by Joanne Wallis, Czes Tubilewicz SYDNEY MORNING HERALD FOREIGN affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong has described Australia’s inability to dissuade the Solomon Islands from signing a security agreement with China as the “worst failure of Australian foreign policy in the Pacific” in almost 80 years. This agreement seemingly confirms the Australian government’s anxiety about China’s growing…
SI receives first of eight PRC funded sports facility for PG2023 THE newly built Track and Field facility at the King George Sixth School former cricket field was officially handed over to the Government of Solomon Islands by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) yesterday. This is the first of eight sports facility projects under…
Top United States security officials in Honiara to discuss SI-China security pact TOP United States security officials have arrived in Honiara in their efforts to force Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to scrap a security pact Solomon Islands signed with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) earlier this week. The delegation is made up of Kurt…
The Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Friday, 22nd April,2022, jointly agreed to release all first biannual 2022 grants to all schools and education authorities. The first bi-annual school grants had been withheld early this year due to the COVID-19 community transmission through…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the 2022 Budget looks good on paper but lacks the political will and inadequate funds allocated to drive important investment programs. Speaking during the 2022 Budget Debate in Parliament today, the Opposition Leader said the government is trying to do too much yet it is not reflected in the…
SIEC: Election details awaits the passing of the 2022 Budget THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has assured the people of West Kwaio Constituency that the by-election for the constituency will take place this year. In a statement, SIEC acknowledges West Kwaio constituents’ concern over the delay of West Kwaio constituency by-election. The electoral office…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale met with Dr Kurt Campbell and the US high-level delegation today. The meeting was held at the Paul Tovua Complex, Parliament. Opposition Leader Hon Wale during the meeting welcomed the delegation to Honiara and for meeting with the Opposition Group. They discussed a number of initiatives for strengthening…
THREE bridges on the Auki-Dala road in Malaita Province at Koa, Bio 1 and Bio 2, will soon be replaced following the selection of Reeves Envico as the successful bidder as part of the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP). Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Stephen Maesiola signed the contract…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says it is unfortunate that the security pact with China had to be secretly signed and was only made known through officials in Beijing. Hon Wale said the Prime Minister’s explanation in Parliament was an attempt to save face knowing that Beijing had already released information on the secret signing…
The new Chairman for Health Division at the Honiara City Council, Cr. Reginald Ngati has raised concern in regards to the usage of Multipurpose Hall during this COVID situation. In a statement Ngati said the Ministry of Health and Medical Services with the Oversight Committee need to relook and provide some agreement which HCC can also benefit from. During…