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Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) members visited several communities throughout July to strengthen relationships and promote public safety. Recently, Naha Police and RAPPP teams were invited to share their community and crime prevention program with the Gilbert Camp community. Superintendent Leslie Kili and […]

An important milestone towards enhancing national food security and protecting the livestock sector from foreign animal disease, a technical team from ministry of agriculture and livestock, has completed two weeks of biosecurity assessment mission in Brazil focus on evaluating potential offshore facilities for pork, beef and poultry imports. The MAL technical team includes: Mr James

MRD Deputy Secretary Technical (Acting) George Balairamo, centre, receives the report documents from Constituency Accountant Officer (CAO), Victor Bariri, second from left, witnessed by Constituency Development Officer (CDO), Bernard Vave fourth from left, and Constituency Project Officer (CPO) Johnathan Levo, far right along with Constituency Development Committee (CDC) Secretary, Killian Pule far left. The Shortland

HONIARA, 01 August 2025 – The Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Hon. Trevor Hedley Manemahaga, has emphasized the need for a managed labour migration system in the health sector to protect the country’s workforce and ensure national development. Speaking at the Consultative Workshop on Labour Migration in the Health Sector, Minister Manemahaga highlighted

The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology under the Environment and Conservation Division had handed 15 identification (ID) cards for Vuri Forest Conservation Area (VFCA) Rangers recently. This important handing over was conducted on Friday, 25th July 2025, at GBR, Henderson, during the conclusion of the Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected

Thirty-six officers working at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) have successfully completed a one-week (21st–25th July 2025) “Learning and Development” program offered by the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) under the Ministry of Public Service. The courses, Knowing Your Public Service (KYPS) and Code of Conduct (COC), were hosted at the ministry’s

Honiara, 30 July 2025 – The JICA Solomon Islands Office has welcomed four new Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) who arrived in the country today. The volunteers will begin with orientation briefings, including Pidgin language lessons, and will take part in a village stay program in Tamboko, Guadalcanal Province, to help them better understand local

HONIARA, 31 July 2025 – The Solomon Islands government has launched the Iumi Gro Business Accelerator, a program designed to empower women, youth, and grassroots entrepreneurs across the country. Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Hon. Trevor Hedley Manemahaga, and representatives from the Government of Australia, the Australian High Commission, and development stakeholders attended

Thursday 31 July 2025, Wellington, New Zealand –  Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele, MP, was this morning accorded a ceremonial Māori Pōwhiri welcome at Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand. The welcome included the traditional wero challenge, followed by the karanga (call of welcome), haka pōwhiri, greetings with the tangata whenua, and a Guard of Honour.