On Saturday 10 June 2023, the Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat issued a statement heralding a pledge of collaboration by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Government to the Solomon Islands Government on issues of mutual interest, including climate change. The Saudi Arabia envoy on Climate change made the pledge of commitment to the first-ever Solomon Islands…
A TOTAL of 124 health leaders from each Honiara Seventh day Adventist (SDA) Church, including some other health professionals successfully graduated from 10,000 Toes Live More Abundantly (LMA) Training Programme. The training is part of the diabetes prevention strategy rollout which will take at least nine months to complete. It involves the identification of facilitators…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has highly commended the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) group of nations for its tremendous leadership in ensuring the region’s tuna stocks are managed and sustainably harvested and for providing economic and social benefits to its people since the Organization’s inception. Speaking at the opening of the group’s 18th Annual…
A father of four children died after a crocodile attacked during a diving trip at Nikunitava in Central Province on 6 June 2023. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai said, “The deceased accompanied five other boys on a diving trip to a place called Nikunitava.” PPC Soakai said, “When they arrived at…
THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is supporting Solomon Islands Environment and Conservation Division in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and national counterparts to develop a Rapid Reference Guide for the investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime. The Rapid Reference Guide or ‘points-to-prove guide’ highlights key…
Today, the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) launched a three-year pilot project in the Solomon Islands which gives an exciting opportunity for 40 young people to re-engage in education and training to gain important skills for a better future. The Pacific Youth Engagement, Empowerment, and Economic…
SENTENCING submissions on the case of an acquisition officer who falsified documents produced to the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Survey regarding a land acquired for mining on Rennell in Renbel Province in 2015 will be made in court today. Laury Penrose Palmer was convicted of one count of corrupt practice after a trial in…
Arosi Football Association zone Grassroots program in West Makira/Ulawa province received timely support from the SIFF Technical Department today. Caretaker President Timothy Tariasi thanked SIFF for backing them in developing football within the region. “I’m very happy for this support. Our junior-level development programs are ongoing, and at the senior level competitions are organized. “It’s…
THE Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Pacific Adventist University (PAU) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Professor Teatulohi Matainaho, is currently in Honiara for an eight days official visit. Professor Teatulohi Matainaho arrived in Honiara on Tuesday, 13 June and was accommodated at the Solomon Islands SDA Mission Transit in East Honiara. According to his official…
OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier draw confirmed SOLOMON Islands has been drawn in group B of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament to be held between August 27 and September 9. The eight teams, American Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu have been drawn into two groups of four…