Australia announces maritime support for SI

THE visiting Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Honourable Richard Marles, has announced a package of commitments for Solomon Islands maritime sector. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Solomon Islands said the package builds on Australia’s 40-year strong Defence Cooperation Program. Australia has already provided more than 20 ray boats to…

SI Immigration to host the Pacific Immigration Development Community Regular Annual Meeting in 2024

Solomon Islands Immigration will host the Pacific Immigration Development Community Regular Annual Meeting, PIDC RAM, in Honiara in 2024. The bid to host the meeting was supported by the PIDC member states during a recent Regular Annual Meeting hosted by Vanuatu Immigration at Ramada Hotel, Republic of Vanuatu. The Regular Annual Meeting is an annual…

AUSTRALIA AND SOLOMON WATER CELEBRATE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PANATINA BOREHOLE PROJECT

Solomon Water is proud to announce the successful completion of the Panatina borehole drilling and construction project. The SBD 5.1 million project was jointly funded by Solomon Water and the Australian Government. Representatives from Solomon Water, the Australian High Commission, local contractors, and key stakeholders celebrated the milestone at a completion and handover ceremony on…

Hail to our seafarers!

SOLOMON Islands is a nation of geographically scattered islands and the major means of transport between our various islands is boats and ships. Around the globe, most trading activities occur by sea and this means our seafarers play an important role. Without the shipping services, there won’t be any economic activities. And on these ships…