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The Parliamentary Opposition has backed Finance and Treasury Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo for taking a “realistic approach” to Solomon Islands’ financial position. It said Lilo’s focus on assessing the country’s available fiscal space, increasing domestic revenue and managing public finances responsibly was necessary amid growing demands on the national budget.…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service Francis Sade today officially opened the Western Border Outpost in the Shortland Islands. The new facility is a joint infrastructure project between the Australian and Solomon Islands governments. It brings…
Sixteen vessels have been identified as vessels of interest and four apprehended in a major regional operation targeting illegal fishing and maritime crime. The results came from Operation Island Chief 2026, a two-week regional fisheries surveillance operation coordinated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) from 3 to 14…
Solomon Islands is developing its first dedicated national policy to address the growing economic and social costs of climate change that the country can no longer avoid. The country is estimated to lose US$79 million (SBD$635,838,057) a year to climate-related impacts, equivalent to 8.69 percent of its gross domestic product…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, arrived in Solomon Islands today to officially open the Western Border Outpost in the Shortland Islands with local government ministers. During the visit, Marles will also meet with Prime Minister Matthew Wale to discuss shared priorities and cooperation between the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will carry out a series of controlled bomb-blast operations in Western and Choiseul provinces to dispose of dangerous unexploded wartime ordnance. Police say the operations will target UXO sites in Munda, Rendova and Kolombangara, as well as Tarekukure, Taro, Shortlands, Nila and Lofung.…
Australia and Kolombangara Forest Products Limited (KFPL) are partnering to strengthen workforce skills and support community wellbeing on Kolombangara Island, Western Province. The partnership will support two key initiatives. The first will provide targeted on-site training for KFPL workers in vehicle and heavy machinery operation and maintenance, as well as…
Twenty New Colombo Plan Scholars from Curtin University have digitised more than 7,000 rock samples from across Solomon Islands, preserving a nationally significant geological collection and unlocking valuable geological data to support the country’s future research and economic development. During a four-week mobility program, the students worked in five teams…
Construction at Honiara International Port is progressing well, with the project moving towards the next stage of the International Berth 1 upgrade. Current works include fabricating and installing temporary structures to support marine piling operations. The upgrade is being carried out under the Land and Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP). And…
Attorney-General Gabriel Suri says his directorship at Panatina Chemists Limited ended about eight years ago. “In fact I ceased to be a director in 2018,” he told In-depth Solomons. Suri was responding to calls by Opposition Leader Manasseh Sogavare for him and Prime Minister Matthew Wale to explain their business…
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