AUSTRALIA’S Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy has dubbed his two-day visit to Honiara last week as fruitful. Minister Conroy completed his visit on Thursday and continued the Pacific engagement in Papua New Guinea. Speaking a press conference at the Solomon Islands National University Panatina Campus, Minister Conroy highlighted that his third…
PM says crucial bills prompt cancellation of UNGA trip CRUCIAL government agendas to attend to domestically has prompted Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to cancel his participation in the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. As the head of Solomon Islands Government, Prime Minister Manele should lead the Solomon Islands Government…
The Australian Government has launched a new ‘Solomon Islands – Australia Partnership’ logo. Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, officially announced the new logo at a reception jointly hosted by Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton, and the President of the Solomon Islands Australia Alumni…
POLICE is appealing to Landing Craft (LC) owners and operators to ensure their vessels are sea worthy. The appeal came about after LC Coast Way sank between Leru island and Mary Island in West Russell Islands, Central Province with 13 crew members. Another incident occurred between Guadalcanal and Florida islands on 8 September 2024. This involve…
The Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) Rexon Ramofafia, left the country over the weekend to participate in the United Nations ‘Summit of the Future,’ one of the High-Level Meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled for September 22-23, 2024. Minister Ramofafia is accompanied by Permanent Secretary…
Australian visitors up 26 percent – PNG visitors up 106 percent Honiara, Solomon Islands – Tourism Solomons is celebrating its best second quarter result for over four years with visitor arrival figures for the period January to June 2024 showing a 26.5 percent increase over the same period in 2023. The figures released by the Solomon…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shannel Agovaka will be leading Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The annual event will be held in New York, from 22nd to 28th September 2024. The theme for the 79th UNGA is “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development…
Hearing on minimum term for parole in Oct 1 HEARING of submissions for the minimum term for parole for a convicted murderer is set for October 1. The defendant Michael Tate was found guilty of one count of murder of a 15 year old boy at Kukum, East Honiara in 2022 after a trial and…
THE Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) hosted the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services and National Security Strategy (NSS) consultation team on Friday. This for both parties to discuss a nationwide consultation on draft National Security Strategy 2 (NSS2). Initially, the team had completed the first NSS1 in 2020. However, it needs some changes…
A man from Malaita Province has called on the 14 Members of Parliament representing the province to support Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele amidst discussions on social and mainstream media regarding potential political instability. The man expressed confidence in the leadership of Manele, whom he referred to as a “humble son of Isabel,” and urged MPs…