AUSTRALIA needs to sharpen its focus on what its interests are and how to uphold them in the now contested Indo-Pacific region, Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has boldly stated last week. Wong was addressing the Australian National Press Club Address last Monday and to which she spoke on the Anthony Albanese Government’s stance on Australian…
THE Solomon Island Red Cross Society (SIRCS) has come to the aid of families whose homes were recently damaged by fire. On Friday last week, the SIRCS Auki and Western branches have responded to fire incidents that occurred in Malaita and the Western Province. A family of six people at Damascus village in East Kwaio,…
Solomon Islands Ambassador Mose expresses concern over SIDS’s food insecurity challenges at global dialogue SOLOMON Islands Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union, Moses Kouni Mose, expressed grave concerns over the current challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in food insecurity. Ambassador Mose was one of five…
GOVERNMENT support to Solomon Islands National University (SINU) through a partnership is vital for the future of the university. That’s according to the Vice Chancellor (VC), Dr Transform Aqorau when speaking at the 10th anniversary of the university on Tuesday. He said government support is critical in order for SINU to provide quality education and…
A loose stone claimed three lives over the weekend. It rolled from a hill side onto a dwelling house and killed them. It was reported they were playing cards on the verandah when the rock rolled down and hit them. The dwelling house is situated behind the King George VI school area. Two brothers from…
THE Auki Clinic in the Malaita Provincial capital has run out of essential medical drugs for some time now, raising grave concerns amongst the public. Patients who turned up for medical treatment at the clinic this week were only checked by the medical staff, who then advised them to get their prescribed medical drugs from the…
Proposed pay rise for MPs rescheduled due to fragile state of economy and other pressing Gov’t commitments, including the hosting of the Pacific Games in Honiara this year THE consultation on the proposed pay for Members of Parliament which has been rescheduled for implementation in April 2024 will commence next month. The proposed increase in…
PREPARATIONS are underway for Solomon Islands to open a new diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, revealed this to the visiting UAE non-resident Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Abdullah Al Subousi yesterday. Prime Minister Sogavare said Abu Dhabi is a strategic location for the diplomatic mission, a…
UNITED Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, has arrived in Honiara last night as part of his four-day visit to the Pacific Islands. He is expected to announce UK’s financial support and the deployment of UK expertise to the region for regional priorities such as climate change. This includes £4.5 million of new funding to…
Comptroller of Customs, Australian Jim Sutton departing SI, blames severe pressure by political elements associated with PM’s Office for his exit JIM SUTTON’s contract as Comptroller of Customs has ended, the man announced in an internal electronic memo to staff, blaming “severe pressure by political elements associated with the PM’s Office” for his departure. Solomon…