THE Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) has supported Biosecurity Solomon Islands in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock with the provision of IT equipment to support the implementation of ePhyto in Solomon Islands. The equipment which…
THE Solomon Islands delegation to the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has challenged World Leaders to act swiftly in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while easing hurdles to accessing global climate…
GEOGAS Pacific Limited has purchased the Origin Energy Holdings Limited shares in 7 Pacific countries namely Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa and Cook Islands. Geogas is a French company with offices in Sydney, Paris and…
CENTRAL Makira Constituency (CMC) has delivered 16 water tanks worth more than 300k for its rural water and sanitation program on 19 October 2023. CMC office under the leadership of Honourable Member of Parliament (MP) Nestor Ghiro facilitated the project.…
SELECTED farmers and officers of the Ministry of Agriculture’s livestock department are currently attending a month long training on broiler rearing, breeding, feeding and housing management in Indonesia. The 20-person delegation from the provinces and MAL left the country on…
A consultation on the Kava Regional Development Strategy 2024-2028 and presentation of a scoping study on developing a kava-based pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industry in the Pacific was held in Honiara on Wednesday 18th October 2023. The consultation was facilitated by a team…
IN a recent operation in Western Province, approximately 500 different Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) were removed and prepared for destruction. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) safely removed those UXOs to a safer…
CLOSE to half (49.5%) of all households in Solomon Islands had no access to a toilet facility – with open defecation being the primary facility used. This was captured in the 2019 Census report where a total of 132,492 households…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele, highlighted this at the AIS Blue Economy High Level Dialogue in Bali on Monday, October 9, 2023. Reiterating the importance of the ocean for the Solomon Islands and for…
SOLOMON Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Manasseh Maelanga, called on donors to continue joining hands to support infrastructure development for the Bina Harbour project at the Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane, Australia, last week. Minister for…
MORE than 20 government officers from the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce have successfully completed a training seminar on ‘Rural Development’ for Solomon Islands in China over the weekend. The program was held…
THE lack of urgency eight decades ago to remove UXO remains after World War 2 is a great cost to Solomon Islands in finance and lives. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement when issuing the country’s national statement…