Defense Force here to build Eastern Border Outpost AUSTRALIA has confirmed a team of Australia Defense Force (ADF) engineers are in Temotu Province scoping for potential sites at Lata to build Eastern Border Outpost, Australian High Commissioner Lachlan Strahan said on Monday. The group include government officials, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), Ministry…
Solomon Islands and New Zealand have begun discussions on developing a maritime security plan at the margins of the recent 19th Shangri La Dialogue, a regional security and Defence forum in Singapore. Solomon Islands Police Minister Anthony Veke and New Zealand’s Defence Minister Peeni Henare held constructive discussions on the maritime security plan. Minister Veke…
THE newly appointed Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr Samson Viulu wasted no time announcing his priority for the ministry to carry head-on when he resumes duty next week. Dr Viulu took his oath of office and allegiance before the Acting Governor General Patteson Oti at the Government House yesterday. The…
THE private jet bringing the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her delegation and the other which brought in the Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ahmed Agil AIKhateeb touched town moments apart at the Honiara International Airport, Friday. Waiting at the airport tarmac to receive Senator Wong and her delegation for…
HONIARA City Council has issued a call to Honiara residents to repatriate the bodies of deceased family members to their home villages for burial. The call follows the government’s lifting of restrictions on movements of people in and out of Honiara Emergency Zone due to Covid-19. The City Clerk Justus Denni said the call is…
Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Honorable Penny Wong has paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, during which Wong has discussed a number of issues with the PM. Two important issues raised during the discussion were matters relating to climate change and regional security. Wong reiterated Australia’s commitment to reduce gas emission and…
The arrival of the minister of Tourism of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Fund for Development, Mr. Ageel Alkhateeb is a significant milestone achievement in the bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Saudi Arabia. Mr. Alkhateeb is the first high ranking Saudi Arabia representative to…
MALAITA Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Leslie Kili witnessed the launching of a by-law for Hatodea communities at Manaoba island in the Lau lagoon on 8 June 2022. Speaking during the launching ceremony PPC Kili says, “I on behalf of RSIPF happy to witness the launching of your community by-law since it is a milestone…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) was given a timely support, thanks to Aotearoa New Zealand, which supported the country with medical supplies late last month. This is part of New Zealand Government’s support to the country. The support consisted of several hundred cartons of disposable medical face-masks blue, 3M N95 masks, hospital…
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade today formally announced the visit to Honiara by His Excellency Ahmed Agil AlKhateeb, the Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development on the 17th of June, 2022. This will be the first…