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The Australian High Commission has opened a new round of the Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnerships. The Solomon Islands-Australia Community Partnerships support community-led projects to improve living standards through small-scale community projects like staff houses, toilet blocks, community water tanks, solar power for community infrastructure, and community halls. “Community Partnerships funding…
Australia will fund 500 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) scholarships in 2025 for young Solomon Islanders. Under the Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership, the Australia Skills Award will be delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) to provide greater access to quality TVET qualifications…
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…
Two fully-equipped portable clinics are being installed by Australia at the site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre to ensure uninterrupted healthcare continues during construction. The new clinic buildings and a refurbished Naha Clinic will be operational by mid-February, increasing the current clinic’s capacity to care for…
Solomon Islands will attend the World Government Summit (WGS) for the first time since its inception in 2013, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from February 11th to 13th. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele will attend the 12th edition of the World Government Summit (WGS) following an invitation from His…
A new Aviation Complex Building will be built near Honiara International Airport. This new facility, which will enhance aviation safety and operational capacity, is part of the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA). “The new…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has urged contestants of the 2025 Miss Pacific Pageant to unite and use their voices and talents to advocate for the rights of women, youth, and children, who are often disproportionately affected by these challenges. He remarked when the Miss Pacific Pageant contestants paid a courtesy…
by Georgina Maka’a Opposition leader Matthew Wale says delays by the National Hosting Authority (NHA) to provide audit documentation for the Pacific Games 2023 to auditors is a very serious matter. And he calls on Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to summon NHA, which operated under the office of the prime…
