GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has announced that the second round to apply for the revolving fund is now open. The ministry in a statement is accepting applications from interested existing cocoa and copra exporters, traders, and farmers to apply for financial assistance under the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund…
The executive of the Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF) is hosting an appreciation event for the 3×3 Men’s and Women’s teams this weekend. Solomon Islands contingent to the Pacific Mini- Games in Palau arrived back in the country on Thursday evening. The flight touched down at 5pm. A colourful welcome was organised for Team Solomon.…
Australia is boosting Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division (SICED) civil maritime security capability through the gifting of three new Yamaha boats to better monitor and protect Solomon Islands border. This support is being delivered under Australia’s SBD$11.5million capability uplift program being delivered by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the United Nations Office on…
The Women in Executive Leadership Solomon Islands (WELSI) have successfully delivered its first Solomon Islands Senior Executive Women in Leadership Program in Honiara last week. The program was initially devised in partnership with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA), and the Institute of Solomon…
With his world-class Australian tertiary degree in law and a deep commitment to national development, Australia Awards alumnus George Junior Toaki is working to create a stronger and more accountable Solomon Islands. Mr Toaki, a 2024 Australia Awards scholar from the Reef Islands in Solomon Islands, recently completed a Master of Laws at the University…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, MP, has outlined his Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT) development vision, grounded in four key pillars: unity and stability, economic transformation, infrastructure development, and human capital development. Highlighting major policy areas, PM Manele said the government would focus on: – Diversifying the economy through agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has expressed heartfelt thanks to all public servants, private sector, bilateral and multilateral partners, and churches for their enduring support and contributions to national development. “The political government does not implement policies; it is the public service that brings them to life,” the Prime Minister said. “You are the tip of…
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), are conducting a series of workshops across four provinces in the country.The first was done in Tulagi, Central Province, with the latest done at Ghaseali, Isabel Province.…