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Researchers have shown Honiara and Suva to have highly concerning levels of airborne pollution, exceeding UN guidelines. A new study undertaken by UNSW, and the first of its kind for the region, has found the Solomon Islands and Fiji capitals regularly have dangerously poor quality air. Over four years, researchers found…
By EDNAL PALMER THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) is considering out-of-constituency voting, continuous voter registration, and building on the successes of the 2024 joint election in its preparations for future elections. According to Chief Electoral Officer Jasper Highwood Anisi, those were the government’s three major policy directions that will…
by Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele today confirmed Sir Jimmie Rodgers, who holds the position of Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM), has been reassigned on special duties. Dr Melchoir Mataki, currently the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination, is the new SPM. Manele, who…
The Solomon Islands Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) is partnering with the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) to deliver a training program to up-skill the next generation of PSO lawyers. PSO lawyers play an important part in the law and justice system, helping the general public to understand their legal rights and…
Government has renewed its commitment towards supporting Isabel Province achieve its infrastructure development aspirations. This came about during a recent meeting between the Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID) Manasseh Maelanga and Isabel Premier Lawrence Hayward. A statement from MID said the meeting centered on securing crucial shipping support for the Isabel…
In January, we celebrated the twelve-month anniversary of the first long-termdeployment of two Australian Border Force officers to Solomon Islands and theimportant work they have been doing in partnership with Solomon Islands borderagencies.The Australian Border Force first deployed officers on a short-term basis in 2022 toassist with the reopening of…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele conveyed heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Solomon Islands Government to Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), after a successful bilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi this week. In a media statement from the Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat,…
by Georgina Maka’a Government “stop notices” were issued against all four regional judges not to leave the country after last Saturday night’s pageant crowning event. This is so that they could remain here while it investigated allegations that the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant results were rigged. But only two were stopped at…
by Georgina Maka’a Miss Pacific Islands Pageants’ head judge Jerry Brunt has hit out at those accusing him of tampering with the results of last Saturday’s crowning night that saw Miss Samoa’s Litara Ieremia-Allan claiming the crown. Brunt, a Samoan lawyer and hotelier who was involved in the pageant event for…
Australia and the World Bank have chipped in a further SBD$310 million to keep the highly successful and much-loved Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement Project (CAUSE II) going. Building on the success of the original CAUSE project, which provided employment opportunities to over 8,000 people and delivered critical urban…
