INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, Sinopharm, welcomed a group of journalists from the Asia-Pacific region for a visit to its headquarters in Beijing on Thursday 3 July. The Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) is a global leader in the healthcare sector due to its “scale, performance and comprehensive strength.” “Sinopharm has actively participated in…
Eight Solomon Islands students have recently graduated from various universities across China in June 2025. On Friday, 20th June, the Solomon Islands Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Barrett Salato, attended the graduation ceremony of five undergraduate students at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing. Ambassador Salato extended his…
A new multi-million-dollar school meal nutrition project has been officially launched to improve student health and strengthen local agriculture in Western Province and Isabel. Funded by the Government of Japan through UNICEF, the $3 million USD initiative aims to boost schoolchildren’s nutritional intake while also building sustainable food systems within communities. The project will be…
Team Solomon Islands has secured its first medal at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, thanks to long-distance runner Geejay Junior, who claimed silver in the men’s 10,000 meters on Friday morning July 4. The lad from Vonunu in the Western Province clocked a time of 33. 14 to earn Silver for Team Solomon. Geejay…
Solomon Islands has now become a member of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This came after Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry D. Kuma received the official Certificate of Membership this month from the President of AIIB in Beijing. The President of the Asia Infrastructure Bank or AIIB, Jin Linqun, finally presented the official…
A diarrhoea outbreak has been declared for Honiara and Guadalcanal province. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in statement said, it continues to actively monitor the increasing trend in diarrhoea disease through its weekly syndromic surveillance system, and has confirmed diarrhoeal outbreak in Honiara and Guadalcanal province. From the latest surveillance information, a…
Five Solomon Islands students studying in Israel are expected to arrive back in the country on Friday. They are returning home after the conflict in the Middle East had delayed their return. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka announced this in a statement on Thursday. The students are scheduled…
A major shake-up is underway at both the political as well as the top echelon of the public service – a move which appears to be linked directly to the recent political upheaval in failed attempts to dethrone the ruling GNUT coalition. At the political level, the leadership of the Independent Group in Parliament has…
Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has been urged to defend ordinary Solomon Islanders from unjustifiable and excessive bank fee increases. The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale issued the call in a statement on Thursday 3rd July. His call came in light of BSP’s recent decision, effective 28th June 2025, to impose a 1%…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) will offer a total of 1,445 new scholarships for Solomon Islanders in 2026. This was announced by Minister of Education and Human Resources Development Tozen Leokana at the official launch of the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Plan (SITESP) 2026 in Honiara, Wednesday.…