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New Five-Year PACER Plus Support Agreed by Pacific Ministers

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – Pacific trade ministers met in Honiara, Solomon Islands yesterday and agreed on a renewed push to strengthen trade, investment, and labour mobility across the region under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus or PACER Plus.

2 Dec 2025

Market-Economic participation
PACER Plus Joint Committee Meeting Kicks Off in Honiara
HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Ninth Meeting of the PACER Plus Joint Committee is underway in Honiara, Solomon Islands, with representatives from Pacific Island countries gathering to shape the future of regional cooperation.
26 Nov 2025
Seasonal Worker
48 workers to leave for Australia under PALM scheme
By Lachlan Eddie Following a Pre-Departure Briefing (PDB) yesterday, 48 local workers will soon leave for Australia to work on various farms under the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) scheme.
10 Jul 2025
Trade
PACER Plus Joint Committee Charts Strategic Path Forward for Pacific Trade and Development
HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Eighth Meeting of the PACER Plus Joint Committee concluded on Tuesday 6 May 2025 in Honiara, Solomon Islands, bringing together senior government officials from Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
7 May 2025
SDGs
Foreign Minister Agovaka delivers National Statement- UN General Assembly
Head of Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Honourable Peter Shanel Agovaka delivered Solomon Islands National Statement to the United Nations General Assembly Friday evening (New York time).
29 Sept 2024
United Nations General Assembly
Solomon Islands reaffirms its supports for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the eradication of colonialism
Head of delegation to this year’s United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka affirmed while presenting Solomon Islands National Statement at the 79th United Nations General Assembly today.
29 Sept 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon
Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on the 24th September 2024. Minister of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, Hon.
27 Sept 2024
Bilateral Partnership
Minister Agovaka held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on expanding Solomon Islands and Indonesia bilateral cooperation
Solomon Islands has registered its interest to broaden its partnership and bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in new areas. Head of the Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon.
26 Sept 2024
Labour Mobility Scheme
Signing of the First Managed Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Programme
The Inter-Agency Understanding (IAU) which governs the Niue-Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Pilot is being signed today in Tamakautoga, Niue by the governments of Niue and Solomon Islands.
26 Jul 2024
Trade
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Rules of Origin workshop for local stakeholders held.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in close partnership with the Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division conducted a Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) plus Rules of Origin Workshop for stakeholders last week.
2 Jul 2024