Head of Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka delivered Solomon Islands National Statement to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday evening (New York time). Foreign Minister Agovaka said, this year’s theme: “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement…
Global institutions created to deal with conflicts are out of date and need urgent reform if they are to remain relevant. Minister of Traditional Governance, Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs Hon. Jaimie Lency Vokia made the emphasis while presenting Solomon Islands statement at the Group of SEVEN PLUS (G7+) High Level Summit in New York on…
HONIARA City Mayor Eddie Siapu has highlighted some of the municipal authority’s areas of needs to the visiting delegation from the Jiangmen City Municipal Authority of China’s Guangdong Province. Honiara City and Jiangmen signed a Sister Relationship Memorandum of Agreement on 19 May 2022 and the areas of needs raised by Mayor Siapu were intended…
A 49-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly raping his own daughter over a period of time that eventually results in her being pregnant in a village on Isabel province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Buala conducted the arrest. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “It…
BSP Financial Group Limited is working to find a solution to the ‘Duplicate Transaction Issue’ which has affected a lot of its customers in Solomon Islands that perform a number of transactions on Thursday. BSP in a statement issued at 3pm today, Friday assured customers that its technical teams are investigating this issue to rectify…
GUADALCANAL Province Premier Willie Atu has hailed the bilaterial relations between Solomon Islands and China, acknowledging the infrastructure transformational changes that it brought about in Honiara. Premier Atu praised the 5-year-old SI-Sino relations when a delegation from Jiangmen City of the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province paid a courtesy call on him and his…
Solomon Islands has made its voice heard on the existing threats posed by sea level rise at the global podium by pleading to global emitters to take the leadership in drastically cutting down emissions. At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level plenary meeting on addressing the ‘Existential Threats Posed By Sea Level Rise’, Minister…
Australia through the Defence Cooperation Program continue to support Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to maintain safety and security of the western border region over the past years. To witness how the partnership and the engagement has been implemented, a high level delegation from both the Australian and Solomon Islands Government visited the Border,…
At a recent workshop on inclusivity in the workplace, the Solomon Islands construction sector heard powerful stories from people with disabilities working in infrastructure and about how inclusive workplaces have helped them earn an income and make valuable contributions to society. The workshop was delivered under Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program Workforce Skills Series, helping…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has struck out the election petition filed against the Member of Parliament for Gizo-Kolombangara, Jimson Tanangada due to lack of evidence to support the allegations therein. Sir Albert ordered in his ruling on Wednesday that all six grounds of election bribery and one ground of ineligibility to contest this year’s…