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Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says his week-long trip to China has been “fruitful and successful.” Sogavare arrived back in the country with his 35-member delegation this afternoon amidst accusations he lied about the source of funding for the trip. Brushing aside those accusations, the prime minister told reporters on arrival…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale says he is concerned that the newly signed policing agreement with China could undermine peace and security in Solomon Islands and the region. Wale said it could potentially jeopardise Solomon Islands diplomatic relationship with other regional partners. Wale made this statement following the policing agreement signed…
RAROTONGA (Radio NZ) – The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be a breach of the Rarotonga Treaty as it’s a controlled release and not a dump. The Treaty commits the Pacific to being nuclear free, and bans the dumping…
By Georgina Maka’a BARRETT Salato, the Director of Trade in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is the country’s new ambassador to China, In-depth Solomons can reveal. He will replace late John Moffat Fugui, who died of heart failure last year in Beijing while serving as the country’s first ambassador…
By Georgina Maka’a PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is due to leave the country tomorrow on his second official visit to China in four years. Whilst his office has not announced the visit, China’s Foreign ministry said Sogavare will be in China from July 9 to 15. Government officials spoken to…
By Charley Piringi SOLOMON Forest Association (SFA) today handed over a newly-built multi-million dollar hospital to the National Government. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was at hand to receive the facility – a three-story building, located in the Kukum area of east Honiara. SFA, a body made up of mostly Asian…
SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) says it has laid charges against five of its senior staff who were suspended two weeks ago over allegations of fraud. Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau said all five are facing “Gross Misconduct” charges. Those charged are: “The charges brought against the suspended staff were a demonstration…
Students from the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia will visit the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project in Choiseul this month to learn from the Babatana tribes about what makes a successful forest carbon project. The experience and knowledge of customary landowners participating in the Babatana project has become an inspiration for other communities and…
POLICE last week visited crime hotspot areas in Honiara as part of their security preparations towards November’s Pacific Games. Solomon Islands is hosting Pacific’s biggest sporting event this year, which is expected to attract thousands of athletes from across the region. In a statement, police said the exercise was part…
GOVERNMENT has allocated $2.5 million for this year’s 45th Independence Anniversary celebrations, which will be commemorated on 7 July 2023 this Friday. Chair of the Independence Coordination Committee and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jeffrey Deve, said they are planning a two-day event – starting with a thanks-giving service on…
