GUADALCANAL Province Premier Willie Atu has hailed the bilaterial relations between Solomon Islands and China, acknowledging the infrastructure transformational changes that it brought about in Honiara. Premier Atu praised the 5-year-old SI-Sino relations when a delegation from Jiangmen City of the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province paid a courtesy call on him and his…
MAJOR earthworks at the new SBD $250 million Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara are now complete, with the pouring of concrete foundations commencing last weekend. Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton said he was delighted with the progress of major milestones at Solomon Islands’ first Urban Health Centre. “The Naha project is well…
Solomon Islands has made its voice heard on the existing threats posed by sea level rise at the global podium by pleading to global emitters to take the leadership in drastically cutting down emissions. At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level plenary meeting on addressing the ‘Existential Threats Posed By Sea Level Rise’, Minister…
Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday the 24th September 2024. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka signed on behalf of the Solomon Islands Government. Minister Agovaka signed and deposited…
Australia through the Defence Cooperation Program continue to support Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to maintain safety and security of the western border region over the past years. To witness how the partnership and the engagement has been implemented, a high level delegation from both the Australian and Solomon Islands Government visited the Border,…
THE National Aquatic Centre will officially open for the public to use as of next week. A statement from National Sports Council (NSC) said, “we will be open for swimming from 0600h on Tuesday 1 October 2024.” But before accessing the 50m and 25m pools, interested swimmers are asked to visit the NSC office at…
At a recent workshop on inclusivity in the workplace, the Solomon Islands construction sector heard powerful stories from people with disabilities working in infrastructure and about how inclusive workplaces have helped them earn an income and make valuable contributions to society. The workshop was delivered under Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program Workforce Skills Series, helping…
Australia and New Zealand has supported the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) with a new forklift, valued at approximately SBD 210,000 funded through the Education Sector Support Program. The forklift would be used at the Education Resource Unit warehouse to lift, move and stack curriculum materials for distribution to schools nationwide. On…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has struck out the election petition filed against the Member of Parliament for Gizo-Kolombangara, Jimson Tanangada due to lack of evidence to support the allegations therein. Sir Albert ordered in his ruling on Wednesday that all six grounds of election bribery and one ground of ineligibility to contest this year’s…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Choiseul, Harry Kuma will know if the petition filed against him is dismissed or not at 9am on October 16. That is when Judge Howard Lawry will deliver his ruling on the application to strike out the petition case. This followed the hearing of the strike out application filed by…