The Small Malaita Mini Game Council (SMMGC) convened its meeting on Saturday 31st January 2026 to appoint members of the Games Organising Committee (GOC) to plan and host the Small Malaita Mini Games this year 2026. The meeting was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall Conference Room The Small Malaita Mini Games (SMMG) is a registered entity under the Charitable Act of Solomon Islands. The objectives…
Applications for the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships for 2027 are now available. The Australian Government through its tax payers have been supporting Solomon Islanders with scholarships over the past years. For 2026 a total of 36 Solomon Islanders have been awarded the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships after successful applying in 2025. Among them, 16 women- breaking…
Solomon Kings FC kick off their Round Two campaign of the inaugural OFC Pro League this Sunday, February 1, with a highly anticipated clash against Roy Krishna’s Bula FC at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Kings arrived in Port Moresby on Thursday and remain unbeaten after two matches in…
Honiara, Solomon Islands – Customers of the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) can now receive their loans and repay them digitally via M-SELEN, following a new partnership between DBSI and M-SELEN. The service allows DBSI customers to receive loan disbursements directly into their M-SELEN wallets and make repayments anytime, anywhere using the M-SELEN App or…
The Pacific Community (SPC) will host an international workshop in February next month aimed at addressing the growing problem of lost and abandoned drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and their impacts on the Pacific Ocean. The three-day workshop will be held from 9–11 February 2026 in Papeete, French Polynesia, and is expected to bring together…
I wish to express my view here based no my experience as a Senior Science Teacher and Head of Department because I have served in both boarding and day secondary schools in Western Province. Two of the schools included; Kukudu Adventist College (boarding), Beulah Provincial Secondary School (boarding), and Gizo Community High School (day school). …
Commentary By Nelson H U Boso In Noro In the mid-1970s, politicians in the Western Solomons agitated for statehood status. It’s a long story but ever since leaders have one way or the other been negotiating through consultative meetings and resolutions on Federal Government in the Western Province. The issue is as agonizing as its own sunset –…
Government through the Ministry for Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) has announced a series of national targets aimed at revitalising the poultry industry in the Solomon Islands over the next three years. Part of the target is to reduce retail prices of eggs and chicken by the end of this year or early next year. The current price per packet of egg is…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade on Friday received a farewell courtesy call from the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Solomon Islands, H.E. Andriana Supandy as he concludes his diplomatic tenure. During the meeting the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka expressed appreciation for Ambassador Supandy’s…
The Kava Industry Working Group (KIWG) Chairman Max Lazarus says strengthening domestic supply chains to seize lucrative international market opportunities, is a must for Solomon Islands. The Kava Industry Working Group met in Honiara on Wednesday. The meeting highlighted a number of issues across the kava value chain—producers, processors, and exporters. Discussions focused on critical…