The visiting China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) led by its Vice Chairman Mr. Tang Wenghong recently held a comprehensive and productive dialogue with Permanent Secretaries of line Ministries on the development cooperation between Solomon Islands and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The development dialogue provides an opportunity for fruitful exchanges that culminated into…
THE Malaita Full Assembly Meeting for the original budget 2023-2024 is scheduled for Monday next week. The Malaita Provincial Speaker, Ronnie Butala, confirmed this in a notice put up for the meeting. The Provincial Public Accounts Committee PPAC is currently scrutinising the budget ahead of the meeting next week. The notice put up by Speaker…
COMMERCIALISATION is an important tool in the arsenal of Pacific state-owned utilities as they seek to decarbonise and mitigate climate change-related risks, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. Finding Balance 2023: Benchmarking Performance and Building Climate Resilience in Pacific State-Owned Enterprises compares the performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in nine Pacific island…
The Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council, Kurt Campbell defends the security deal amongst Australia, UK and US as an effort to respond to a rapidly changing security environment in the Indo-Pacific region THE new defense pact between Australia and the United Kingdom and United States, known as…
Meet Inspector Warwick McKee, a New Zealand (NZ) Police advisor who was deployed here to work under the Solomon Island Support Programme (SIPSP) to assist the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF). Inspector McKee has a big heart which drives him to do the job voluntarily at his own time. This is very small but…
Director General of International Planned Parenthood Federation and a team from Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association have paid a courtesy call to the Prime Hon. Minister Manasseh Sogavare Wednesday. Dr. Alvaro Bermejo was accompanied by officials from the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) and also SIPPA board president and board members. Prime Minister Manasseh…
FOUR men, who are facing separate sexual offences, including rape in Isabel Province, have not yet entered their plea to allegations against them. The men, aged 38, 46, 60 and 69 facing charges of indecent assault and rape, were supposed to enter their pleas last Friday. However, they could not do so due to certain…
THE Solomon Islands Red Cross Society National Youth Committee (NYC) has successfully held its meeting on Tuesday and the highlight of the meeting was the election of its National Board representative. The new National Board representatives will lead the Committee for the coming four years and who is the voice of the National Society youths…
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Jeremiah Manele, led government discussions with the visiting Inter-agency delegation from the White House led by the Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council, Dr. Kurt Campbell. The Solomon Islands-United States Inter-Agency High Level Strategic Dialogue was held at the Prime Minister’s…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has welcomed the US’ desire to respond more effectively to the needs of Solomon Islanders through cooperation. Hon. Wale said this posture of working together with everyday Solomon Islanders is one that the nation needs. The Opposition Leader and other Opposition MPs met with Dr. Kurt Campbell and…