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PS Mesepitu: Passport Fee Unchanged at SBD1,000

The passport fee remains unchanged at $1,000, despite claims on social media suggesting it has risen to $3,000. This confusion arose after the police clearance fee was increased from $90 to $300. In response, Riley Mesepitu, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour, and Immigration, clarified that the passport fee has not

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๐’๐ˆ๐๐” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ

The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have formalized a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing biodiversity conservation in the Solomon Islands. SINU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Transform Aqorau, and UNDP Deputy Resident Representative and Country Manager, Dr. Raluca Eddon signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) on Thursday 12 December at SINU

๐’๐ˆ๐๐” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ Read More ยป

๐’๐ˆ๐๐” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ-๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ

The Solomon Islands National University (SINU), in collaboration with the International Water Centre from Griffith University, successfully co-hosted a workshop on โ€œDecentralization and Rural Water Service Deliveryโ€ in the Solomon Islands.  The workshop took place on Tuesday, 10th December 2024, at the Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (FAFF) at Kukum Campus.  Supported by UNICEF

๐’๐ˆ๐๐” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ-๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ Read More ยป

Auki police arrests 20-year-old male for malicious injuries

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Auki have recently arrested a 20-year-old male person for throwing rocks at a teacherโ€™s house at Alotaa community high school in Lilisiana, Malaita province. Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Tex Tafoa says, โ€œthe suspect was drunk when he went into the school compound and threw rocks at

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Minister John Tuhaika Jr. Resigns Ahead of Motion of No Confidence

In a significant development ahead of the Motion of No Confidence (MONC) scheduled for Monday 16th, the government has a minister and Member of Parliament (MP) as John Tuhaika Jr., the Minister for Public Service and MP for Rennell and Bellona, resigned on Friday night. Tuhaika submitted his resignation to the Government House. โ€œI have

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Parliament Passes the 2025 Appropriation Bill 2024

The National Parliament of Solomon Islands has successfully passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill 2024 after thorough deliberations in the Committee of Supply and a final reading, which included amendments. The Bill, now approved, authorizes a total expenditure of SBD 4,832,273,739 for the governmentโ€™s operations and services in the fiscal year 2025. This allocation is intended

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A Little Bit of Increase: Police Clearance expected to skyrocket from SBD90 to SBD300 Per document in 2025

The recent surprising information by the Minister for Police, Hon. Jimson Tanangada, during the 2025 Appropriation Bill 2024 debates, has caused frustration among the people of Solomon Islands. In response to a question from Opposition Leader Hon. Mathew Wale, the Minister disclosed that the price of a Police Clearance document, which currently stands at SBD

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Minister Ramofafia Emphasizes Governmentโ€™s Ambitious Commitment to Accelerate Economic Transformation and Infrastructure Development

Minister for the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) Hon. Rexson Ramofafia has emphasized that the Governmentโ€™s ambitious budget for 2025 is committed to driving transformative investments that will propel economic growth and infrastructure development across the country. Debating on the 2024 Appropriation Bill 2025 on floor of Parliament this week, Hon. Ramofafia

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Police arrest 37-year-old male for carrying about liquor for sale

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Auki have recently arrested a 37-year-old male for carrying about liquor for sale without license in Auki Malaita province. Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa says, โ€œFrontline officers were approached and informed of the suspectโ€™s doings by a concerned person who witnessed the exchange

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