The Member of Parliament for West Makira and Opposition MP Derek Manuari says the time is right that West Papua is welcomed as a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. He says West Papua deserves full membership and not just an observer status.
A 60-meter litter boom to trap marine debris and wastes will be installed across the Mataniko river in Honiara tomorrow. The litter boom is part of a pilot project from the Ministry of Environment in Collaboration with the Secretariat of the PacificRegional Environment Program SPREP to analyse and…
The incoming chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Foreign Ministers Meeting, Hon. Milner Tozaka has called for continued solidarity in making the sub-regional group, MSG, remain relevant.
Foreign Ministers of Melanesian Spearhead Group countries have begun their official summit in Honiara today and applications for memberships is one of the meeting’s top agendas.
Solomon Islands needs to step up on providing awareness especially on the characteristics of hazards on disaster risk reduction. Director of the National Disaster Management Office Loti Yates madethe statement in his presentation during the Pacific IslandsAssociation of Non-Governmental…
The Commissioner of lands has warned against illegal squatterring on registered land. Commissioner Nelson Naoapu says the Ministry of Lands discourages this. He warns, the lands are registered and people who squatter on them will only pose problems for themselves.
The Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua Group is calling on the other four MSG leaders to agree on the Solomon Islands statement to support West Papua into the MSG.
The Solomon Islands Government has agreed to fund three return flights for the participating athletes and officials to the Pacific Games in Port Moresby next month. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Douglas Ete announced this at a fundraiser in Honiara over the weekend.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has expressed awe at the pace the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Microfinance network has taken in advancing its mission to improve the quality of life offinancially underprivileged families in Solomon Islands.
Nine provincial governments will participate in the second phase of the Rural Development Program, which is being expanded to cover all rural wards in the country, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding last Friday.
The outgoing Attorney General Billy Titiulu says the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission does not have the power to make any award to former Members of Parliament, including former Prime Ministers.
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry says ‘no’ to the involvement of MPs in the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission. SICCI Chair Tony Koraua made the statement when he delivered the Chamber’s submission to the Constitutional Review Committee in a public hearing last Friday . Mr.
A new resolution by the Lands Board has ordered the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey not to accept any more applications for land. Commissioner of Lands Nelson Naoapu says the Ministry will no longer accept land applications until the Land Board decides otherwise.
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is keen to see his Solomon Islands counterpart, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta later this year.
The Ministry of Lands will soon allocate plots at April Ridge to victims of the April floods. A total of 268 plots is available on April Ridge. In an interview with SIBC News this week, the Commissioner of Lands Nelson Naoapu confirmed the Land Board will allocate the plots.
The official meeting of the 20th Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders summit has started in Honiara yesterday. Opening the chain of meetings are senior MSG officials.
The Solomon Islands Chambers of Commerce and Industries (SICCI) has described the seventh Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum held inHoniara this week as “very successful”. SICCI Chairperson Tony Koraua said the two-day forum was a great success and a historic event.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has announced it will endorse West Papua to be an observer of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. The announcement comes ahead of next week’s MSG Leaders Summit in Honiara.
Solomon Islands has received leadership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Senior Officials Meeting as officials met today in Honiara. The chairmanship was handed over this morning from the pro-independence movement in New Caledonia, FLNKS.
Fifteen police officers have been promoted to Inspector rank within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast announced the promotions in his media conference today. The Police Commissioner said the 15 new Inspectors include three women.
