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Six community representatives have been appointed to help guide the construction of the new Seghe Market in Western Province. This is to ensure strong community participation as construction prepares to commence. Australia is funding the market project at a cost of SBD$28.9 million. The appointments were made last week during…
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,…
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…
by Georgina Maka’a Samoan Jerry Brunt flew out of the country this afternoon after submitting an affidavit to officials investigating the alleged rigging of last Saturday night’s Miss Pacific Islands Pageant results. Brunt, a lawyer and hotelier, and the man at the centre of the allegation, was refused departure on…
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…
Scoop Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged. by Carmel Pilotti, Aubrey Belford, Charmaine Yanam The acting head of Papua New Guinea’s central bank was the subject…
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…
