SI needs to attract more investment 

Solomon Islands need to capitalise on its great potentials in mining, tourism, agriculture and fisheries to attract more investments. That’s according to the World Bank economist Lodewijk Smets during the launch of the Solomon Islands Country Economy Memorandum (CEM) Report in Honiara recently. “A lot of things come with investment and so Solomon Islands needs to attract…

SI explores new opportunities with Indonesia

Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka has held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs as part of expanding Solomon Islands (SI) and Indonesia bilateral cooperation by exploring new opportunities. During the dialogue, Solomon Islands has registered its interest to broaden its partnership and bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in new areas. Head…

SI-Rwanda ties formalized 

Solomon Islands continue to gain the trust and confidence of more United Nations (UN) member states with the Republic of Rwanda being the latest country to strike bilateral relations with the nation.  At the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Head of the Solomon Islands Delegation to this week’s United Nation’s General Assembly and…

PM receives YECSI Board

Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele MP on Wednesday hosted board members of the Youth Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) during a courtesy call. The YECSI board was led by its Chairman Limahl Totogi, as well as staff members of the YECSI office. The YECSI board used the opportunity to provide update to PM on the…

Training for income, expenditure survey

The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO, is facilitating a three-week Household Income and Expenditure Survey under the Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit, CAPSA Project, a jointly funded project between the World Bank and the Solomon Islands Government. More than one hundred-thirty participants from the nine provinces and Honiara are currently attending the training…

Kuvojo’s provisional squad announced

Lauru Football Association (LFA) has announced a provisional 34-member squad for the Lauru Kuvojo side which will be participating in the upcoming Solomon Cup competition later this year. In a statement, Thursday, LFA General Secretary Isireli Nuku Pazabeto said, “it is with great excitement that we announce the 34-man provisional squad for Lauru Kuvojo.” The provisional…

Progressive realization of disability inclusion at MTGPEA

A two-hour awareness session on disability inclusion was recently facilitated at the Ministry of Traditional Governance, Peace, and Ecclesiastical Affairs (MTGPEA) by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, National Rehabilitation, and Disability Division, with support from the WHO Country Office. The session targeted Heads of Divisions and operational officers, with a total of eleven…

SICTU welcomes Tripartite policy

SOLOMON Islands Council of Trade Union (SICTU) welcomes the Government Tripartite Policy through the Office of the Commissioner of Labor in which the Government, the Employer and the Unions will work in partnership. The tripartite cooperation between the Government, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), and the Solomon Islands Council of Trade…