The Solomon Islands Government on Thursday handed over new ICT equipment to Provincial Youth and Children Focal Officers, marking a significant step toward strengthening child protection systems and youth engagement across the country. The initiative, supported by UNICEF through the European Union-funded Provincial Government Service Delivery Programme, provides nine Provincial Governments with computers and printers…
The Ministry of Women, Youth, and Children and Family Affairs and UNICEF and its partners held a child protection dialogue on Thursday, at the Heritage Park Hotel to confront the escalating risks facing children in the Solomon Islands, calling for coordinated action across government, civil society, and international partners. The event co- hosted by Ministry of…
The Honiara Council of Women (HCW) on Monday 6th October 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Honiara City Council (HCC) Lord Mayor, Councillor Eddie Kasuteé Siapu. During the meeting at the Honiara City Council (HCC), Lord Mayor Siapu warmly welcomed the delegation and acknowledged their important role in representing women across the city. He commended the Council of Women for their…
Nagotano, Central Province – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), as the lead national executing agency for the Global Environment Fund’s Coral Reef Rescue: Resilient Reefs, Resilient Communities project (GEF CRR) in Solomon Islands, recently hosted a pivotal regional exchange. This event, a field session for Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF)…
A woman is leading Biosecurity Solomon Islands as a new Director. She is Jean Eroa Manepora’a who is the first female to lead the department. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is delighted to announce the appointment in a statement issued on Monday 6th October 2025. This historic appointment marks a significant milestone in the…
The second delivery of the Solomon Islands Senior Executive Women in Leadership Program for this year 2025 was held last week in Honiara. The program was initially devised in partnership with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA), and the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants…
A doctorate student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, is urging greater involvement of women in ocean governance and program implementation. Alice Clara Rore of North Malaita made the call during her presentation on the topic “Tē Mangoedo: The connection between a woman and the ocean” at the 2nd Pacific Islands Ocean…
As part of enhancing rural livelihoods and women’s economic participation the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has supported the West New Georgia/Vonavona Constituency (WNGVC) women in Western Province with funding support to purchase three bray boats. PRC provided SBD$100,000 and WNGVC topped it up with an extra SBD$50,000 from the Constituency Development Funds (CDF). The partnership enabled the constituency office to purchase the boats to support the rural mothers.…
ON average, one infant dies daily in Solomon Islands, raising urgent concerns about maternal and child health services nationwide. This heartbreaking revelation was presented by Chief Medical Statistician, Rebecca Manelase, during the second day of the National Healthy Settings Conference in Gizo last week. According to Manelase, a total of 15,831 births were recorded in…
A Solomon Islands woman has tragically died in Australia following a suspected poisonous snake bite in Katherine, Northern Territory. The late Fiona Peace Tonafalea, 40, collapsed at a business premises on Pearce Street on Sunday, three weeks ago. Emergency responders, including St John Ambulance paramedics and local police, rushed to the scene and performed CPR, but she was pronounced dead. Investigations suggest she was bitten…