The West Rennell Land and Resource Owners Association (WRL&ROA) has raised serious concerns over Nickel Enterprise SI Ltd (NESI) and its recent investment announcements for Rennell. In an article published by the Solomon Star on Wednesday, August 4th, NESI claimed to have secured new backing from Singapore and flew workers to Rennell on a charter…
Australian remains committed to addressing climate change issues affecting the Pacific region including Solomon Islands. That’s the assurance from Australia’s Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohamed, Pictured above on the left, during his presentation last week at the Faculty of Education and Humanities (FEH) Panatina Campus Lecture Theatre. The one hour seminar focused on two…
Australia has announced further support for Solomon Islands’ cocoa industry through a new processing facility to be built at Cathliro in Honiara. Australia has been supporting local businesses in the productive sector (such as coconut, cocoa and cassava) to diversify their products, boost domestic sales and exports and employ more people. The new facility will…
A Disability Inclusion Awareness Session was successfully conducted for the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) last week. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with the support from World Health Organization (WHO) conducted the awareness on Tuesday3rd September at the MCILI conference room in Honiara. The session was well-attended by Heads of…
The 2025 Budget Strategy was officially launched in Honiara on Friday 6th September – marking the beginning of the 2025 budget formulation process. The Minister of Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare official launched strategy based on the theme of “Accelerating Accountable and Transformative Investments: A Pathway Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Economy.” The 2025 budget strategy…
Tulagi police have rescued 28 passengers from a sunken vessel between Guadalcanal and Florida islands on Sunday, 8 September 2024. The Landing Craft (LC) Adi Wai Tui left Honiara to Tulagi when it encountered sea coming from the bottom of the ship. Members of the ship’s crew tried to pump out the water but the…
The Solomon Islands Government will bring its development partners together on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, for an important Roundtable meeting. This will be led by the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) and is aimed at strengthening collaboration and aligning support with national development priorities. The event which will be held at the…
First 24 passports issued by newly-established Auki Immigration Office, marking a milestone achievement for GNUT, MEGTG, more passports to be issued next week A HISTORIC milestone was marked in the Malaita Provincial Capital on Friday as the first batch of passport applicants in Malaita Province received their passports after the opening of the Auki Immigration…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has invited Australian businesses to explore investment opportunities in the agriculture, tourism, fisheries and renewable energy sectors of Solomon Islands and investment more in them for transformative outcomes. PM Manele made the invitation in his keynote address at the opening of the 13th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum held last Tuesday. The…
AUSTRALIA’S has provided a total of SBD375 million to Solomon Islands in the form of investment and aid in 2023, according to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). The CBSI Deputy Governor Reynold Moveni told the 13th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum in Honiara last week that Australia injected SBD200million into Solomon Islands finance and mining…