Top political leaders and government officials from Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have arrived in Honiara ahead of the 20th Melanesian Spearhead Group Summit, which begins in the capital tomorrow.
Solomon Islands remains Australia’s top priority in International development. Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne made the statement during the seventh Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum yesterday.
A former Prime Minister wants Solomon Islands to be determined to take the problems of West Papua to the United Nations under the Commission for Colonisation.
The Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province says its emergency services has improved after the arrival of a medical doctor the UK Methodist. The Hospital recently faced great difficulties with referral cases but Hospital Secretary, Soraya Pina said the situation improved after Dr.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has officially opened the Seventh Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum in Honiara today. Themed “Signposting the Path to Sustainable Economic Growth”, the forum brought together local and international speakers to discuss ways to promote doing business between…
Former High Court Judge Stephen Pallaras claims the Solomon Islands Government has failed to fulfil its offer for him to head the new Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government has yet to release any funding for constituency development projects for this year. Speaking to SIBC News, the Deputy Director of Rural Development Matilda Watesao says the Ministry is continuously receiving applications for constituency development…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has described the seventh Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum, which begins in Honiara tomorrow, as a crucial and exciting event for Solomon Islands.
The Leader of Parliamentary Opposition Jeremiah Manele has questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on controversial issues the Opposition raised in previous weeks, saying Manasseh Sogavare should not shy away from these issues.
Over a hundred constituency development officers, constituency accountants and project officers are undergoing an induction workshop in Honiara. Each of the fifty constituencies in the country have one constituency development officer, one constituency accountant and one constituency project…
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology has successfully launched a new water supply system project in Duidui in Sahalu in Northwest Guadalcanal.
Provincial Agriculture Heads will present their annual reports and work plans, and issues facing their respective provinces in this week’s annual conference. The senior officers extension conference which starts today is organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL).
The seventh Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum is on track to start tomorrow. The Australian High Commission office in Honiara said this is the first time the bilateral business event will be held in Solomon Islands.
Thirteen Solomon Islanders have been named recipients of this year’s Queens Honours and Awards in recognition of their respective work contributing to the development of the country.
The Governor-General has encouraged Solomon Islands to fight against corruption. Sir Frank Kabui made the statement at the official event to commemorate the 89th Birthday Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth at Lawson Tama this morning.
Medical operations at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara have been postponed due to the shortage of blood supply from the National Medical Laboratory’s blood bank.
One of the longest serving woman in Solomon Islands media, Moddie Nanau has been named as a recipient in the 2015 Queens Honors and Awards list announced by the Governor General Sir Frank Kabui today. Moddie began her career as a presenter for the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation in 1983.
The 2016 Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships are now open for Solomon Islanders in the fields of health, gender, education, engineering, economics and law. The Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships sponsors students interested in studying abroad at selected universities in the Pacific.
The Government must not fail the people of Solomon Islands. The Leader of Opposition made the statement today as he called on the Government to tell the nation how and when it will roll out their work programs and start spending the budget.
The national government is currently finalising arrangements for the Melanesian Spearhead Groups (MSG) Summit this month. Delegates for the MSG Summit will begin arriving in Honiara early next week ahead of the opening of the Senior Officials Meeting on June 18.
