Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele’s recent visit to the Gulf States of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia has attracted substantial funding support for the Solomon Islands, ranging from infrastructure, renewable energy, budgetary support, and social infrastructures. During the Prime Minister’s visit, the Saudi Government agreed to provide immediate budgetary support of USD 1…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in collaboration with cChange Program is committed to strengthen sustainable fishing practices across rural coastal communities with the roll out of Solwata Blo Iumi Information Toolkit in the first quarter of this year This toolkit is designed to empower communities to manage their marine resources sustainably through informed, community-driven solutions.…
The Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele this morning hosted the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Deputy Minister of Emergency Management, Xu Jiaai, at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Deputy Minister Xu Jiaai and his delegation are in the country to progress the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change,…
After months of diligent negotiations, Solomon Water has made significant milestone in the Noro Water Supply Upgrade Project by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the landowners of the Ziata source, marking a critical step forward in securing the water supply for Noro. The signing was done on Tuesday 29 October 2024. This MOU is the result of…
Three police officers recently travelled to Australia as part of an exchange program to support the design of the RSIPF’s Career and Leadership Development Framework. The AFP, through the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) supported members from the Leadership Training Team to travel to AFP offices in Canberra and Brisbane to identify concepts and processes…
Australia is proud to be Solomon Islands nambawan development partner. It’s why Australia was excited to join friends from New Zealand for the launch of the Asian Development Bank’s Private Sector Development Initiative’s (PSDI) new 2024 Leadership Matters report. The report collects and analyses data on women’s representation on boards and in senior management in…
SOLOMON Islands National Football team is confident to defend their Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Ministers (PM’s) Cup Champions title in Honiara in December. This was announced during the signing ceremony of the MSG PM’s Cup Host Agreement at the Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters in Honiara last week. The annual Melanesian sub-regional tournament is…
THE National Men’s soccer team had undergone a ‘Team Building’ training session with the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) Wellbeing Lifestyle Performance (WLP) Department on Monday. This was revealed by the SINIS media on their official facebook page. The program was held at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy in East Honiara…
ACCESSING faster, reliable and cheap internet connectivity has always been a challenge for Jones Adventist College (JAC) in Dovele, North Vella, Western Province. A nearby tower operated by Our Telekom is located in Irigilla village approximately 4km away from JAC. Currently, the school has access to internet services through Fuzion net, which has been working well…
Reports claiming the 2024 national examination papers has leaked will be investigated. That’s the assurance from National Education Assessment Division (NEAD) within the Ministry of Education and Human Resources (MEHRD) in a statement today. The Division said, it will launch an investigation into reports of 2024 National Examination leak. This came after NEAD received report…