A joint team from Solomon Islands, Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are working closely together to progress the Border Management System (BMS) project. Australia is proud to be funding the SBD 18 million trilateral BMS project, which will boost Solomon Islands’ prosperity and security, simplifying the process for applying for a visa and facilitating…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Deputy Secretary for Corporate Services, Mr Layten Jacob and National Director of Nursing, Mr Michael Larui successfully participated at a two-day implementation workshop on ‘Shaping a Future Health Workforce’ in the Western Pacific on 1st to 2nd of November in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. World Health…
A visiting delegation from Guangdong Province, China, paid a courtesy call to the Minister of the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), Hon. Wayne Ghemu, on Thursday, November 14th 2024. This was part of their ongoing engagement with provinces in Solomon Islands. The delegation, led by Mr. Wang Xuecheng, Vice Chairman of the…
The Minister for Culture and Tourism Choylin Yim Douglas MP, had the privilege of officially opening the newly renovated reception area of the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) office in Suva, Fiji, on Tuesday. This special event took place during the Minister’s visit to Suva for the SPTO Council of Tourism Ministers meeting. The newly…
The Matakwalao Ward 9 Development Committee (WDC) in North Malaita successfully completed a two-day training session to strengthen the committee’s understanding of essential governance practices. Organized by the Malaita Provincial Government in collaboration with the Provincial Planning Unit and Division of Finance, this training was held at the Sulagwalu Community Church Dining Hall on 13-14…
The Chinese Police Liaison Team (CPLT) 5 has completed its tenure, and this week the team paid the final courtesy call to the Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele. During the visit, CPLT 5’s outgoing Commissioner Zhao Jinyong expressed appreciation for the warm reception his team received across the country. Commissioner Zhao also acknowledged the government for…
The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO, has commenced the National Economic Establishment Census, NEEC, 2024 starting on the first week of November. The month-long Census is going to selected areas in all provinces within Solomon Islands to collect information on businesses that will make up a thorough and complete update of registered businesses in…
Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia has described the unnamed sources quoted in the Island Sun newspaper article, “Looming GNUT Sacks,” as busybodies. The Deputy Prime Minister challenged the unnamed sources to reveal their true identities to give credibility to their claims; otherwise, he argued, anonymous sources are as fake as their statements. DPM Tovosia stated…
Caretaker Cabinet decision fuels speculation that $140million for the buy-back deal was intended for the April 17 NGE THE DECISION to raise $140 million for the Government’s secret buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by LSL and RIPEL is fuelling speculation the money was intended for the 2024 joint elections. Two factors influenced those…
THE Solomon Islands Public Solicitors’ Office (PSO) has hosted delegations from the PSO of Papua New Guinea and the Legal Aid Commission of Fiji for a two-day conference on Friday and Saturday last week. The conference saw the discussion of legal networking initiatives in the region. Speaking at a welcome ceremony on Friday evening, Solomon…