Save the Children Solomon Islands has congratulated the Government of Solomon Islands, through the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, for successfully hosting the 2025 International Children’s Day event in Honiara. The celebration also marked the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC 30), a global commitment that…
At the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil, representatives from the Global South staged a powerful and deeply symbolic act on Saturday. They organized a dramatic “Historic Funeral for Fossil Fuels,” marking a significant moment on the global stage. The emotional ceremony, attended by over 70,000 people including Indigenous leaders, artists, and climate activists, served…
Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and Head of Delegation, Hon. Polycarp Paea, was briefed by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Esala Nayasi, in the margins of the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
A senior Asia–Pacific policy expert is urging global climate negotiators to put indigenous peoples and local communities at the heart of all decisions of the climate talks, warning that the failure to do so risks weakening the world’s response to the climate crisis. Alfred Ralifo, Asia Pacific Policy Expert for People Powering Biodiversity (PPB) under…
Landowning tribes of the Bina Harbour water source in Malaita have been urged to take good care of the Bina Harbour Project equipment that have been installed within their communities. A representative owners, Frank Ba’egeni speaking during a recent water source meeting held at Busi’i Community, emphasized that the equipment installed under the project is very expensive and must…
THE Melanesia Law Ministers will present their collective issues during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) to be held in Fiji from 9 to 12 February 2026. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Clezy Rore, confirmed this to Solomon Star following a talanoa session held during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on…
Preparations are well underway for the West Are’Are Christmas Sports Tournament 2025. The competition will kick off on December 26 at the Kiu Masina Ruru Playing Field in the Kiu community. The annual festive tournament will feature a variety of sports, including soccer, netball, and volleyball, bringing together teams and supporters from across the West Are’Are…
SOLOMON Islands has further strengthened its partnership with Fiji in the justice sector. This follows a talanoa session between Fiji’s Minister of Justice and Acting Attorney General, Hon. Siromi Turaga, and his Solomon Islands counterpart, Hon. Clezy Rore, during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on Thursday. Both ministers had earlier signed a…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), providing new legal and moral grounds to hold major polluting nations accountable for their climate inaction. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil,…
A YOUNG man accused of trespassing into a house and carrying an eight-year-old girl to the seaside in Ngella, Central Islands Province, where he allegedly raped her, has denied the allegations. The defendant who could not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim is facing one count of Rape and one count…