PM STRIKES 9 DEALS

China trip is successful and fruitful Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare described his trip to China as fruitful as his government signed nine more agreements with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).  On his arrival yesterday, he announced 9 key Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The first is Implementation of the Police Cooperation between the Ministry of…

HMS TAMAR HERE

UK’s Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Tamar, is here in Solomon Islands on a visit dubbed as demonstrating the strength of the UK-SI relationship THE United Kingdom’s (UK’s) Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Tamar (P233), one of the Royal Navy’s most modern ships, is visiting Solomon Islands this weekend, the British High Commission…

RESPECT OUR SOVEREIGNTY:

Honiara calls for respect to its sovereignty and its right to make own decisions in response to Canberra’s call for the publication of its newly signed policing plan with Beijing “Respect our sovereignty and right to make our own decisions” is the stern response issued by the Prime Minister Sogavare-led Solomon Islands Government delegation visiting…

Why PNG supports nuclear dumping in the Pacific

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – the largest of the Melanesian countries once described by Australia as the Pacific’s arch of instability – has explained why it gives conditional support for Japan’s decision to dump radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Port Moresby’s position in supporting Tokyo was revealed in a confidential National Executive Council (NEC)…