A SOLEMN atmosphere enveloped the Saint Barnabas Cathedral on Friday afternoon as family, friends and representatives of all walks of life gathered to honor the late Sir Father John Ini Lapli, the fourth Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, who passed on in Honiara on Saturday 18 January, for his dedicated service. The State Funeral Service…
THE fourth Governor-General Late Father Sir John Inilapli was farewelled in a State Funeral in Honiara on Friday. Late Father Sir John, who served as Governor-General from 7 July 1999 to 7 July 2004, died in Honiara on Saturday 18 January after a long illness. As part of the State Funeral programme, the body of…
Motumahi Lodge located in East Rennell, Renbel Province has acknowledged the national government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) for its support through a double cabin land cruiser. In a statement today, Sunday, the Lodge said, “Motumahi Lodge is proud to announce that it has received a double cabin cruiser from the national…
Over 8,300 Solomon Islanders have to date worked in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, and this year looks set to be another successful year. Sixty-two PALM workers attended the first pre-departure briefing for 2025 last week. The group included 37 new participants and 25 returned workers, who were looking forward to…
The Solomon Islands Government on Friday officially received the completed National Referral Hospital (NHR) Comprehensive Medical Centre from the People’s Republic of China. This fulfils the vision for a new state of the art health facility that was initially discussed four years ago. The project commenced 13 months ago and was constructed by Jiangsu Jiangdu…
The Soul Cocoa Livelihood Project (SCLP) under the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) warmly welcomes two students into their project team as part of their (students) attachment. The duo are final-year Agriculture Bachelor students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The students are; Ms. Natasha Medei from Temotu Province and Ms. Lanieta Ofea…
The country’s 50 constituency offices are now operational and swings into action to carry out their mandated task. Minister for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Rollen Seleso informed Parliament during the Sine Die Motion, December last year. “I am pleased to note to this Parliament that one of the key requirements under the Constituency…
The ACOM flagship the MV Southern Cross is expected to arrive back in the country this weekend after completing its three-week relief mission to Vanuatu. A statement from ACOM today said, MV Southern Cross has departed Luganville this morning for Honiara after spending over 3 weeks transporting relief supplies from Northern Provinces and Honiara to…
A Solomon Islands national, who is currently working as Deputy Director – Disaster and Community Resilience Programme for the Pacific Community (SPC) in Suva, Fiji, has become the first Solomon islander to secure a senior position with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) based in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea. Mr Exsley Taloiburi, who hails from North…
Tourism Solomons has applauded Solomon Airlines following its announcement this week to commence a weekly trans-Tasman service between Auckland and Brisbane, Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke describing the move as, potentially, one of the biggest developments for the country’s tourism sector in recent years. Scheduled to operate as a return service between Auckland and Brisbane every…