Oceania Solomon Islands 15.000 submissions for seasonal work in Australia - 1 in every 45 residents - have been sent to the Labour Mobility Unit for its Work Ready Pool recruitment drive in the past two weeks
Oceania Solomon Islands Inter-institutional cooperation in Solomon Islands is accelerating in the fight against corruption: public sector practitioners discussed critical issues focused on making its prosecution successful
Oceania Solomon Islands The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Cambodia to strengthen 'Cooperation in the area of financial innovation and payment systems'
Oceania Solomon Islands The presence of Papua New Guinea police in the neighbouring Solomon Islands, following the anti-Chinese unrest in late 2021, has been formalised by an agreement between the two countries
Oceania Solomon Islands The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme continues to offer a lifeline to many unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled workers who can help respond to labour shortages across rural and regional Australia
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is not ready to move out of LDC status - said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Jeremiah, identifying trade as a support to the economy
Oceania Solomon Islands Washington has announced its intention to reopen the US embassy in the Solomon Islands; according to some, the move is an attempt to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Port Authority CEO Eranda Kotelawala has joined the board of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, elected vice-president for the Southeast Asia and Oceania region
Oceania Solomon Islands The casket of the late Solomon Islands Ambassador to PRC was saluted on the tarmac by PM yesterday; John Moffat Fugui, key to the Pacific nation’s growing ties with China, has died during Beijing’s Covid wave, stunning diplomats
Oceania Solomon Islands Following the reopening of the Solomon Islands' borders on 1 July after an 800-day blockade, official visitor arrival figures for the third quarter of 2022 show that the destination performed much better than expected
Oceania Solomon Islands The first Chinese medical team in the Solomon Islands last week provided free health services to the people of Gizo, Western Province, the third free clinic activity the team has conducted since arriving in the country
Oceania Solomon Islands At least 20.000 people in remote communities in Solomon Islands have been highly impacted by the series of earthquakes that struck off the south coast of Guadalcanal earlier this week, with the largest quake reaching magnitude 7
Oceania Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office with Australian Defence Force conducted evacuation exercise in Savo to test community evacuation arrangements and operational procedures to coordinate evacuation response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief