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Foreign Minister Rick Houenipwela is urging g7+ members to strengthen cooperation and mechanisms to help address conflict, build resilience and increase their influence in global decision-making. Speaking on the theme “Charting Concrete Mechanisms for Stability, Self-Reliance, and Resilience,” at the g7+ High-Level Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New…
by Georgina Maka’a The formal plenary sessions of the 8th Pacific Media Summit officially wrapped up yesterday in Savusavu, Fiji, bringing newsroom leaders, editors, journalists, and regional partners together from across the region to chart the future of journalism in the Blue Pacific. Gathering under the theme “Reaching…
Two Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers are travelling to the United Kingdom to take part in an international police leadership programme aimed at strengthening leadership and professional development. Director of Close Personal Protection Aipo Kabwere and Supervising Provincial Police Commander for Western Province Wilken Miriki left today (Thursday…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale says climate commitments must move beyond promises and translate into tangible support for climate-vulnerable countries. Wale made the call for grant-based, predictable and accessible finance at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on ‘Just Transition’ at the Trusteeship Council in New York. Solomon Islands contributes less…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) will soon introduce new security measures following an increase in theft and security breaches in recent months. In a statement, NRH said it will work closely with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to enforce the proposed security measures. The new set of revised…
by Andrew Brown of AAP in New York City A comprehensive treaty between Australia and the Solomon Islands would be transformational for the broader Pacific region, Anthony Albanese has declared. The prime minister met with his Solomon Islands counterpart Matthew Wale on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in…
A key section of the Tandai Highway will experience temporary overnight closures this week as crews install new street lighting along the corridor, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) announced. The landside carriageway between the Rifle Range Roundabout and Solomon Motors in White River will be closed to traffic from…
The Solomon Islands has officially set up diplomatic relations with Kenya and Ghana during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, expanding its connections in Africa. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, these new agreements fit the country’s goal of being “friends to all, enemies to none”…
The president of the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA), Johnson Lobo, has described the theme of this year’s Annual Congress as a challenge to every participant and to the accounting profession as a whole. The third ISIA Annual Congress ran in Honiara from Thursday 17 to Friday 18 September…
Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale has met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Secretariat in New York, using the meeting to press the case for Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific on climate and development financing. The Prime Minister stressed the urgent need for greater climate finance,…
