SOLOMON ISLANDS and Australia have met for the first time since the fuss jointly kicked up by Washington DC and Canberra over a security pact which Honiara and Beijing signed last month. The meeting between Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele and Marise Payne – the first at ministerial level – was held in Brisbane on Friday…
MINISTER for Education and Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolobangara has outlined the four key policy areas of her ministry in parliament last week. She said her ministry has developed and will implement the four key policy areas. “First, MEHRD will endeavour to ensure full recovery from COVID – 19 education disruptions. We know student learning…
A LOCAL road-side coconut vendor, Charlie Isuna is the latest victim to the false $100 bank note which is circulating in the country. Mr Isuna, who sells green coconuts for a living was tricked by one of his customers last Tuesday, at the Henderson 9-1 area. He was in tears when he discovered that the…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the foreign minister’s visit to Suva on an ‘explain tour’ of the SI-PRC security treaty is a disgrace. Hon Wale said the intention and purpose of the tour to explain the pros and cons of the security agreement has contradicted their argument that the matter is a sovereign one…
Health ministry in talks to bring in new Covid-19 Vaccine for 5-12 year olds THE Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS) is now discussing with its partners to bring into the country a COVID-19 vaccine for five years to 12 year olds. That’s according to the health and medical service Permanent Secretary (PS) Mrs…
SUVA, May 6 2022 – Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has warned that the survival of the Pacific is in peril if the world’s biggest polluters continue to put profit over people and planet, in Suva overnight. Prime Minister Loughman made the remarks at the launch event for a powerful coalition of civil society groups…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Royal Papua New Guinea Police Constabulary (RPNGC) have raided a homebrew (kwaso) and marijuana hub at Karaina settlement. In at statement issued on Friday, Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Police, Superintendent Jimson Robo said, “The raid happened on 5 May 2022, at about…
SPC: Suva, Fiji – Today the U.S. Embassy Chargé D’Affaires Tony Greubel formally handed over critical care consumables to Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong of Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services to boost the Fiji Government’s campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with FHI 360, through funding support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) procured these critical care…
Permanent Secretary (PS) Acting for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has congratulated the Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal Constituency Hon. Rolland Seleso and its people for the successful launch of the South Guadalcanal Corporate Services Company Limited (SGCSCL) today (Thursday 5th May, 2022) in Honiara. Speaking at the launching today Acting PS Hugo…
Dear Editor, AS a regular visitor to the Solomons, in particular to support my surgical colleagues at NRH I was disappointed to read and hear the PM’s comments. With the greatest of respect, I believe he has misinterpreted the role of the backyard in Australian culture. This is a place in which we take rest…