By Ofani Eremae and Gina Maka’a A Chinese government feasibility study team is scheduled to enter Malaita for the first time next month to conduct a major tar-sealing road project for provincial capital Auki. Provincial premier Martin Fini announced this today in a statement the Office of the Prime Minister…

China’s new ambassador to Solomon Islands, Cai Weiming, has officially taken up his new role after presenting his letter of credentials to Governor General Sir David Vunagi yesterday. Weiming is the second Chinese ambassador after Solomon Islands and China established diplomatic relations in 2019. The first, Li Ming, ended his…

The highly priced Durian fruit crop has the potential to benefit farmers in Malaita Province following a recent discovery that the crop already yielded substantial revenue for existing rural farmers in Dala, West Kwara’ae constituency. This has prompted the Malaita Provincial Government in partnership with an Investor to encourage farmers…

Senior diplomat Barrett Salato is heading out to take up his new role as the country’s ambassador to China soon. Salato’s appointment was made mid this year following the death of John Moffat Fugui, the first ambassador, in December last year in Beijing. He took his oath in office before…

By Gina  Maka’a  The new Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council Electoral Bill 2023 is currently before the Bills and Legislation Committee for deliberation.  Among the objectives of this new law are to combine the legislative provisions relating to the conduct of Provincial Assembly elections and Honiara City Council Elections and accommodating…

“Access to justice is a human right but in Solomon Islands it is a luxury due the lack of resources by the  government offices that support the Judiciary system, the dispersed geographical nature of the country and the high costs of transport”, says George Gray, Public Solicitor of the Solomon Islands. …

 Consisting of six major islands and approximately 992 small islands, atolls and reefs in an EEZ of 1.58 million square kilometers, Solomon Islands called for serious treatment of the ocean in the bodies and processes of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.  Addressing over 190 parties to the UNFCCC and more than…

Solomon Islands’ Opposition leader Matthew Wale has raised serious concerns about the challenges facing the Ombudsman Office and other Integrity Institutions.  Wale expressed these while tabling the Ombudsman Report 2021 in Parliament.  Highlighting the core issues, Wale said: “The Ombudsman office is plagued by the two challenges of inadequate budget…

Solomons Opposition leader Matthew Wale has hit out at the Government’s reckless handling of the new nickel mining activities.  Wale expressed his concern and sadness over the significant lack of knowledge and oversight by the Government in this sector. Speaking in Parliament,Wale questioned the Minister of Mines about the indicative market…

Prime Minister and Minister of the 17th Pacific Games, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP andMadam Emmy Sogavare hosted a thank you dinner to honour Team Solomon. The Government also rewarded athletes who won medals under the Pacific Games Councilrules of competition in the 2023 Pacific Games.“Thank you, Team Solomon, for making…