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A young Solomon Islander, Sharon Inone, has won a prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Young Leaders Award from the UK. Inone was presented the award yesterday by British High Commissioner, Paul Turner. The Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust (QECT) was established by the late Queen and works with young people across…
The Gold Ridge Women Farmers’ Poultry Project has acknowledged the support of the Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) Project, which is helping women farmers expand poultry production and strengthen their businesses. Chairlady Joyce Pohungke said SIART support had enabled the group to improve its poultry housing and increase…
The Government has officially reopened the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme (SMECGS), creating new financing opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses across Solomon Islands. Speaking at the reopening ceremony yesterday, Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Harry Kuma said the scheme was more than a financial facility. “It was an…
The Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) says it has written to Prime Minister Matthew Wale, asking him to withdraw the Mineral Resources Bill 2025. BLC Chairman Jamie Vokia revealed this yesterday when Gold Ridge landowners presented a petition to his committee at Parliament House. The landowners, who host the country’s…
In the last two weeks, I’ve witnessed something incredible happen in Solomon Islands. On Monday last week, I accompanied Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, and Deputy Prime Minister Sade to Lofung in the Shortland Islands to open the Solomon Islands’ new Western Border Outpost facility. And on Wednesday this…
The Government has been urged to maintain food assistance to communities still struggling with food shortages more than four months after Tropical Cyclone Maila. Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare said reports from Mondo and Lale communities on Ranongga Island showed that some families were still unable to produce enough food to…
Landowners of Gold Ridge today petitioned Prime Minister Matthew Wale on the proposed amendments to the Mineral Resources Bill 2025, insisting they need more time to consult. The Mineral Resources Bill 2025 was recently presented to parliament, but debate was deferred after Central Guadalcanal MP Peter Shanel Agovaka requested parliament…
Manasseh Sogavare has accepted “political responsibility” for financial and administrative shortcomings uncovered by a special audit into the 2023 Pacific Games. The Opposition leader, who was prime minister at that time, as well as the minister responsible for the Games, spoke out after the audit uncovered serious weaknesses in financial…
A new forest carbon policy project, RISE, has launched in Solomon Islands to support stronger policies, safeguards and community leadership in the country’s emerging carbon market. RISE stands for Rights, Integrity, Safeguards and Equity in carbon markets. The project aims to promote best-practice policies and regulations for community-owned forest carbon…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) is calling on the Government and relevant authorities to publicly account for what it says are serious financial management and procurement failures identified in the Auditor General’s special audit of spending for the 2023 Pacific Games. TSI Executive Officer Ruth Liloqula said the Pacific Games were…
