A country that invites visitors and tourists wanting exciting and adventurous holidays and a country that has direct air services to international destinations. How much more would international tourists be encouraged to visit if they could see biodiversity conservation replace…
As 2019 draws to a close I have been thinking about what next year might herald for the Solomon Islands with the advent of the Coral Sea Cable and how it will likely revolutionise connectivity across the county. Given the…
As I wrote about last week, seven tribes that own aggregate resources in the Tina River area in central Guadalcanal signed an agreement with the Hyundai Engineering Company Ltd [HEC] to supply aggregate sources to help with the construction of…
The CBSP is a result of several years of community consultations that paved the way for the idea and design of the pilot project and demonstrates the government and the developer’s dedication to involving the communities in the project. More…
Coming just days after the Japanese Government, in terms of its Grassroots Development Assistance Programme to the Solomon Islands, delivered a new classroom to the Varu Adventist Primary School on Kolombangara in the Western Province, the Japanese Ambassador; H.E. Shigeru…
At the Madrid talks there has been much criticism and finger pointing at those nations that are considered major polluters and the impact the degree and nature of the pollution is having, particularly on the Pacific Islands nations now witnessing…
Delegates from more than 200 countries are in Madrid trying to agree the final rules for the Paris Agreement, which comes into force next year, but according to news relayed by Radio New Zealand, today, Fiji’s attorney general has said…
It is reported by Radio New Zealand today, Wednesday, that Fiji’s Prime Minister has hit out at several developed countries during a speech at the UN climate summit in Madrid. The seriousness of climate change and the impact it is having…
I am delighted to be able to announce that the Dionysus Ensemble in Residence for The Commonwealth Resounds, one of only two accredited music organisations within the Commonwealth will arrive in Honiara on 1 January for a stay of just…
In a united and defiant stand against corruption, Solomon Islands yesterday commemorated the International Anti-corruption with a large turnout and active participation of representatives from civil society, Government agencies, the private sector and members of the public. It was manifest,…
In a very much appreciated local initiative, the The Australian Government promoted, Strongim Bisnis hosted a business networking event this week to celebrate the contribution that People Living With Disability (PLWD) make in the labour market. The event was held…
An article published in today’s edition of Solomon Times on Line reminds us all that it was forty years ago that 12 Pacific leaders met in the Solomon Islands under the chairmanship of the late Rt Hon Peter Kenilorea. They…
I came across a humanitarian story tonight, Sunday, while browsing the internet to learn how the government in Fiji was coping with the incidences of measles that has seen urgent supplies of vaccines flown into the country. I would like…
The Government of Japan in terms of its Grassroots Development Assistance Programme has delivered yet another new school classroom in the Solomon Islands. It has been reported that the Varu Adventist Primary school on Kolombangara, in the Western Province, took…
The Finance Minister, the Hon, Harry Kuma, revealed in his 2020 recent budget speech in Parliament that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected to be around 2.3 per cent in 2020. In terms of GDP growth, the…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chairman, Mr. Jay Bartlett, in elaborating on why the Chamber decided on the theme for this year’s Business Excellence Awards, said, “Now more than ever, the country needs all the decision-makers from…
Mr. Sogavare told a roundtable meeting on NCDs in Honiara that NCD’s were killing thousands of people around the Pacific every year, in numbers that far outweighed those killed by climate change “Global projections are for NCDs to cause nearly…
The latest arrivals will bring the number of hospital beds delivered to the NRH to over 135 and in addition to beds; the hospital has received mobility aids such as wheel chairs, walking frames, crutches and walking sticks. Other equipment…
In his speech, during the Business Excellence Award (BEA) last weekend, the Prime Minister, the Hon. Manasseh Sogavare mentioned that the Government was embarking on the modernisation of the Honiara Central Business District and provincial centres as well which would…
The Small island countries in the Pacific are demanding greater commitments at this week’s Madrid climate talks, saying what’s been done so far is far from enough. The lead negotiator for Solomon Islands, Melchior Mataki, said the effects of the…