The Solomon Islands Government today says the timing of the announcement by the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong that Australia is willing to fund the Solomon Islands upcoming National General Election was inappropriate.
Fuel users across the country will experience a drop in fuel prices as of 1st September 2022. Petrol is expected to reduce by $1.50 while diesel is estimated to reduce by $1.51.
A multi-stakeholder validation workshop was successfully held Monday this week in Honiara on the Solomon Islands National Policy Roadmap for Electric Mobility. The workshop gathered together representatives from the Government, private sector, NGOs and the academia.
The Policy Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (PIMEU) Productive Sector of the Office of the Prime minister and Cabinet hosted a collaborative meeting with the Directors of the various Productive Sector government line Ministries.
E-Commerce once fully rolled out in the country will allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access new markets regionally and internationally with much ease.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogvare yesterday welcomed the Ambassador of Portugal, His Excellency (H.E) Pedro Rodrigues Da Silva into the country. H.E Da Silva is in the country to formally introduce himself after he was unable to pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister earlier because of the…
Gao-Bugotu Constituency (GBC) in Isabel Province will soon launch some of its major livelihood and investment projects funded through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Programme of the government.
Construction work on the Fataleka Constituency (FC) major road infrastructure project is progressing well and is nearing completion. Director Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Allan Lilia who has just returned from a site inspection and…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) under its Policy Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PIMEU) is working closely with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Solomon Islands on a new Project entitled Supporting Informal Enterprises Transition towards Sustainable Growth…
Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has urged the Government to deal with the Truth and Reconciliation Report (TRC) as it is. A statement from the Opposition Group said Hon Wale echoed his concerns in Parliament yesterday following the government’s plans to table a summary and interpretation of…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) is working on settling dues owed to the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) for arrears on charges of containers dating back to 2017. These are containers containing essential medicines and consumables.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today (9 August 2022) has welcomed Australia’s close to SBD$100 million contribution towards hosting the Pacific Games in Honiara in 2023.
Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has discredited the reasons given for the Prime Minister’s absence during the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal (G80).
The Government has rejected newspaper claims that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare snubbed the visiting US delegation and other allies at a dawn service commemorating the 80th Anniversary of World War Two on Sunday 7 August in Honiara.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has clarified that the removal of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as a State Owned Enterprise is not censorship, nor is it prior restraint.
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) is currently working on establishing the first ever Solomon Islands Constituency Development Policy. The constituency development policy will assist the ministry as the main conduit for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to address some of the issues on;…
Solomon Islands joins the global call to conclude the work on the Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) Treaty by the end of this year.
The government will carry out all necessary procedures needed and required before any deep-sea mining activities can take place in the country. This is according to the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bradley Tovosia in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale on the floor of…
‘As people of Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands, we must all be proud of ourselves. We must commit to one another in our pursuit for economic prosperity.’ Provincial Government minister, Rollen Seleso echoed these words when delivering his keynote address during the celebration marking Guadalcanal…
Solomon Islands ranks first in hepatitis B infection in the Western Pacific region. The potentially life-threatening liver infection stands at twenty percent in the country, and is the sixth most common cause of death at the National Referral Hospital (NRH).
