It’s about ‘our security’: Sogavare
By EDDIE OSIFELO
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has defended the ‘leaked’ Security Cooperation draft agreement with Peoples Republic of China that the two countries are expected to sign soon.
This came after overseas media assumed the...
London office closed
By EDDIE OSIFELO
MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has closed the Solomon Islands diplomatic mission in London.
Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed this when he presented his speech on the debate into the $4 billion...
Beck says leaked documents not final
By EDDIE OSIFELO
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and External Trade confirms the ‘leaked’ Security Cooperation draft on social media is not final.
Permanent Secretary, Collin Beck told media yesterday said until they have a signed document...
US dismisses assertions on SI
By EDDIE OSIFELO
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink has rejected assertion that US haven’t paid much attention to Solomon Islands since they removed their embassy in 1993.
Ambassador Kritenbrink...
1.5 is not just a number, it’s our survival roadmap: Puna
BY BEN BILUAGizo
SECRETARY General of Pacific Islands Forum says 1.5 degrees Celsius global target to reduce global emission is not just a number but a survival roadmap for Pacific Island states.
Henry Puna made the...
Bail refused for PNG Doc
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A Bail application for a Papua New Guinea doctor, his wife and two others accused of entering the Solomon Islands without any exemption has been refused by the Magistrate Court yesterday.
Principal Magistrate...
TEAM SOLOMON TO BENEFIT FROM OSEP
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II
Team Solomon will receive a major boost when it comes to preparations for the Pacific Games 2023 under the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI).
This was following the signed memorandum...
PRF needs inclusive governance mechanism: CSO
BY BEN BILUAGizo
Officials of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) present during the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) say that the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) needs inclusive governance mechanism to achieve its objectives.
Speaking to...
Rumbiak lashes out at delegation to West Papua
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA
UNITED Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) spokesperson Jacob Rumbiak describes the recent seven-person delegation from Solomon Islands to West Papua as ‘a visitation by robbers’.
The recent delegation visit to West Papua...
US admiral lashes out at SI-Sino security pact
A TOP American admiral has criticised a potential security pact between China and Solomon Islands, describing it as a “secret” arrangement worrying the US and its partners.
Australia has warned that a Chinese naval base...