Solomon Islands first woman diplomat, Joy Kere will be hosting her first official Solomon Islands national day celebrations in Wellington, New Zealand tomorrow.
The Australian frigate, HMAS Parramatta has departed Honiara on Monday this week after spending three days in port. HMAS Parramatta is visiting the Pacific to help Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries protect their fisheries resources.
The Solomon Islands Government has clarified, its relationship with Fiji for air transport matters is based on the Air Service Agreement Memorandum of Understanding. It is based on the MOU signed on January 5 2010 in Suva.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo conveys his congratulations to the Government and people of France on their National Day- celebrated on July 14 each year. In a statement to the French nationals residing in the country, Mr Lilo says he extends his warmest greetings to them on this day.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, SPC, has consolidated its long-term partnership with the Solomon Islands Government. The partnership was consolidated when Dr Colin Tukuitonga, SPC’ Director-General met with Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo Thursday last week.
Solomon Islands is suspending Fiji Airways flights to and from Honiara starting on Tuesday 15 July, 2014, following the denial of entry of Solomon Airlines flights to Nadi over the weekend by Fijian authorities.
Work on a Memorandum of Understanding is underway to enable Papua New Guinea magistrates to be deployed to the Solomon Islands to help in its court system. It is part of PNG’s development support to Solomon Islands judiciary sector.
A Pacific Islands Forum team that recently reviewed developments in Solomon Islands has noted positive outcomes in a number of Government processes and systems.
Solomon Islands is the first country in the world to receive approval to trade timber products to Australia under new timber legality guidelines. The Ministry of Forestry and the Australian High Commission announced jointly today that Solomon Islands had received approval from Australia for…
The Government will commission another two Ambassadors tomorrow. They are Moses Kouni Mose and Salana Kalu. Mr Mose was previously Solomon Islands Ambassador in Fiji, and also in Geneva, Switzerland. He will be Solomon Islands Ambassador to Belgium.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has received 5-million dollars from Taiwan yesterday. The funds are for Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita and Helena Goldie Hospital in Western Province.
Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Connelly Sandakabatu is in Nairobi, Kenya – where he has been attending the ninety-ninth Session of the ACP Council of Ministers, and the thirty-ninth session of ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers Meeting.
Business mentors from New Zealand will return to Honiara next week for another training and mentoring session for Solomon Islands businesses that are clients.
The Australian Justice Minister who visited Solomon Islands recently said Australia is taking its relationship with the country very seriously and they are providing a further 2-million dollars towards transport infrastructure in the country.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has described his meeting with Australia’s Justice Minister, Michael Keenan as “a very successful one”. Speaking to the local media in Honiara today, Prime Minister Lilo says discussions were centered around the development of the country’s Justice system.
Australia’s Minister for Justice, Michael Keenan has praised the enduring support of RAMSI and Australia to the Solomon Islands’ Law and Justice sector over the past 10 years. The Justice Minister made these comments after his arrival yesterday in Honiara.
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Hon. Clay Forau Soalaoi has joined his Pacific Islands Colleagues in Istanbul from June 7-8 to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Turkey and the Pacific’s Small Islands Developing States, SIDS.
Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan is visiting Solomon Islands over the next two days to discuss continuing support for the Solomon Islands people through law and justice initiatives.
Samoa hosts Solomon Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, FSM, for the first Pacific Peer Review “South-South attachments” Six senior government officials from Ministries of Finance, Planning and Budgeting from Solomon Islands and FSM are spending two week attachment with Samoa’s Ministry…
The Director of San Isidro Care Centre at Aruligo and Selwyn College School Principle have received an outboard Motor and 40 horsepower engine each, worth more than 1-hundred thousand dollars yesterday. The donation was made possible through funding from the Turkish Government.
