PM Sogavare embraces Pacific Sports Ministers

Sports Ministers from around the Pacific converging in this week’s meeting in Honiara were warmly embraced by Prime Minister and Minister for Pacific Games 2023, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP. Prime Minister Sogavare hosted a cocktail reception welcoming the visiting Sports Ministers and officials at the Heritage Poolside, Honiara.       With a smile and embracing spirit,…

AFP, ADF PRESENCE BOOSTED:

Australia announces the deployment of additional AFP and ADF personnel under the SIAF arrangement to assist RSIPF ensure a safe and secure Sol2023 Pacific Games AROUND 100 additional Australian Federal Police (AFP) personnel will be deployed to Solomon Islands as part of Australia’s support to the country to host a safe and successful Sol2023 Pacific…

MCNEIL NOT AWARE

The Commissioner of Lands denies any knowledge of the transfer of alienated plots of land in the Western Province from his custody on behalf of the Crown as announced by Western Province Premier Billy Veo THE Commissioner of Lands (COL) Alan McNeil has denied being aware of plans to transfer 134 alienated plots of land…

Australian medical team delivers first ever brain surgery in Solomon Islands

A team of neurosurgeons, nurses, and anaesthetists from Australia has completed a vital mission to the Solomon Islands to perform critical brain surgeries and build local medical capabilities. The 14-member team, led by Nepean Hospital’s Senior Anaesthetist Dr Narko Tutuo and Head of Neurosurgery Dr Matthew Tait, aimed to address urgent neurological conditions identified after…

PM witnesses handover of Taro Hospital Biomedical Lab

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare was at Taro, Provincial Capital of Choiseul Province, with the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Rod Hilton for the official handover of an Australian Government-funded fully equipped Laboratory to the province. Prime Minister Sogavare, in his remarks, welcomed the Australian Funded Biomedical Lab as “another milestone and a demonstration of…