THE Australian Government through the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) on Wednesday officially handed over the upgraded Aola wharf to the Solomon Islands Maritime Security Capability. The upgrade work costs around $120million and was made possible through the longstanding partnership of the Australian Government with Solomon Islands through the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Thursday hosted the visiting Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy for a seminar and he took the opportunity to underscore the importance of jobs to Solomon Islands economy and security. Minister Conroy told SINU students present at the seminar held at the Panatina Lecture…
A project for the construction of a Fisheries Research Center at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) was officially signed early this week. The signing was held on September 16, 2024, at the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in Honiara. The grant amount for this project is 511 million…
AN application to withdraw the election petition filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for South Guadalcanal Rollen Seleso will be made in court on October 7. Gabriel Suri of Suri’s Law Practice, who represents the petitioner – former MP for South Guadalcanal David Day Pacha – informed the court on Thursday of the petitioner’s intention.…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Guadalcanal, Francis Sade will on October 16 know if the petition case filed against him will be dismissed or not. This followed the hearing of the application to strike out the petition before Judge Howard Lawry on Thursday. Having heard submissions and responses from both counsels, Judge Lawry adjourned…
A WORLD Bank report recommends that Solomon Islands Government invest in post-harvest facilities to strengthen the fishery industry. The report also advocates for better information dissemination and the development of adaptive management systems. The report, titled Solomon Islands: Country Economic Memorandum – Unlocking New Sources of Economic Growth, examines the key barriers to sustainable economic…
THE issuance of application forms for seasonal work under the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) has been suspended until 2025 to allow the responsible government body to screen applications received during the last two years. Thats according to the Labor Mobility Unit (LMU) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET). An officer…
THE Guadalcanal Premier Willie Atu has commended the Australian Government for including Guadalcanal schools and communities in its Solomon Islands Security and Safety Light Project. This project was announced by the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy at an event at the Lungga Community High School on the eastern outskirts of…
A CHIEF from Guadalcanal has called on relevant authorities to investigate the sale of expired goods by a Bangladeshi-owned shop on the eastern outskirts of Honiara. The chief, who requested anonymity, made the call after a number of expired goods were found on the shelves of Bangladeshi-owned shop. “The community’s interests are endangered by the…
THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana has highlighted a number of factors, including corruption, as challenges to doing business in Solomon Islands. Mr Dentana was speaking at the launch of the Solomon Islands Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) titled ‘Unlocking New Source of Economic Growth’ in Honiara recently. The report…