First 24 passports issued by newly-established Auki Immigration Office, marking a milestone achievement for GNUT, MEGTG, more passports to be issued next week A HISTORIC milestone was marked in the Malaita Provincial Capital on Friday as the first batch of passport applicants in Malaita Province received their passports after the opening of the Auki Immigration…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has invited Australian businesses to explore investment opportunities in the agriculture, tourism, fisheries and renewable energy sectors of Solomon Islands and investment more in them for transformative outcomes. PM Manele made the invitation in his keynote address at the opening of the 13th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum held last Tuesday. The…
AUSTRALIA’S has provided a total of SBD375 million to Solomon Islands in the form of investment and aid in 2023, according to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). The CBSI Deputy Governor Reynold Moveni told the 13th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum in Honiara last week that Australia injected SBD200million into Solomon Islands finance and mining…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has highlighted his Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT’s) vision to transform Solomon Islands into a prosperous nation by diversifying the economy, PM Manele was speaking to formally open the 13th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum on Tuesday, 3rdSeptember at the Heritage Park Hotel. Delivering the keynote address, the PM highlighted…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry [SICCI] has acknowledged Australia’s ongoing support. In her speech during the opening of Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum this week, Chairlady of SICCI Board, Ms Namoi Kaluae said Australia and SICCI continue to enjoy a fruitful partnership. “A good example of this partnership is the grant funding provided…
PEOPLE of Aruligo in Northwest Guadalcanal have expressed concern over poor Bemobile network connectivity which continues to affect residents, including services, businesses and schools. An elder from the area, Simon Lepo expressed dismay over the dire situation, stating that, “the unreliable mobile network in the area affects Bemobile customers and their access to other services.”…
THE Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai and Chair of the Parliamentarian Health Committee attended the 8th Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The four-day Eighth Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health, which focuses on health workforce, commenced on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday. The…
THE people of the Langalanga Lagoon in Malaita Province’s Aoke-Langalanga Constituency have long been affected by climate change, given the artificial island environment which they are living and for them, turning to carbon trade is not an option. With the United States (US) funded Winrock SCALE-NRM (Natural Resources Management) now under the leadership of Steven…
THE United States-funded Winrock SCALE-NRM (Natural Resources Management) Program in Malaita Province is facilitating crucial Carbon Trading Projects for the people of the Langalanga Lagoon in Aoke-Langalanga Constituency. At the same time consultations for a similar project for 26 interested tribes of Bina in West Kwaio Constituency has just been completed. The facilitation of these…
The Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services, the United States Embassy in Honiara on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memorandum of agreement for Humanitarian Mine Assistance (HMA) at the Ministry’s office in Honiara on Wednesday September 4, 2024. The United States has continuously supported multinational Australian, Japanese, and New…