AUSTRALIAN authorities have begun a nation-wide crack down on visa overstayers following accusations that “Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lost control of immigration.” ONE Nation founder Pauline Hanson told the Australian Senate on 12 February that “over 75, 000 illegal visa holders remain in Australia, undermining national security, driving down wages, pushing up rents, and…
SOLOMON ISLANDS’ Road contractors are concerned they will be pushed out from the second phase of the SBD314 million Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement [CAUSE] Project. CAUSE is funded by the World Bank (WB) with funding support from Australia. According to one contractor who worked on the First Phase in Honiara, he told Solomon…
THE Minister for Infrastructure Development, Manasseh Maelanga has announced the upcoming sealing of a 12 km road section in West Kwara’ae, which will enhance connectivity and support local development. The tar-sealing project will commence from Gwaunaru’u to Kwaisuliniu. Minister Maelanga made the announcement last week at the official opening of the Bi’o and Koa bridges,…
IMPLEMENTATION of a Water Tank Project funded by Australia for Ward 19 in the East Are Are Constituency in Malaita Province is set to commence. The materials for the project arrived on site last week, marking the start of the project implementation, bringing delight to the people of Ward 19 who waiting to benefit from…
AUSTRALIA AWARDS SOLOMON ISLANDS FACEBOOK LIVE INFORMATION SESSION #1 and #2 FOR STUDY IN AUSTRALIA COMMENCING IN 2026 Facebook LIVE session #1 Social Media Post / Media Release Post date: 14 February 2025 Are you interested in applying for an @AustraliaAwards Scholarship to study in Australia in 2026? Join the team for their Facebook Live…
GEORGE RAUSI has taken the rein at Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) – the nation’s most productive and debt-free State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) following the departure of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eranda Kotelawa. Mr Kotelawa officially handed over the reign to Mr Rausi who until Friday was the Chief Financial Controller of SIPA trading as Solomon…
THE Malaita Provincial Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Solomon Islands National Youth Congress (SINYC) and the Malaita Youth Council to launch the Youth Economic and Climate Action (YECA) project in Malaita. The YECA initiative will be piloted in three communities in the province. These are Oibola Community in Langalanga, Namosalabe…
A CIVIL claim has been filed in the High Court against convicted fraudster Gerard Tauohu in relation to his involvement in the notorious One Link Pacifica Ponzi scheme. The application for the confiscation and pecuniary penalty order was made pursuant to Section 28 of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. It seeks…
AN Australian Government-funded fencing project for Betikama Adventist College’s (BAC’s) girls’ dormitories has been approved and will commence early next month. This was highlighted by the Australian High Commission Minister-Counsellor Lindsay Buckingham when she delivered her speech at the handover of the College’s first ever public restroom facility on Thursday. The restroom facility valued at…
THE Australia Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice (ASIPJ) handed over some Justice Information Management System (JIMS) equipment to Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) on Wednesday in a handing over ceremony at the Correctional Headquarter in Rove, Honiara. The ICT equipment provided by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through ASIPJ included four…