Twenty-year-old Lawrence Ri’omola, an Agriculture student at Don Bosco Tetere Vocational School, Guadalcanal Plains has overcome immense challenges to achieve a major milestone in his education journey this year. Ri’omola, who comes from West Kwaio in Malaita Province, is the fifth-born in his family. He lost his father when he was very young, a tragedy…
The National Development Strategy (NDS) has been criticised by the Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale describing it as too broad and vague. Speaking during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Hearing, Hon Wale told officials from the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination that the NDS needs to be reviewed to be more simple…
As part of strengthen bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka successfully went on a three-day official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, from November 11th to 13th. During his visit, Minister Agovaka held meetings with key Vietnamese officials, including Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Minister of Foreign…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ties with France following a high-level courtesy call by the Ambassador of the French Republic to the Pacific Community (SPC), Her Excellency Véronique Roger-Lacan, on Acting Prime Minister Hon. Frederick Kologeto. Held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has reaffirmed its strong commitment to improving health services and systems across the country during a courtesy visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Western Pacific, Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala. The high-level meeting, held this week at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,…
Construction of a new community hall for the Saeragi Seagrapes Committee in West Gizo, Western Province is progressing steadily, with work advancing well since the project began in June this year. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is supporting the initiative, while construction is being led by local Knowledge Brokers (KBs) from Saeragi. Four communities…
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…
Three teams of six officers from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) are currently conducting assessments and verifications of the Constituency Development Funds (CDF)-funded and supported projects in seven constituencies of Malaita Province. These constituencies include North Malaita, Lau-Mbaelelea, Central Kwara’ae, Aoke-Langalanga, East Malaita, West Kwaio, and West Are’are. The Ministry will undertake the similar…
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…