japanese Government for detailed design work on the proposed Japanese Government-funded Kukum Highway project.
