HONIARA – Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, hosted under the theme “Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair and Effective Recruitment”. The meeting, organised by the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU), which also serves as the Labour…
The critical role of international and regional trade in driving Solomon Islands’ economic growth, creating jobs, and enhancing national resilience has been highlighted during the 18th National Trade Development Council (NTDC) Meeting on Wednesday 29th October in Honiara. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka made these remarks while officially opening the NTDC workshop at the Heritage Park…
A thief broke into the Jononi Shop in Gizo, Western Province early Sunday morning, escaping with about a thousand dollars in cash, a mobile phone, and other items. The shop is owned by a Bangladesh man operating in Gizo for years. The incident occurred at around 5am Sunday morning 2nd November 2025. According to reports,…
Two more mobile towers under the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) have been switched on and now online. The latest announcements is part of the project’s expansion in having reliable digital connectivity across the nation. The recent completion and activation of two new towers at Lelea and Peava in Marovo Constituency, Western Province,…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) will officially hand over the Share Certificate of Kolombangara Forest Products Limited (KFPL) to the landowners of Kolombangara on 11th November 2025 at Ringi, KFPL Headquarters — marking the final and most significant milestone in a process more than 30 years in the making. This historic handover…
A second joint research workshop hosted by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) was held on Friday at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, this year’s workshop centered on the theme “Monetary and Fiscal Policies Amid…
THE Western Province has reached another major milestone in its efforts to improve sanitation and public health, with seven communities in Rannoggah and Kolombangara officially recognized for achieving ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status. The achievement was celebrated during a special ‘NOD’ celebration conducted in some of the communities from October 27th to 30th, 2025. The celebration featured leaders…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) Environmental Health Unit has officially cleared SASA Water and ENARGY Water to resume operations after a recent temporary closure to address health and safety concerns. According to Mr. Derick Willie, the Director of Environmental Health, both companies were thoroughly assessed to ensure they comply with good manufacturing practices and public…
The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO, has concluded a Geographic Information System, GIS, training on Friday 3rd October 2025 conducted by the Pacific Community, SPC in Honiara. The five-day training aimed to provide the statisticians with the necessary skills to confidently and more efficiently work on their statistical geographic framework updates, map preparation, planning,…
SOLOMON Islands continues to face major challenges in developing a strong and sustainable industrial sector, despite its abundant natural resources and hardworking population, and this warrants redirection of the economy towards industrialization, local economist Martin Hou highlighted. Hou said over the past decade, the nation’s economy has remained heavily reliant on raw exports, subsistence agriculture,…