A ground breaking ceremony for the Honiara Port Expansion Project may take place as soon as the end of this month. This follows the signing of a major contract agreement to begin construction work on the project has been signed between the Solomon Islands Government and a Japanese joint-venture in…
The nomination period for next month’s National General Elections will officially close on October 22. The Chief Electoral Officer, Polycarp Haununu clarified the date during a media conference yesterday. He said intending candidates have until October 22 to deliver their nomination forms.
Solomon Islands has a new Italian Ambassador. He is Pier Francesco Zazo and he presented his letter of credence to the Governor General at the Government House this morning.
A young woman has just become the first Solomon Islander to be accepted into the elite acting school, The Australian Film and Television Academy, TAFTA. Georgianna Lepping successfully auditioned for the founder of TAFTA John Orscik, via Skype.
Governor General, Sir Frank Kabui, has signed the proclamation for the 2014 National Elections, to be held on Wednesday the 19th of November. The signing and gazetting of the proclamation will also start a two week nomination process for those intending to contest the polls.
The Country’s new Ambassador to the European Union, EU, Dr Moses Mose has called on the EU to focus on mitigating the impacts of climate change in the Pacific. Ambassador Mose made the call after presenting his credentials to the Belgian King as he takes up his new post.
A heavy rain Alert is issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services for the next 24 to 48 hours at 7.30 am this morning. A message from the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services says a heavy rain alert is in force for Choiseul, Isabel and Western Provinces.
Unconfirmed reports say, this year’s national general election might fall on or around mid November. This is revealed by a reliable inside source. It adds, political parties contesting in this year’s national general election will be awarded their certificate on the first week of October after…
The Commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Solomon Islands is worthwhile for a country which has experienced internal conflict says the Ministry of National Unity,Reconciliation and Peace.
The member of parliament for North Vella Lavella, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Milner Tozaka has called on the Care-taker Government to apologize to Fiji as a possible way to resolve strained relations between Solomon Airlines and Fiji Airways.
The Caretaker Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace says the promotion of peace is vital for the full enjoyment of all human rights, values and principals. Hypolite Taremae made the statement this afternoon at a combined church service to mark the 2014 International Peace Day.
The Ministry of National Unity Reconciliation and Peace has established a ‘breakthrough’ partnership with Solomon Islands churches. The new relationship was announced recently by the Permanent Secretary for National Reconciliation, Peace and Unity Lennis Rukale.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has labelled a media article by the Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) as unwarranted and careless piece of communication by a very senior regional leader.
The care-taker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has met with the visiting Republic of China, ROC, Youth Ambassadors in Honiara today. A statement from the office of the Prime Minister says Prime Minister Lilo thanked the visiting youth ambassadors for visiting the country and its people to learn…
Following efforts by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and other partners to accelerate a nation-wide measles campaign, the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) this week air lifted to Honiara a total of 50,000 doses of Measles and Rubella vaccines with diluents worth almost…
The National Disaster Management Office, says there is no tsunami threat following an earthquake which occurred around 11am this morning. An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred at 11:13am this morning near latitude 10.8 South Longitude 165.6 East approximately 23 kilometers of Lata, Temotu…
The caretaker Minister of Finance and Treasury, Rick Hou has confirmed on Tuesday that the weaker economic growth outlook for this year has impacted government revenues.
Members from the Alcoholics Anonymous Australia are currently in Honiara to re-visit an AA program established eighteen months ago. AA, or Alcoholics Anonymous is a global fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to solve their common problem and to…
Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF) in Solomon Islands has been selected as a recipient of the US Agency for International Development, USAID, Pacific-American Climate Fund (PACF) program.
Solomon Islands could have done better by asking the right questions prior to intervention of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI. Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament during the debate on the Independent Review of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.
