THIRTY Solomon Islanders left the country on Monday to work as berry pickers in Queensland, Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM). The group that left on Monday consist of 15 men and 15 women who will work under a 4 year contract which is expected to end in 2026. According to the…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) has briefly met with the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to PNG last week in Port Moresby. During the meeting, the two officials, His Excellency (H.E) William Soaki and H.E Jacques Fradin shared and discussed issues of common interest between the EU, SI and the region. In…
Cabinet approved initiatives to reinforce by-laws CABINET has approved “On the Spot Fine” effective as of 1st May. Attorney General John Muria Jnr confirmed this in a press conference at the new national stadium on Friday. He said instructions have been sent to his office for amendment to the Honiara City Council Act to enable…
ONLY eight Vanuatu nursing students managed to arrive in the country, Sunday. Forty of them were turned back at the Port Vila International Airport due to failure of flight arrangements with Solomon Airlines. Solomon Islands National University Media Officer, Estee Longamei explains that 40 nursing students were unable to board the Solomon Airline because they…
SOLOMON Islands Futsal National Team, Kurukuru, has a new head coach. He is Englishman Damon Shaw. A statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation said Shaw applied for the job and was given the role by the SIFF executive committee after a successful zoom interview earlier this year. SIFF said Shaw is a professional coach and…