THE Councilor for Panatina Ward 12, Cr Lydia Yeo met with communities in Gilbert Camp on Sunday to discuss the proposed construction of a new clinic at Ilia School in East Honiara. The project aims to address the pressing need for accessible healthcare services in the area, which has seen increased population and health challenges.…
SAINT (ST) John Ambulance Solomon Islands is looking to expand its emergency medical service to the provinces following the opening of its new headquarters in Honiara last week. Speaking at the opening of the St John Ambulance SI headquarters, the Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu, who is also the President of St John Ambulance…
SOLOMON Islands has called for urgent financial reforms to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The decisive stance was taken at the UN Summit of the Future in New York. This was Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) joined the…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele’s has three remaining international travel commitments for this year. The PM announced this at a press conference in Honiara on Saturday. The two international travel commitments are to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from September 28 to October and to Samoa for the…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has announced that six Cabinet Ministers and ten government officials will be representing the country at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, United States. He made the announcement at a press conference in the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) last Saturday. PM Manele said…
WESTERN DEPUTY PREMIER AND CHAIRMAN OF CAUCAUS RESIGN In a new twist within the political arena of Western Provincial Government (WPG), the Deputy Premier Carlrick Runimetu and Chairman of Caucus Hon. Freedom Tozaka have submitted their resignation letters to the Premier as a motion of no confidence looms. In a statement from the Western Province…
AUSTRALIA’S Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy has dubbed his two-day visit to Honiara last week as fruitful. Minister Conroy completed his visit on Thursday and continued the Pacific engagement in Papua New Guinea. Speaking a press conference at the Solomon Islands National University Panatina Campus, Minister Conroy highlighted that his third…
PM says crucial bills prompt cancellation of UNGA trip CRUCIAL government agendas to attend to domestically has prompted Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to cancel his participation in the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. As the head of Solomon Islands Government, Prime Minister Manele should lead the Solomon Islands Government…
The Australian Government has launched a new ‘Solomon Islands – Australia Partnership’ logo. Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, officially announced the new logo at a reception jointly hosted by Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton, and the President of the Solomon Islands Australia Alumni…
POLICE is appealing to Landing Craft (LC) owners and operators to ensure their vessels are sea worthy. The appeal came about after LC Coast Way sank between Leru island and Mary Island in West Russell Islands, Central Province with 13 crew members. Another incident occurred between Guadalcanal and Florida islands on 8 September 2024. This involve…