Australia is supporting Solomon Islands as the Forum host and Chair of the upcoming 2025 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. This followed a request from the Solomon Islands Government, Australian willingly agreed and provided funding support for essential road repairs and climate-friendly upgrades to public infrastructure around Honiara. As part of Australia’s approximately SBD100 million…
The Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court has conducted a court circuit at Buala recently, sentencing a 36-year-old male to ten months for an indecent act that occurred last year.Buala police charged the defendant with an incident act contrary to section 138 (1) (d) of the penal code [chap 26], as amended by the Penal Code (Amendment)…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele (MP) has encouraged Pacific journalists attending the Regional Media Workshop in Honiara to continue telling the stories of the Pacific, ensuring regional decisions are meaningful and accessible to all Pacific peoples. Speaking at the official opening of the workshop, Friday, convened by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in partnership with the…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele acknowledges the voyagers of Uto Ni Yalo from Fiji who have journeyed across the Pacific to join Solomon Islands’ own Tepuke in Lata who sailed from Duff Islands in Temotu. During a a press conference on Wednesday PM expressed the powerful symbol of Pacific unity through our ocean. The two vaka…
As of 6am this morning, Friday, Uto Ni Yalo and Tepuke were passing between Ulawa Island and the Three Sisters in The Makira Ulawa Province. Official update from Uto Na Yalo Wansolwara said, the two traditional yachts are getting closer to the capital of Honiara, with approximately 125 Nautical Miles to go. The update said…
THE current GNUT regime has issued a memo for the suspension of use of all sufferance wharves for unloading of imported goods. Only three wharves have been allowed to do unloading. This suspension does not apply to the loading of round logs and mineral-related products for export at sufferance wharves. The directive was issued by…
The Solomon Islands government (SIG) has moved to defuse tensions with the country’s teacher union, following a 28-day strike notice issued by the Solomon Islands National Teachers Association (SINTA) over a longstanding seven demands. In a media press conference on Wednesday – 3rd September, Prime minister Jeremiah Manele acknowledged the urgency of the situation and…
The issue of Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs) in Solomon Islands will be raised by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders (PIFL) meeting which is scheduled next week in Honiara. PM Manele, in a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) Conference room, he was asked by local…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) on Tuesday handed over a new Yamaha 60 horse powered (HP) Outboard Motor (OBM) engine and Yamaha Ray Boat to Atoifi Adventist Hospital in East Kwaio, Malaita Province. Dr Greogry Jilini, Deputy Secretary Health Care and Mr. Layten Jacob, Deputy Secretary Corporate Services handed over the Yamaha…
The Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) Council opened its three days triennial meeting in Honiara on Monday the 01st of September 2025. The event is bringing together representatives from National Liaison Units (NLUs) across the Pacific to chart a course for the future of civil society in the region, focusing on building solidarity among its…