Seven new community infrastructure works under the Government of Solomon Islands’ Community Access and Urban Service Enhancement (CAUSE) project – funded by Australia and the World Bank were opened in Auki by a government delegation and donor partners.
A five- member team from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has successfully conducted two-days consultations on the first ever Solomon Islands Constituency Development (SICD) Policy concept, at the Tulagi Island Lodge in Central Province (CIP) from 6th – 7th September, 2022.
Solomon Islands will observe three days of mourning in honour of the demise of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of State of the country. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – the longest-reigning British monarch, has died at the age of 96 after reigning for 70 years.
An outburst by MP for east Guadalcanal Constituency and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Bradley Tovosia in Parliament yesterday has stirred unease amongst certain factions of the society.
Queen Elizabeth II, Solomon Islands head of state and the longest-reigning British monarch, has died at age 96 after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer.
Parliament this evening passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022 to defer the national general election to 2024 with 37 of the 49 MPs voted in support.
A hat-trick from Paul Francis helped the Solomon Islands to a comfortable 6-0 win over American Samoa in the opening game of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022 in Tahiti.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Solomon International Assistance Force (SIAF) are continuing with operation providing security to the people of Solomon Islands, particularly in Honiara.
The Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) in partnership with the United Nation-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) successfully delivered a four (4) days’ workshop on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and, Policy Analysis and Reporting (PAR)…
On 31 August, partners came together at San Isidro Care Centre and School for the Deaf to celebrate the launch of the Iumi Tugeda Helpem Solomon Islands Def Comuniti project, which will help improve access to quality education for deaf children across Solomon Islands.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who is also the minister of the 2023 Pacific Games has requested two additional futsal stadium halls for two provinces, the request was made to the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo.
The Solomon Islands Government today says the timing of the announcement by the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong that Australia is willing to fund the Solomon Islands upcoming National General Election was inappropriate.
Solomon Airlines has confirmed plans to resume flight services to Lomlom airstrip in Temotu province via Kirakira in Makira-Ulawa province. A flight has been planned for this weekend.
National flag carrier Solomon Airlines today announced that its largest domestic aircraft Dash 8 will be returning to the country despite costing the airline millions of dollars in repair.
Police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old father for allegedly raping his biological daughter in east central Guadalcanal. The man was charged with three counts of incest contrary to section 163(2) of the Penal Code (Amendment) (Sexual Offences) Act 2016.
A multi-stakeholder validation workshop was successfully held Monday this week in Honiara on the Solomon Islands National Policy Roadmap for Electric Mobility. The workshop gathered together representatives from the Government, private sector, NGOs and the academia.
The Policy Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (PIMEU) Productive Sector of the Office of the Prime minister and Cabinet hosted a collaborative meeting with the Directors of the various Productive Sector government line Ministries.
The new United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF’s Pacific representative Mr. Jonathan Veitch had formally introduced himself to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. Mr.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogvare yesterday welcomed the Ambassador of Portugal, His Excellency (H.E) Pedro Rodrigues Da Silva into the country. H.E Da Silva is in the country to formally introduce himself after he was unable to pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister earlier because of the…
Portugal’s new Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Pedro Rodrigues da Silva has presented his credentials to the Governor General Sir David Vunagi this morning.
