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Local worker Patrick Sali is championing the contributions that people with disabilities can make on first class infrastructure in Solomon Islands. Leading a team of 15 plasterers at the Australian-supported Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre, Patrick, who has a speech and hearing impairment, plays a key role in delivering…
by Ronald Toito’ona Tribal and association leaders representing landowners and downstream communities connected to the Gold Ridge mine have issued a collective apology to Wanguo International Mining Group and Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) following recent unrest that saw mining machinery burned, while reaffirming their commitment to the project’s continuation…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has confirmed that nominations for candidates contesting the West Baegu Ward by-election in Malaita Province and the Koviloko Ward by-election in Isabel Province will open on 18 February and close at 4:00 PM on 4 March 2026. The announcement follows the publication of the…
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, Richard Marles, arrives in Honiara today for meetings with the Solomon Islands Government. Deputy Prime Minister Marles will meet with the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon Jeremiah Manele, the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Frederick Kologeto and other Ministers, to…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) acknowledges and thanks the Chief Electoral Officer of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Mr. Jasper Anisi, for his comments on the Corruption Perception Index launched on Wednesday 11th February 2026 by the Chairman of Transparency Solomon Islands Mr Rodney Kingmele. The Chief Electoral Officer’s comments…
by Ronald Toito’ona Two shareholders of Wanguo International Mining Group Limited have donated SBD$1.5 million to the Gold Ridge Foundation to support community initiatives in Central Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The donation was handed over today, during a Chinese New Year 2026 luncheon at the Banquet hall of Gold Ridge Mining…
International and local civil society organisations have called on the Solomon Islands government to strengthen protections for communities affected by logging and mining, as part of submissions to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights. Franciscans International — a non-governmental organisation with consultative status at the UN…
by Dr Tatsuji Nishikawa JICA, Sustainable Forest Resource Management Advisor of Ministry of Forestry & Research Time flies, so as age; we all grow older as years passes by. For Dr Nishikawa Tatsuji age is not a matter of concern, it is the valuable experiences he gets hands on that…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has welcomed Anthony Gill, the first Country Director appointed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Solomon Islands, during a courtesy visit at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Mr. Gill briefed the Prime Minister on preparations for the official opening of the bank’s…
by Ednal Palmer and Ofani Eremae When former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare launched the Mamara Township Development Project in May 2021, he invoked hope and national expectation. After more than 25 years of waiting for a transformative foreign investment, Sogavare told the nation its future city was finally arriving – a…
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