The issuing of Solomon Islands passports at the Solomon Islands Consulate General Office in Brisbane, Australia remains operational. Solomon Islands nationals wishing to renew their expired passports can do so at the Consulate Office. The Solomon Islands Brisbane Consulate General established the Solomon Islands Passport Service in September 2021 during the time of COVID-19 when…
A Disability care service provider from Australia visited the Solomon Islands recently to recruit people to work for its establishments in Queensland, Australia. The recruitment was conducted by Simple solutions Support services and made possible through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme. Chief Executive Officer of Simple Solutions, Natalie Sell said her trip to…
SOLOMON Islands will be represented by U14 tennis player Junior Kennedy at the Asia & Oceania Davis pre-qualifying event in Colombo, Sri-Lanka. This was confirmed by his coach and one of the country’s top tennis players, Junior Benjamin who is also accompanying young Kennedy at the tournament. Kennedy was selected to be part of the…
The Member of the Provincial Assembly for Ward 10, Iriqila in North Vella has called on to school teachers that were still absent from their schools since the beginning of the 2023 Academic classes. Speaking to this paper in an interview yesterday, MPA Freedom Tozaka says “as the MPA for Ward 10, North Vella, I…
The recent statement by the Hon. Premier of Western Province saying the State Government needs more research and cost analysis to pursue Statehood is undermining the dreams and visions of the past Western leaders. This is according to a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Ward 3 Nusa Simbo, Hon. Gideon Tuke. Speaking to…
The Minister for Culture and Tourism Bartholomew Parapolo has applauded the huge stakeholder-turnout at the recent ‘Tourism in Focus” Summit in Honiara last week. The Summit gathered together Government leaders including Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Experts and Local operators around the country. Held on the Theme “Repositioning the Solomon Is.” Brand,…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured the local tourism industry of the National Government’s ongoing pursuit of policies that will provide supporting infrastructure to grow the industry across the country. Sogavare was the Chief Guest at last week’s Tourism In Focus 2023 Summit in Honiara, which gathered Government Officials, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and local…
JUST days after Malaita Province has overthrown Daniel Suidani – its once popular premier – the wind of change has hit Isabel Province in the northwest, according to a letter to the Provincial Assembly Speaker in Buala. The Isabel Provincial Assembly is now moving against its own Premier, Rhoda Sikilabu MPA, the first known female…