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by Ednal Palmer The Chairman of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) has commended the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac). Speaking during the official opening of COSPPac3 annual meeting this morning in Honiara, Levu Boaz Antafalo of Vanuatu said COSPPac is a flagship climate initiative in the…
by Ednal Palmer The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) annual general meeting has started in Honiara today with a call to secure continued funding and support for COSPac. Speaking to officially open the meeting, on behalf of the Solomon Islands government, Permanent Secretary (supervising) of the…
by Ronald Toito’ona Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says Infrastructure remains a strategic priority for the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT), and that roads, bridges, airports, wharves, ICT, and healthcare facilities are essential, not only for delivering vital services but also for driving economic growth and strengthening connections between…
The Solomon Islands United Party (UP) wishes to clarify its current parliamentary position following the recent shakeup of the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) in the wake of recent political maneuverings. The United Party was not invited by GNUT to be part of the new look governing coalition.…
by Ronald Toito’ona One year after taking office, the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has marked a key milestone—its first anniversary—with a firm commitment to political stability, land reform, reconciliation, and national security. GNUT came into power with a broad coalition—OUR Party, Solomon Islands People’s First Party (SIPFP),…
GNUT’s First-Year Record of Economic Reforms and Recoveryby Ronald Toito’ona One year after taking office, the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) under Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has achieved major milestones in economic reforms and recovery. The Prime Minister, in his one-year anniversary statement, declared economic transformation not as…
Together, Australia and the Solomon Islands are delivering infrastructure that supports SolomonIslanders to live happy, healthy lives. From road maintenance, market houses, community halls, bus shelters, WASH facilities and schooland clinic refurbishments, through to nation-building projects such as the Tina River HydropowerProject, Coral Sea Cable, mobile telecommunication towers, major airfield…
From Transparency Solomon Islands In the aftermath of a second round of resounding support for your leadership Transparency Solomon Islands is calling on you to action against GRASSHOPPING. The continued grasshopping of Members of Parliament has resulted in Prime Ministers be it you or those in the past wasting a lot…
Solomon Islands’ first investigative news outlet, In-depth Solomons, today launches an online crowdfunding campaign to raise money after aid cuts by the U.S. administration of Donald Trump slashed support for free press. Launched two years ago, In-depth Solomons started with the help of U.S. donor money secured through the Organised…
by Paul TurnerBritish High Commissioner to Solomon Islands A psychologist friend once told me that a child’s first thousand days were the most important. It is in those thousand days that life’s foundations are laid. I figure if a child has a thousand days, a diplomat in a new country has…
