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Australia has committed SBD 29 million dollars to 40 schools across the Solomon islands, visiting Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Hon Penny Wong, announced today. She said Australia will be providing “critical education infrastructure” across the country. “We are investing SBD 29 million dollars in Solomon Islands, through the education system,…
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Choylin Yim Douglas, and Director of Culture, Denis Marita, will be traveling tomorrow ahead of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) set for June in Hawai’i, United States. They will attend the 40th Council of Pacific Arts Meeting in Honolulu before…
by Charley Piringi Royalty Payments for six shipments of nickel from Isabel province made last year are withheld at the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The shipments were from Kolosori and Suma Mining tenements, with three shipments from each, owned by Pacific Nickle and Solomon Islands Resources Company Ltd respectively. …
by Ronald F. Toito’ona Solomons Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the geopolitical competition for influence in the region is real. Speaking to local journalists in his first ‘Meet the Press’ initiative today, Manele said we have to be cognizant that there is geopolitical competition, not only in the region but also in Africa, in…
by Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka Solomon Islands’ new prime minister Jeremiah Manele brings a new leadership style to the position, compared to the abrasive approach of his predecessor, Manasseh Sogavare. However, policies are unlikely to change, and his major challenge will be the rehabilitation of the country’s economy and improvements in…
Combatting IUU fishing to promote sustainable fisheries across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Tui Moana 2024 (OPTM24), which came to a close today. The two- week long Operation saw the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and its Members, the Pacific Quadrilateral Defence Coordination Group (Pacific QUADs) and partners, safeguarding the…
by Charley Piringi Resource owners have demanded that the Mineral Resources Bill 2023 be deferred to allow for further consultations and review before it is tabled in parliament. They made their stand known during a three-day consultation held in Honiara this week on the proposed mining legislation. The bill had…
by Charley Piringi In-depth Solomons is now officially a Member Centre of the world’s leading investigative journalism network, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). It’s one of two news outlets from the Pacific, and of the 16 worldwide, to have officially joined OCCRP as a Member Centre this week.…
Solomon Islands domestic shipping industry will soon benefit from improved vesselmaintenance services thanks to a SBD$50 million investment by Solomon IslandsShipyard Limited (SISL) and the Australian Government to rehabilitate the SasapeShipyard in Tulagi, Central Province. Visiting the Shipyard, Australian High Commissioner, Rod Hilton, said that as amaritime nation, Solomon Islands…
