BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated the Solomon Islands on its 47th anniversary of independence. In a congratulatory message to David Tiva Kapu, the governor general of the Solomon Islands, Xi noted that the two sides have respected and supported each other since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2019. Political mutual…
A cabinet reshuffle under the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) was formalized on Saturday afternoon at Government House, where one ministerial reassignment was officially confirmed and sworn in by the Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Reverend David Tiva Kapu. As part of the reshuffle, Honourable Polycarp Paea, MP for Malaita Outer Islands and former…
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support the development priorities of the governments and help create an enabling environment for private sector growth. Harborne will lead…
About eight people die daily in the Solomons as a result of the increasing prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) related sickness. The alarming statistics was issued by one of the country’s top surgeon Dr Chester Kuma in an interview with the Solomon Star on Thursday. He is currently the Director of Adventist Health Initiative in…
INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, Sinopharm, welcomed a group of journalists from the Asia-Pacific region for a visit to its headquarters in Beijing on Thursday 3 July. The Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) is a global leader in the healthcare sector due to its “scale, performance and comprehensive strength.” “Sinopharm has actively participated in…
Eight Solomon Islands students have recently graduated from various universities across China in June 2025. On Friday, 20th June, the Solomon Islands Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Barrett Salato, attended the graduation ceremony of five undergraduate students at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing. Ambassador Salato extended his…
A new multi-million-dollar school meal nutrition project has been officially launched to improve student health and strengthen local agriculture in Western Province and Isabel. Funded by the Government of Japan through UNICEF, the $3 million USD initiative aims to boost schoolchildren’s nutritional intake while also building sustainable food systems within communities. The project will be…
Solomon Islands has now become a member of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This came after Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry D. Kuma received the official Certificate of Membership this month from the President of AIIB in Beijing. The President of the Asia Infrastructure Bank or AIIB, Jin Linqun, finally presented the official…
A diarrhoea outbreak has been declared for Honiara and Guadalcanal province. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in statement said, it continues to actively monitor the increasing trend in diarrhoea disease through its weekly syndromic surveillance system, and has confirmed diarrhoeal outbreak in Honiara and Guadalcanal province. From the latest surveillance information, a…
Five Solomon Islands students studying in Israel are expected to arrive back in the country on Friday. They are returning home after the conflict in the Middle East had delayed their return. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka announced this in a statement on Thursday. The students are scheduled…