NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the relations between China and Solomon Islands during a meeting on Tuesday with Jeremiah Manele, foreign minister of the Pacific island country. The meeting was arranged on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.…
East Kwaio murder judgement set for October 6 JUDGEMENT for two men who stood trial for the murder of a woman in East Kwaio, Malaita, in 2019 will be delivered on October 6. This followed the closing submissions on Tuesday before Justice Maelyn Bird. Sonny Bakua and John Manassah had been tried in the trial…
SIFF President William Lai hosted a homecoming dinner last night for the Solomon Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru after returning from the OFC Futsal Cup 2022 as runners-up and he lays out SIFF’s plans for the Oceania champions leading up to the next FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers next year. Solomon Islands sent a development…
SOLO the turtle mascot for the 2023 Pacific Games continues its tour to all provinces. His most recent tour was in Rennell Bellona Province where Solo and the team spent a week visiting both Islands. Community Engagement and Special Events Coordinator for the Pacific Games 2023 Jacqueline Igi revealed the next tour will be in…
Solomon Water continues to experience severe water shortages at its Kongulai source affecting many customers in Honiara. This started in July this year and as of this week there have been no significant changes to the situation. Chief Executive Officer Ian Gooden says, “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DGCA) has affirmed its sincere support to the first-ever Solomon Islands Constituency Development Policy (SICD) which is currently in its consultation phase. Policy Secretary- Resource Sector from the Prime Minister’s Office (OPMC) Jimson Tanangada made this affirmation on Thursday during the SICD Policy consultation held at the Pacific Casino…