A WORLD Bank report urges Solomon Islands government to invest in education to fully realize the benefits of labor mobility and long-term migration overseas. The report, titled Solomon Islands: Country Economic Memorandum – Unlocking New Sources of Economic Growth, was launched in Honiara on Wednesday. It highlights key barriers to sustainable economic development, focusing on…
Solomon Islands formally handed over the Chairmanship of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) to the Federated States of Micronesian (FSM) this week. Outgoing Chairman and Solomon Islands Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Nestor Giro handed over the Chairmanship to his FSM counterpart at the 19th PNA Ministerial Meeting in Pohnpei on Tuesday,…
THE Western Province Tourism Association (WPTA) is on track to revitalize the province’s tourism sector after the disruption brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This positive development follows the recent election of Pana Paza as the WPTA President, who is now leading his executive members to work on plans to revive the sector. The formation…
Solomon Airlines has successfully launched its first commercial flight from Honiara to Santo in Vanuatu on Monday 16 September 2024, marking a significant milestone in expanding its regional connectivity. The airline continued this momentum with the inaugural flight from Auckland to Santo, via Port Vila, on Tuesday 17 September 2024. These new routes are part…
The Government’s National Investment Policy and Promotion (NIPP) Strategy is poised to produce positive results since its launching in March this year. The Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Harry Kuma informed Parliament that the NIPP Strategy ensures an enabling environment to attract foreign Investment into the country. This strategy, according to Hon. Kuma…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour, and Immigration continues to encourage and support value addition and downstream processing of local products through a robust partnership program with local small and medium enterprises. This was highlighted by Minister Harry Kuma in Parliament. He said, the Ministry is working closely with the private sector in…
United Nation Development Program’s (UNDP) through its Gov4Res Project has financially support the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination’s (MNPDC) communication unit. This is to help support the implementation of its communication activities and messaging efforts, a statement issued by the Ministry said, Thursday. The support includes purchase of multimedia equipment, awareness and engagement…
A dialogue for a new design towards Australia’s support to the Health Sector from 2025 to 2028 was successfully held last week. Senior Executive Management of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and Australia’s Health Team met last week to discuss the new concept, a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Wednesday…
FARMERS who live in North East Guadalcanal Constituency and East Central Guadalcanal Constituency, Guadalcanal Province want the feeder roads in these constituencies fixed immediately. This is due to their garden crops being left to rot as a result of poor road condition to transport them to Honiara for sales. A local farmer, who spoke on…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) is planning to celebrate its firstever ‘Honiara City Day’ celebration next year – September 29, 2025 since its establishment as a City Council about 25 years ago. The planned annual event is now in its proposal stage for final approval. A statement issued by HCC Media, Wednesday, said, this proposed…