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Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda will visit Solomon Islands from November 19 – 21 November to attend the Pacific Games. Sir David will be supporting the largest ever Australian team at a Pacific Games, celebrating the shared love of sport that unites the Pacific family and our…
The upgrade of the Taro runway in Choiseul Province now enables flights to operate under all weather conditions.The upgraded facility handed over to the government from the governments of Australia and New Zealand included a 960-meter runway, chip sealed for all weather use and equipped with Solar ground lighting, including…
By Gina Maka’a The Government appears to have run out of money needed to prepare Honiara for the Pacific Games, which officially kicks off this Sunday. In September this year, the Central Tender Board awarded 23 road contracts worth SBD$20,130,451 to various companies to upgrade and maintain the roads ahead of the…
By Gina Maka’a No severe weather is expected in Honiara during the two weeks of the Pacific Games, which kicks off this Sunday, head of the Weather Office says. Up to 5,000 athletes and officials from the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, are expected in Honiara for the two-week…
A team of neurosurgeons, nurses, and anaesthetists from Australia has completed a vital mission to the Solomon Islands to perform critical brain surgeries and build local medical capabilities. The 14-member team, led by Nepean Hospital’s Senior Anaesthetist Dr Narko Tutuo and Head of Neurosurgery Dr Matthew Tait, aimed to address…
By Georgina Maka’a The death of 517 British soldiers on the island of Ballalae, Western Province, in World World II was one of the tales highlighted at a Remembrance Day service held in Honiara this morning. The soldiers were prisoners of war captured in the fall of Singapore and brought…
Solomons Opposition leader Matthew Wale has lashed out at the Solomon Forest Association (SFA), calling on them to stay out of politics. His call came after the Island Sun newspaper reported today that SFA members supported Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s Our Party fundraising at the Cowboys Grill on Saturday last…
By Gina Maka’a A second group of Solomon Islands journalists left the country today on a week-long “look and learn” trip to China with other Pacific Islands journalists. It came at the back of a two-week trip the nation’s provincial premiers and officials of the Ministry of Provincial Government and…
Border between Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, closed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been reopened. A ceremony to mark the event, attended by officials from both sides, was held at Kangu beach, Bougainville, on 31 October 2023. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the…
Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Kurukuru, which came to a close last Friday. This two week comprehensive Operation underscores the unwavering commitment from Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Members, Pacific QUADs and partners to safeguard the invaluable…
