MALAITA Province Premier Elijah Asilaua has met earlier last week with the representatives of provincial workers who have threatened to go on strike if their six-year-old log of claims are not addressed. The meeting was convened to consult with the government regarding a strike notice issued by the Workers Union of Solomon Islands (WUSI) on…
THE Honiara Magistrate Court will on March 12 review an arrest warrant issued for a man accused of wounding his wife’s head with a sector knife last November. Richard Kennedy is facing one count of Unlawful Wounding following the alleged incident on 16 November. Following his arrest, Kennedy never attended his court case, resulting in…
THE Mindset Plus Training and Community visits in the Shortland Islands proved to be a valuable and insightful experience for both the Royal Solomon Islands Police Officers and the local communities. With 15 officers participating in the training led by PC James Opa of the National Crime Prevention Department, the focus was on developing high-performing…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele MP, and the Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC), Dr. Stuart Minchin, have held a highly successful bilateral meeting in Honiara. This marks the first such meeting between Dr. Minchin and Prime Minister Manele since the latter assumed office. The discussions centered on deepening the collaboration between the Solomon Islands…
COLLABORATION and working together are strong words emanated out from the Honiara Summit that ended at Friendship Hall this afternoon. The Summit, hosted by the Government of the Solomon Islands and organized together with the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Pacific Community (SPC),…
FAR EAST Resources Company Ltd – the Hong Kong-based company recently accused of illegal mining in Isabel – has taken one step further in its bid to obtain Surface Access Rights Agreement (SARA) for the rich nickel tenement on San Jorge Island, Isabel Province. This time, it involves the transfer of Company shares to new…
THE Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Constituency has taken significant steps to support the education of its students by paying for their tuition this year. Students studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) have been supported. The announcement was made during a meeting this week between MOI…
Fisheries resources are crucial for all 17 Pacific member countries of Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). FFA Director General, Noan Pakop highlighted good stories and fisheries management of FFA during day 2 of the 2025 Honiara Summit at the Friendship Hall, Wednesday. “Fisheries are the crucial to Pacific Islands’ countries,” he said. He said fisheries are…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, outlines the vision and role of the Pacific leaders over time in pursuit of sustainable fisheries-fisheries that is sustainably managed to benefit current and future generation. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in 1970, the sustainable utilization of marine resources was identified as a matter of common interest amongst the membership. …
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has had a successful bilateral meeting with his Papua New Guinea counterpart, Prime Minister James Marape at the margins of the Honiara Summit, where the latter announced a K5Million assistance. The assistance is to support the Solomon Islands Government host this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Summit in Honiara in September.…