Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Senator the Hon Nita Green, will arrive in Honiara on Wednesday to represent Australia at the PACER Plus Ministerial Meeting (PPMM). The PPMM marks five years since the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus came into force. PACER Plus is the region’s most modern framework for rules-based trade,…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury has tabled a $5.6 billion budget in Parliament for the 2026 financial year—an increase of more than $1.4 billion from the $4.2 billion budget presented by the Manele Government for 2024–2025. The 2026 Budget has been framed within an overall deficit of $548 million, equivalent to about 3.5 percent…
Honiara, – Tourism Solomons has announced the winners of its innovative creative challenge inviting Australian and New Zealand travel industry professionals the opportunity to create travel industry campaign slogans – and the results are impressive. Launched under a ‘Let Your Imagination Set Sail’banner, the initiative encouraged travel professionals to unleash their creativity and express what…
The Choiseul Bay Township Project has taken another major step toward its long-term development plan, with hydrological monitoring now underway at the Sorave River— the proposed main water source for the township’s future utilities. Project Manager Isaac Lekelalu confirmed that the township development continues to work closely with key line ministries to plan and design…
A police officer of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) who had an accident with a police-marked vehicle has been arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday. RSIPF Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Operation Mr Mathias Lenialu said the accident has occurred further up from the Sape clinic at Guadalcanal Plain Palm Oil Limited…
Tax players through the Central Honiara Constituency (CHC) has donated a new three-tonne truck to the All Saints Parish of the Anglican Church at Point Cruz, Honiara. The handover was held on early Sunday. A similar donation was made on September 14, when the office presented a three-tonne truck valued at $388,000 to the Holy…
The Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) has successfully held its award night 2025 on Thursday at the Multipurpose hall in Honiara Honiara. The award night was held to recognized the outstanding achievements of its players and teams. The event saw the winners from various categories in their recent championship received medals and certificates. The award…
Easter Island — or Rapa Nui in the native language — is known around the world for its massive moai statues. While the physical origins of the statues can be traced to a quarry on the remote island, where did the idea behind them come from? To find out, Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Carl Lipo, University of…
Turkey has been confirmed as the host nation for COP31, ending Australia’s campaign to bring next year’s global climate summit to the Pacific. The decision followed intense negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and resulted in a rare dual-leadership compromise granting Australia a central role in steering the 2026 climate negotiations. Pacific nations—many on the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is set to transform its sovereign maritime security capability with the arrival of two state-of-the-art Naiad vessels. The boats were delivered through a partnership with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Defence Cooperation Program. The new vessels, designed for speed and versatility, will enable RSIPF officers…