Australia is supporting Solomon Islands as the Forum host and Chair of the upcoming 2025 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. This followed a request from the Solomon Islands Government, Australian willingly agreed and provided funding support for essential road repairs and climate-friendly upgrades to public infrastructure around Honiara. As part of Australia’s approximately SBD100 million…
The Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court has conducted a court circuit at Buala recently, sentencing a 36-year-old male to ten months for an indecent act that occurred last year.Buala police charged the defendant with an incident act contrary to section 138 (1) (d) of the penal code [chap 26], as amended by the Penal Code (Amendment)…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele (MP) has encouraged Pacific journalists attending the Regional Media Workshop in Honiara to continue telling the stories of the Pacific, ensuring regional decisions are meaningful and accessible to all Pacific peoples. Speaking at the official opening of the workshop, Friday, convened by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in partnership with the…
Local businesses in Malaita are partnering with First Nations businesses from Australia to expand eco-tourism links between Australia and Solomon Islands, creating both opportunities for learning and more local jobs. Hazel Harohau of AuthenticMala Tours travelled to Australia to meet with Indigenous Australia eco-tourism business Yura Tours in North Stradbroke Island. Hilda Rade Sofaemaena of…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele acknowledges the voyagers of Uto Ni Yalo from Fiji who have journeyed across the Pacific to join Solomon Islands’ own Tepuke in Lata who sailed from Duff Islands in Temotu. During a a press conference on Wednesday PM expressed the powerful symbol of Pacific unity through our ocean. The two vaka…
As of 6am this morning, Friday, Uto Ni Yalo and Tepuke were passing between Ulawa Island and the Three Sisters in The Makira Ulawa Province. Official update from Uto Na Yalo Wansolwara said, the two traditional yachts are getting closer to the capital of Honiara, with approximately 125 Nautical Miles to go. The update said…
THE current GNUT regime has issued a memo for the suspension of use of all sufferance wharves for unloading of imported goods. Only three wharves have been allowed to do unloading. This suspension does not apply to the loading of round logs and mineral-related products for export at sufferance wharves. The directive was issued by…
Waimapuru National Secondary School (NSS) in Makira Ulawa Province on Wednesday receive a new tractor along with a grass slasher and ploughing disc, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). The handing over was described as a historic occasion for the school. The support was made possible through funding from the People’s Republic of…
The Solomon Islands government (SIG) has moved to defuse tensions with the country’s teacher union, following a 28-day strike notice issued by the Solomon Islands National Teachers Association (SINTA) over a longstanding seven demands. In a media press conference on Wednesday – 3rd September, Prime minister Jeremiah Manele acknowledged the urgency of the situation and…
The issue of Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs) in Solomon Islands will be raised by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders (PIFL) meeting which is scheduled next week in Honiara. PM Manele, in a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) Conference room, he was asked by local…