Atu pays tribute to living founding delegates on Independence Day
所罗门群岛瓜达尔卡纳尔省省长威利·阿图(Willie Atu)向1977年独立代表团的最后两位幸存成员致敬,称他们为国家英雄,其对国家独立的贡献永不可忘。在瓜达尔卡纳尔省政府庆祝国家第48个独立纪念日的活动中,阿图省长表示,前往伦敦兰开斯特大厦进行独立谈判的两位幸存代表均为瓜达尔卡纳尔的儿子。根据瓜达尔卡纳尔省政府的声明,这两位幸存的创始代表是菲利普·卡皮尼(Philip Kapini)和瓦埃塔·本·塔布萨西(Waeta Ben Tabusasi)首领。阿图表示:“今天,随着我们国家庆祝独立48周年,瓜达尔卡纳尔省在这个故事中占有特殊的地位。1977年9月,所有前往伦敦兰开斯特大厦进行谈判并见证独立命令签署的人中,只有两位仍与我们同…
Australian Prime Minister [PM] Anthony Albanese will visit Solomon Islands tomorrow – Tuesday 7 July 2026. He will be accompanied by Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong. PM Albanese arrived in Fiji on Sunday where he meets Sitiveni Rabuka this morning – Monday 6th July for the signing of the Vuvale Union agreement.…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) will officially launch of the Government for Reform, Empowerment, Accountability & Transformation (GREAT) Coalition Policy Document on Monday, 6th July 2026. Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale, alongside Cabinet Ministers and coalition executives, will lead the offi…
Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale has held a brief meeting with Vanuatu’s Minister for Internal Affairs, Hon. Andrew Solomon Napuat, during a transit stop in Port Vila en route to Honiara. Minister Napuat hosted Prime Minister Wale during the short visit, where both leaders exchanged views on key areas of mutual interes…
The Solomon Islands Government will hold its annual National Thanksgiving Church Service this Sunday, 5 July 2026, as part of the country’s 48th Independence Anniversary celebrations. The service will take place at Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral in Honiara from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, bringing together national leaders, c…
Prime Minister [PM] Hon. Matthew Wale has arrived in Suva, Fiji on Tuesday night where he was accorded with a 50-man Guard of Honour. He is Suva to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting. The Prime Minister flew in from Nadi to Nausori where was given an official welcome. Its his first visit to Fiji as a…
By George Maelagi Solomon Star, Tulagi TULAGI, Central Province – The National Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening provincial governments through improved funding, legislative reforms and enhanced governance, Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Hon. Lazarus Rina says…
PRIME Minister Hon. Matthew Wale says Solomon Islands is advancing a more balanced and constructive foreign policy while reaffirming its strong and enduring relationship with Japan. The Prime Minister made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Iwao Horii, in Honiara…
Prime Minister [PM] Hon. Matthew Wale will travel to Port Moresby on Friday for a one-day official bilateral meeting with his Papua New Guinea counterpart, Hon. James Marape. Prime Minister Marape will host Prime Minister Wale for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening the longstanding bilateral relationship bet…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) Federalism Cost-Benefit Analysis Team met with the Choiseul Provincial Executive at Pacific Crown Hotel on Monday, 16 June 2026. Led by Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Ms. Florence Joel and facilitated by consultant Mr. Peter Forau, the team discussed the Comparative Cost…
SUVA, May 6 2022 – Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has warned that the survival of the Pacific is in peril if the world’s biggest polluters continue to put profit over people and planet, in Suva overnight. Prime Minister Loughman made the remarks at the launch event for a powerful coalition of civil society groups…
PORT VILA, VANUATU (22 February 2022): After a lengthy process, the MSG Secretariat has a new Director General, he is Mr. Leonard Louma OBE from Papua New Guinea. This follows an announcement by the Chairman of the MSG and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Honourable James Marape in an Official Statement issued on th…
CANBERRA, (ABC) –— The Australian government is reviewing a recent campaign aimed at stopping Pacific seasonal workers from absconding from their jobs. Around 12,000 seasonal workers have come into Australia over the past year from Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands but of those, more than 1000 have ab…
RNZI: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today gave a formal and unreserved apology on behalf of the government for the Dawn Raids which she said left Pacific communities feeling “targeted and terrorised”. Ardern delivered the speech as part of a three and a half hour ceremony in front of more than 1000 people at the Auckla…