HEARING of the legal challenge filed in the High Court against the Speaker of the Malaita Provincial Assembly and the Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening for the removal of Daniel Suidani as the Member of the Malaita Provincial Assembly has been adjourned for October 31. Suidani, who was re-elected as the MPA for…
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has responded positively to a request by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to help Solomon Islands host the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM) in September 2025. PM Manele announced this at a press conference upon his arrival from his back-on-back visit to the Gulf States of Saudi Arabia and the…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) has expressed concern over the proposal for State Owned Enterprises to come under the sole authority of the Minister of Finance and Treasury. This proposal is contained in Clause 4(a) & (b) of the State-Owned Enterprises (Amendment) Bill 2024. TSI Legal Officer Joy Abia expressed TSI’s concern when she appeared before…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) has recommended that the State-Owned Enterprises (Amendment) Bill 2024 be withdrawn. TSI made the recommendation when its officials appeared before the Bills and Legislative Committee in Parliament on Friday 11 October. TSI Legal Officer Joy Abia said, TSI noted the PSDI Finding Balance 2023 Report, the Solomon Islands SOE Ownership Policy…
THE Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Solomon Islands, Cai Weiming says China through its Province of Shandong is looking to deepen cooperation with Isabel Province for its social and economic development. Ambassadot Cai highlighted Shandong Province’s intention to deepen cooperation with Isabel Province at a ceremony to handover donations of livelihood material…
TETEPARE Island in Western province is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific and is covered in lowland rainforest and surrounded by coral reefs. It is a global conservation icon. Since 2002, the Tetepare Descendant’s Association (TDA) has managed Tetepare collectively for all 3500+ registered landowners. TDA members are rewarded for their conservation efforts…
A WINNING Souls for Christ training was successfully conducted at the Wyfolonga Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Zone 3, East Kwaio, Malaita Province, last weekend. It was a one-day training program was conducted by East Kwaio District Pastor Stevenson Balausi and retired Pastor Sovo Samuel with the support of a team from Atoifi Adventist College. Pr…
BONFIRE Festival founder, Jaro Local has officially announced the launch of Our Telekom’s Mobile Money Service – M-Selen’s money transfer service covering Australia and New Zealand on Saturday night in Honiara. His announcement coincided with the Bonfire Festival 2024 sponsored by the country’s leading telecommunication service provider – Our Telekom. Solomon Islands very own renowned musician, Jeremy Saeni known on the music…
The New Zealand Government has provided $100, 000 in funding support towards the cocoa sector. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi received the support last week. Upon receiving the fund, he thanked the Government and people of New Zealand for their generous funding support towards the country’s cocoa sector. The funding will go…
Solomon Islands Government (SIG), in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), successfully launched the Solomon Islands Carbon Trading Policy Project in Honiara last week. This landmark initiative aims to develop an inclusive policy framework to guide carbon trading activities in the Solomon Islands, positioning the country to leverage carbon markets as part of…