The Office of the Prime Minister has rejected views carried on the article in Island Sun paper of 16th September 2016 – labelling the Government’s figure – head as ill-advised.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has called on the Government and responsible authorities to quickly allocate an alternative land to replace the current Kola Ridge cemetery.
Solomon Islands this week has repeated its call on Indonesia to cooperate with the United Nations Human Rights Council to allow a UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to visit West Papua and Papua Provinces.
Three schools in West Honiara Constituency have yesterday taken delivery of three new vehicles to meet their transportation needs. They are the St. John school, Bishop Eppale and Tamlan schools. The three-tonne trucks were funded by the Member of Parliament for West Honiara, Hon.
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.
The Information Communication Technological Support Unit (ICTSU) under the Ministry of Finance and Treasury is looking to improve its connectivity to all government ministries in the country.
Prime Minister Honourable Manasseh Sogavare returned home yesterday after his Pacific engagements in Honolulu, Hawaii. The engagements were the 10th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders and the Pacific Ocean Summit of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Congress.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has supported the Independent Leader’s call for the Leadership Code Commission (LCC) to investigate the Prime Minister’s recent purchase of a number of properties.
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.
The Solomon Islands Government is aggressively pursuing the implementation of its anti-corruption development priority. Whilst the Government is taking steps to correct the Anti-Corruption Bill, based on the comments of the Parliamentary Bills and Legislative Committee, it has already commenced…
The National Risk Assessment (NRA) workshop recently undertaken in Honiara is crucial especially in terms of joining the global effort in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation activities.
The people of Central Province have questioned their provincial government and the Ngella Constituency Development Office following the delay of national projects in the province.
Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has donated $50,000 each to San Isidro Disability Centre in West Guadalcanal and the Christian Care Centre at Tenaru. Acting PM Maelanga personally raised a sum of $100,000 during Malaysia’s 59th Independence Anniversary last week.
French Polynesia (Tahiti) has offered to help Solomon Islands develop its tourism industry. It also proposes potential areas for wider Pacific regional cooperation in airline services and restrictive fishing limits.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said Pacific Islands nations have a duty as closest neighbours to West Papua to address issues of concern to West Papua.
One of the country’s prominent leaders Sir Nathaniel Waena has warned, Solomon Islands is controlled by foreign influence. Sir Waena told SIBC News, foreigners came into the country to drive several sectors into their own interest.
Solomon Islands Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has sent greetings to the Government and People of Malaysia on the Occasion of its 59th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
Australia’s bilateral package to Solomon Islands after the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) leaves next June is in its design stage.
Current Chair of the 10th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders’ Meeting (PICLM), Prime Minister Peter O’Neill of Papua New Guinea has urged the Pacific Community to explore the ‘great opportunities’ at hand in the ‘Pacific Century.’ The PICLM Chair made the plea when speaking at a dinner hosted by…
Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga is keen to see New Zealand assistance towards policing in Solomon Islands after RAMSI leaves in 2017. Mr. Maelanga echoed the sentiment when meeting the New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Ms. Marion Crawshaw yesterday.
