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GDI offers us confidence, resilience to stand on own feet: Civil servant from Solomon Islands
Beijing, China, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The high-speed train glides past lush early spring fields. From Beijing to Nanjing, the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, the train travels at over 300 kilometers per hour. Eric George...

Solomon Islands and China celebrate 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Solomon Islands and China celebrate 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) successfully celebrated the 5th Anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations which also coincided with the...

Solomon Islands commemorates International Day of Democracy marking its 46 years of democracy for the people by the people
Solomon Islands commemorates International Day of Democracy marking its 46 years of democracy for the people by the people Honiara, September 17 – Honiara city woke up earlier than usual on 17 September. It had a good reason: to celebrate the...

ADB Joins in Opening Ceremony for New USP Campus in Solomon Islands
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (3 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today joined with partners in Solomon Islands for the official opening of a new campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Honiara. The new campus will offer...

Integrated Monitoring Reporting and Verification (iMRV) launched to bolsters Solomon Islands capacity to respond to climate change
Integrated Monitoring Reporting and Verification (iMRV) launched to bolsters Solomon Islands capacity to respond to climate change Honiara, 27 September 2024 – The Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Disaster,...

SOLOMON TOWER LIMITED DELIVERED 14 MOBILE TOWER SITES UNDER THE SOLOMON ISLANDS NATIONAL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (SINBIP)
SOLOMON TOWER LIMITED DELIVERED 14 MOBILE TOWER SITES UNDER THE SOLOMON ISLANDS NATIONAL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (SINBIP) The Government is on track in delivering on its policy mandate to increase connectivity and accessibility for its...

Minister Agovaka held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on expanding Solomon Islands and Indonesia bilateral cooperation.
Minister Agovaka held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on expanding Solomon Islands and Indonesia bilateral cooperation. Solomon Islands has registered its interest to broaden its partnership and bilateral cooperation with...

MFAET Minister, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka leads Solomon Islands delegation at 79th UNGA opening in New York.
MFAET Minister, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka leads Solomon Islands delegation at 79th UNGA opening in New York. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, led the Solomon Islands delegation at the opening of the...

Solomon Islands hosts bilateral meeting with Serbian envoy.
Solomon Islands hosts bilateral meeting with Serbian envoy. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Collin Beck during discussions with the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the National Assembly of the...


Saudi Arabia Deepens Relationship with Solomon Islands
Saudi Arabia Deepens Relationship with Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Government is making significant strides in strengthening its global ties, forging relations with key international players, with Saudi Arabia being the latest to express...

Discover the Solomon Islands: A Hidden Paradise Awaits
The Solomon Islands, an enchanting archipelago of 992 tropical islands and atolls, stretch in a gentle curve across the South Pacific between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. This pristine paradise boasts a population of about 550,000, predominantly...

Eighty-Five to represent Solomon Islands at Hawaii FestPAC
An eighty-five-member delegation of arts and cultural practitioners will represent Solomon Islands at the upcoming 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Hawaii , United States of America next month. This delegation included...

China’s Ambassador Outlines China commitments to Solomon Islands
China’s Ambassador Outlines China commitments to Solomon Islands Ambassador Cai Weiming at the singing ceremony In a short span of just over four years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Solomon Islands, tremendous...

Japan and Solomon Islands agree to start producing electronic navigational charts
Japan and Solomon Islands agree to start producing electronic navigational charts Japan and Solomon Islands approved a plan on 7 February to produce electronic navigational charts (ENCs), which will contribute to navigation safety and the Solomon...

Solomon Islands restates commitment to enhance bilateral cooperation with India.
Solomon Islands restates commitment to enhance bilateral cooperation with India. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele assured India that Solomon Islands remains committed to enhance its bilateral cooperation and to...

Solomon Islands renews commitment to CITES following joint mission
20 September 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands - The Government of the Solomon Islands has renewed its commitment to the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The commitment was...

Solomon Islands committed to deliver a ‘Safe and Green Pacific Games’
06 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The rich tapestry of cultures found within the Solomon Islands was on display during the opening day of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) officials meeting as Solomon Island...

Pacific Games in Solomon Islands: A Beacon of Peace in the South Pacific
by Dirk Wagener, United Nations Resident Coordinator With the Pacific Games underway in the Solomon Islands and drawing to a close this weekend, the nation has taken centre stage as athletes from across the Pacific region gathered to compete....

SOLOMON ISLANDS TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC KING’S BIRTHDAY
SOLOMON ISLANDS TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC KING’S BIRTHDAY Solomon Islands will celebrate the first King’s official birthday on Friday 16 June following the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on 6 May 2023. The Government has declared Friday 16...