MINISTER for National Planning and Development Coordination, Hon. Rexson Ramofafia held a productive discussion with the European Union’s Ambassador, Her Excellency Ms. Barbara Plinkert. During the meeting at the margins of the Honiara Summit on Wednesday 26 February, Ambassador Plinkert…
THE Australian Border Force (ABF) Agency, through the Australian Government (DFAT), has successfully delivered a Border Fundamentals course in the maritime stream for participants from various sectors of the three leading Border Agencies: the Solomon Islands Customs and Excise, Immigration,…
A delegation from the Solomon Islands, headed by the Honourable Manasseh Maelanga, Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), is actively participating in the first General Assembly of the International Organisation for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Singapore from February 18-21,…
THE Environment & Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles, an item banned under the Environment Single Use Plastic Ban Regulation 2023 at the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) seriously. This is…
Honiara, 28 January 2024 – The Tina River Hydropower Project has achieved a major milestone, with construction now 23% complete as of January 2025. This progress marks a significant step toward delivering affordable, clean, and renewable energy for the Solomon…
THE Pacific Community (SPC) has pledged to assist the Solomon Islands Government in hosting the 9th Pacific Water Ministers Forum, which is scheduled to take place later this year. The Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Secretariat will collaborate with…
The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA), trading as Solomon Commodities, has announced a record-breaking economic contribution from the copra sector, injecting $100 million into the Solomon Islands economy in 2024. The latest Copra Export Report highlights a surge in production,…
THE Solomon Islands has joined 10 other Pacific nations in signing the 2024 amendments to the US Tuna Treaty, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable fisheries management and regional cooperation. Representing the Solomon Islands at the signing was Mr. James Teri,…
PRIME Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’. Prime Minister…
THE third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime meeting was formally opened this week. Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP officially opened the regional heads of maritime meeting at the Forum Fisheries Agency headquarter in Honiara. Welcoming distinguished delegates, maritime officials…
ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force under the Serious Crime Unit had arrested the first shop owner for breaching the Single Use Plastic ban regulation. Xian Pan Li a Chinese businessman was arrested for using plastic cups and spoon at his…
DR. Rhonda Robinson, Director of the Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Division of the Pacific Community (SPC), greeted Honourable Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele last week. Ms. Robinson was accompanied by three of her senior staff members. They used the opportunity to…