China media goes global to resolve ‘being scolded’

CHINA has strategically strengthened its media industry, allowing it to launch globally to showcase the true China amidst the strategic negative narratives advanced against it by the western media. Professor Li Zhang of China’s Tsinghua University’s School of Journalism and Communication highlighted this when lecturing international journalists on a study tour in China on ‘The…

PACER Plus Joint Committee Charts Strategic Path Forward for Pacific Trade and Development

The Eighth Meeting of the PACER Plus Joint Committee concluded on Tuesday 6 May 2025 in Honiara, Solomon Islands, bringing together senior government officials from Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Chaired by Ambassador Collin Beck, Permanent Secretary of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

PS Galokale denies false, defamatory claims levelled against her

Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS) Karen Galokale has categorically and unequivocally denies recent false and defamatory statement circulating in the social media including those purportedly published by the Facebook Page “SI Community News and Issues.”  Ms. Galokale in a statement issued on Wednesday clarified that the…

Kirakira wharf 65% nearing completion 

The Kirakira Wharf project in Makira-Ulawa Province (MUP) has reached a significant milestone, with construction now 65% complete.  This maritime infrastructure is poised to dramatically enhance maritime connectivity and economic opportunities in a province that has lacked a proper wharf facility for many years. A joint delegation, including a safeguards team from the Ministry of…

Two new ministers, GNUT Cabinet line-up set

The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has officially completed its Cabinet appointments following the swearing-in of two Members of Parliament at Government House in Honiara on Wednesday. Hon. Bradley Tovosia, MP for East Guadalcanal, was sworn-in as Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, while Hon. John Tuhaika Jnr, MP for Rennell Bellona, took…

Condom out of stock at SIPPA

There is a shortage of condoms normally distributed for free by Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA). In a public statement issued online Jack Martin from SIPPA said, there has been a stock out of condoms across Solomon Islands since February this year. Because of that they have seen an increase Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).…