The Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project has recruited seven new Young Professionals (YPs) to work as junior agriculture extension officers in Malaita and Guadalcanal Province. With the Young Professionals program, SIART aims to build a sustainable agricultural sector by providing practical, on-the-ground experience to new agriculture graduates to work closely with the Ministry…
Tourism remains one of the key sectors with strong potential to contribute to employment creation, small business growth, and community livelihoods, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says. Prime Minister Manele made the remarks on Monday during his first press conference after officiating at the opening of the upgraded Parangiju Mountain Lodge in Central Guadalcanal on 16…
The registered landowner of the Kohimarama and old Kesao bridges in North West Guadalcanal is calling on the government to convene an urgent roundtable discussion to resolve the ongoing access crisis. This follows the disconnection of the Kohimarama Bridge after recent heavy rain and flooding, which has left students from Selwyn College unable to return…
ALLOWS 40 KILOS OF FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE FOR ECONOMY PASSENGERS FLYING BRISBANE TO HONIARA! Solomon Airlines has announced the return of the airline’s popular ‘shopping flight’ initiative for their valued economy passengers travelling on flight IE701 from Brisbane to Honiara on Saturdays. From today Friday 6 February onwards, all passengers including children, are offered a checked baggage allowance of 40kg in addition to 7kg…
Forty accountants from both the public and private sectors graduated with their Professional Diploma in Accounting (PDA) – a professional program delivered by the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA) in partnership with the Institute of Public Accountants and Monarch Institute on the 22nd of January 2026. ISIA delivers the program in collaboration with the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Auki Police Operations Team has successfully arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred on 27th January 2026. The incident involved two male victims who were injured while attempting to intervene in a separate brawl. The first victim, a 20-year-old male, sustained a serious injury…
A delegation from the Government of Fiji paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Mr Collin Beck, on Monday February 2nd 2026 as part of ongoing discussions on the proposed relocation of the Commonwealth War Grave of Fijian Servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War in…
Efforts to repair some of the key roads in Honiara and Guadalcanal has been stepped up thanks to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Transport Infrastructure Management Division (TIMSD). Despite the challenges posed by the current cyclone and wet season, the Unit has been committed to do its work. Local contractors were deployed on Wednesday night to…
Three more new telecommunication towers have been commissioned in Western Province and Choiseul Province. This was part of the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP). The sites are located at Tuzu (R19) in Choiseul Province, and Boro (M23) and Karaka (R24) in Western Province. Coming on line will significantly enhance internet connectivity for the…
Rehabilitating just one kilometre of road at the Western Provincial capital of Gizo will cost around SBD 2.8 million. The Western Provincial Government (WPG) revealed this in response to public concerns over the high cost and slow progress of road maintenance in Gizo. In a formal public statement released this week, the provincial administration said…