Solomon Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, His Excellency Ishmael Avui, paid a call on New Zealand Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon on Friday 13th June, at the New Zealand Parliament. His Excellency presented his Letter of Introduction from Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele during the call. Prime Minister Luxon and High Commissioner Avui…
FIVE Solomon Islands who have completed their agriculture training in Israel are safe but are now trapped from returning due to escalating tension between Israel and Iran. Amidst concern over their safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade revealed in a statement on Tuesday that they are safe and well. “Solomon Islands students…
AFTER serving the country in the political arena for about 57 years, Sir Waeta Ben Tabusasi finally received his Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Medal on Friday. Governor General Sir Reverend David Tipa Kapu officiated at the ceremony during the Kings Birthday celebration at the National stadium in East Honiara.…
THE recent discovery of Unexploded Ordnances (UXO) or bombs at the Betikama camp ground, east of Honiara has forced organisers to rescheduled the proposed pathfinder camp to next week. The discovery was made at Subcamp Six of the camp ground last week resulting in the program being pushed back to next week. The weeklong camp…
Agriculture remains the backbone of many countries including Solomon Islands because its vital to livelihoods, food security and national development. This was highlighted by the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) when delivered a keynote address at the International Tropical Agricultural Science & Technology Industry Cooperation and Exchange Agenda, held in…
The long-awaited construction of a new form 4 classroom block at Voza Community High School (CHS) is set to begin following the successful delivery of essential building materials to Kurua Village in North-West Choiseul recently. Cleston Kule Ngalavole, Principal of Voza CHS, confirmed the delivery of building materials—including 200 bags of cement, 80 steel rods,…
Solomon Islands was represented at the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC12) jointly hosted with the Asian Society of Ichthyologists (ASI) Annual Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held last week from June 9-13, 2025. The joint conference, which combines two prestigious events, was hosted at the National Taiwan University and the Taipei Zoo. Fish…
Urgent attention is required to address issues affecting the country’s youth population because the current situation is like a ‘time bomb’ if left unattended. The Governor General, His Excellency Sir David Tiva Kapu (GCMG) issued the call In his King’s Birthday speech on Friday. Sir David warned that the problems encountered by the youth population…
The public is being warned about a fraudulent grant scheme being circulated under the name “National Community Support Initiative (NCSI).” The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) issued the advisory on Friday. “This fake scheme, which has appeared in some communities and on social media platforms, falsely claims that the Government is providing…
Nice, France — The Solomon Islands Government has officially concluded its engagement at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UNOC3), held from 9–13 June 2025 in Nice, France. Led by Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, the Solomon Islands delegation actively participated in all ten ocean action panels,…