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Opinion Piece by Ambassador of the European Union to the Pacific, Barbara Plinkert When nearly 80% of the world faces hunger, blocking one of the world’s major breadbaskets is neither an accident nor merely a military tactic; it is a direct assault on global stability. Russia is systematically strangling…
A key section of the Tandai Highway will experience temporary overnight closures this week as crews install new street lighting along the corridor, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) announced. The landside carriageway between the Rifle Range Roundabout and Solomon Motors in White River will be closed to traffic from…
The Solomon Islands has officially set up diplomatic relations with Kenya and Ghana during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, expanding its connections in Africa. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, these new agreements fit the country’s goal of being “friends to all, enemies to none”…
The president of the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA), Johnson Lobo, has described the theme of this year’s Annual Congress as a challenge to every participant and to the accounting profession as a whole. The third ISIA Annual Congress ran in Honiara from Thursday 17 to Friday 18 September…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers are better equipped to detect and respond to border security threats after completing advanced surveillance and small boats training delivered by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under Exercise Coastwatchers. Exercise Coastwatchers is the premier training exercise between the ADF and the RSIPF. This…
Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale has met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Secretariat in New York, using the meeting to press the case for Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific on climate and development financing. The Prime Minister stressed the urgent need for greater climate finance,…
The third Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA) Annual Congress officially opened in Honiara today under the theme ‘Beyond Qualifications: Building a Workforce that Thinks, Leads, and Creates.’ The two-day conference brings together financial practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss public financial management, digital innovation, governance, and sustainability. A…
by Charley Piringi Bilateral engagements between Solomon Islands and the U.S. in Washington and Honiara are yielding tangible community benefits, says U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matt Murray. Addressing an Asia Pacific Media Hub virtual briefing yesterday following the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting held in Palau,…
by Georgina Maka’a It was the middle of the night when the MV ANJEANETTE was suddenly engulfed in smoke. For sailor Staivy Ramo, the first sign that something was seriously wrong came when he woke inside the vessel’s wheelhouse and saw thick black smoke rising below. “When I woke up,…
When Loreen Wao first walked onto the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre worksite as a student apprentice, she was there to learn. She never expected it to become the launchpad for a career. “I never imagined I would be working as an electrician on major projects across Solomon Islands,”…
