Honiara – A total of 1,428 students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) celebrated their academic achievements today – Thursday 11th September 2025. This was during a graduation ceremony held at Maranatha Hall in East Honiara. The event marked one of the university’s largest graduating cohorts in recent years, spanning various disciplines across its…
At the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held on Wednesday at Friendship Hall, the commemoration ceremony for the adoption of the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration brought together leaders, dignitaries, and youth representatives from across the region to reaffirm their commitment to peace, unity, and sustainability in the Pacific. Josie-Anne Ashley, General Secretary…
Most of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders have touched down at the Munda International Airport at 10am this morning. A chartered Solomon Airlines A320 aircraft transported all the leaders. The delegation left Honiara International Airport at 9:30am this morning and arrived on schedule following the 30 minutes flight. In Munda the weather is bit…
Local carvers are proudly showcasing their traditional woodwork at Lambete Station in Munda, Western Province as Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders arrive today for their retreat in Noro. Among them is 62-year-old Mex Elijah of Rendova, who is displaying and selling his finely crafted carvings. He joins a number of other local artists who have…
FIFTEEN (15) members of the Pacific Islands Forum have signed the historical Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty at the margin of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting at Heritage Park Hotel on Wednesday night. However, only Tonga and Nauru have deposited instruments of the ratification for the agreement to establish the PRF with the…
Members of the regional media including Solomons were barred from a press conference organised for the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. This was during a scheduled media engagement at the Forum venue, Friendship Hall on Wednesday. As Prime Minister Albanese entered the room, the door was immediately locked. Only journalists from Australia were granted access…
The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) treaty was finally signed this evening – Wednesday 10th September in Honiara. About 15 Forum Leaders signed the deal. The signing marks a milestone towards establishing the Forum’s first financial legal institution. This Pacific-led fund is dedicated to strengthening community resilience after years of climate-finance struggles. To ensure the treaty to come into…
Orion Limited’s, Chan Chee Min claims of collusion amongst government agencies with Solomon Forest Association (SFA) in what he claimed “systematic collusion”, is inaccurate and being dismissed outright. In an issued statement, the Forestry Office says what has become obvious inside Chan Chee Min’s written allegation in the Solomon Star dated 6th September is a…
In a show of solidarity, regional unity and peace-building, Pacific Islands Forum Leaders on Wednesday 10th September 2025 officially signed the ‘Blue Ocean of Peace Declaration’ at the Friendship Hall in Honiara. The Ocean of Peace Declaration is an initiative by Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka aimed at creating a shared regional vision for a peaceful, secure, and cohesive Blue Pacific.…
Residents of Munda in Western Province are polishing up final touches to their preparation work to welcome the arrival of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders on Thursday morning. The PIF leaders are expected to travel from Honiara to Munda early tomorrow morning for their overnight retreat. Although the leaders’ stopover in Munda will last less than an hour, the…