PM Manele, officials discuss policing arrangements with PNG

SOLOMON Islands and Papua New Guinea discussed a number of security arrangements last weekend. The discussions were held between Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, Minister of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS), Jimson Tanangada and MPNSCS Permanent Secretary Karen Galokale, Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau and PNG’s Minister for Police, Peter Tsiamilili…

NZ EMBRACES SI TIES:

NZ’s Peters-led high-level political delegation meets, congratulates PM Manele, reassures SI of NZ’s commitment to build on the longstanding NZ-SI relations and to continue assistance towards SI’s economic reform efforts THE New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed New Zealand’s commitment to build on the longstanding New Zealand-Solomon Islands relationship…

Empowering young women to work in aged care

Australia is helping create jobs for Solomon Islanders through skills and training, with seventeen young Solomon Islander women recently receiving their Australian accredited Working in Aged Care Preparation Skill Set qualifications. Graduates with this qualification can pursue health sector employment opportunities in Solomon Islands, or in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme.…

POLITICAL STORM DEFUSED:

PM Manele applies diplomatic skills to defuse instability threat over DPM post, announces first two political appointments, while DPM Tovosia downplays weekend report that he faces official corruption charges PRIME MINISTER Jeremiah Manele has reportedly defused an internal row which could have torn apart his newly-formed government of National Unity and Transformation Coalition (GNUT) only…

PM Manele vows to maintain foreign policy

NEWLY elected Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele vows to maintain the country’s foreign policy to work with all traditional partners and friends. This declaration comes in response to assertions from international media portraying Manele as pro-China due to his victory in the Prime Ministerial vote by a margin of 31-18. BBC reports that Manele is poised…

DPM and two more ministers sworn-in

SOLOMON Islands new deputy Prime Minister is Honourable Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia who is also the Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification. Deputy Prime Minister Tovosia, the Minister for Foreign Affairs  Peter Shanel Agovaka and Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey Polycarp Paea were sworn-in by the Governor General His Excellency Sir David…