BY JENNIFER KUSAPA DEPUTY Commissioner (DC) Solomon International Assistance Force (SIAF) Commander Paul Osborne revealed during the Commissioner’s weekly conference this week that SIAF will remain in Solomon Islands as long they are required to. Responding to questions asked on…
BY BEN BILUAGizo SOLOMON Islands Students Association (SISA) in Fiji is on standby in light of the Omicron threat in that country. The virus is now in community transmission in Fiji. It is reportedly more versatile than the Delta strain…
BY BEN BILUAGIZO SOLOMON Islands student in Fiji have expressed they are afraid of the new covid-19 variant Omicron, which has invaded quarantine and now in community transmission. Speaking to Island Sun, a final year student who wants his name…
PAPUA New Guinea-Solomon Islands Community held their Christmas celebrations on December 18 at Harmock Beach, west of Honiara. Family, friends and PNG nationals gathered at the venue to mark Christmas along with the PNG soldiers currently serving here. High Commissioner…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO No dates have been set to bring home nationals currently living in Canada and Cuba. That’s according to Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Secretary to the Prime Minister, on the radio talk-back show, Sunday. “All the plans that…
JAMES BATLEY* One of the noticeable features of Australia’s response to the Solomon Islands government’s request for security assistance on 25 November was Scott Morrison’s instinctive desire to broaden the response to a regional level. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare reached out…
Relationship stronger than ever after riot and looting BY CHARLES KADAMANA CHINA-Solomon Islands bilateral relations is stronger than ever before after being tested with the recent riot and looting. This was reiterated by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
THE U.S. ambassador to the Solomon Islands Erin McKee has warned Pacific Islands against “aid that benefits one person, one party and one bank account” – remarks that come after the Solomons were beset with riots last month blamed in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands has seen the need to protect her five maritime borders with Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. This is because it has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.598 million square kilometres compared…
AUSTRALIAN Police are being deployed to the Solomon Islands to help bring to control the ongoing riots in Honiara. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrision confirmed in a press conference organized in the last hour. An initial number of Australian Federal…
