1.5 is not just a number, it’s our survival roadmap: Puna
BY BEN BILUAGizoSECRETARY 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 KUSAPAA 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...
Manele welcomes US pledge to reopen its embassy here
FOREIGN Affairs minister Jeremiah Manele has welcomed the announcement made by the US Secretary of State, Antony John Blinken, to re-establish the US embassy in Honiara.Blinken announced this during the US –Pacific Island Leaders...
PNG-SI community celebrate Christmas
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...
US envoy warns of aid that benefits one person, party
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...
Aust- SI hold 4th bilateral security dialogue
Australia and Solomon Islands held their 4th Bilateral Security Dialogue virtually on November 16, committing to deepening our security partnership, including in areas such as policing, border and cyber security.Australia and Solomon Islands are...
We must seal the fisheries deal: Falemaka
BY BEN BILUAGizoTrade talks aimed at creating rules to stop countries providing harmful subsidies to their fishing fleets are reaching a climax with much at stake for Solomon Islands and the Pacific.Mere Falemaka, the...
Puna urges Japan to share relevant information
BY BEN BILUAGizoTHE Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum has called on the government of Japan to share relevant information proposed plan to discharge over a million tonnes of treated water from the Fukushima...
PM opens virtual regional media anti-corruption summit.
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has officially opened the second Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network summit.The two days summit which kicked off yesterday in Tavanipupu, East Guadalcanal is hosted by the Media Association of Solomon Islands...
SI Scouts gain independence
AFTER 94 years as a branch of the United Kingdom Scout Association, the Solomon Islands Scout Association, is now independent and is the 172nd member of the World Organisation of the Scouting Movement (WOSM).This...