External Trade

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Collin Beck after meeting with New Zealand consultants John Ballingall and Tracey Epps. With them in the photograph are senior trade officials of the Ministry.

 

 

 

 

 

The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) has undergone a General Review in Solomon Islands as required under the provisions contained in the development-centred free trade agreement that was entered into force on 13 December 2020.

Facilitators and participants of the two-days Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adaptation (MELA) framework development workshop in Honiara (1-2 February 2024) with the Deputy Director of External Trade, Jenny Barile (Front with glasses).

 

 

 

Important local stakeholders of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus participated in a two-days Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Adaptation (MELA) framework development workshop in Honiara (1-2 February 2024).

 

The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade will resume interviews and screening exercises from February 2024 as more than 7182 candidates have completed the process as of November 2023.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Collin Beck and Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Andrew Schloeffel with the 88 workers who will be travelling to work in Australia soon.

 

 

 

 

 

The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has resumed Pre-Departure Briefings for Solomon Islands workers as it seeks to continue increase its presence in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme in 2024.

New Zealand Employer, Turners and Growers (T&G) are in the Solomon Islands to recruit 159 workers to work in their establishments across New Zealand.

More Solomon Islanders are expected to travel overseas soon as Bostock New Zealand conducts a recruitment drive in Honiara this week.

The Solomon Islands Government is not looking to recruit 300 nurses to work in Australia under the age care services as reported in the local media this week.

More workers are leaving the country soon to work in different sectors across Australia.

More Solomon Islanders are expected to travel overseas soon as Bostock New Zealand conducts a recruitment drive in Honiara this week.

Through the support of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus, assistance funded by Australia and New Zealand had been provided to Goshen Enterprise LTD with the provision of 500 harvest bins. This is to assist the company in its efforts to support farmers on Malaita Province.