The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) led by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has failed to deliver some of the government business priorities it outlines at the start of the year. During his Sine Die speech in Parliament on Monday morning the Opposition Leader Matthew Wale said, he had observed over the past months…
Following the successful first six months of implementing the ‘Addressim Klaemet Change for Strogim Komuniti long Hapi Isles (ASK-SI) Project’, five communities in the Central Islands Province—Koilovala, Bokolonga, Hanuvaivine, Gairavu, and Voloa, are making significant progress toward environmental sustainability and improved financial stability. Through this livelihood-centered initiative, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) in partnership with the Auki-based Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Malaita Law Enforcement Unit are currently implementing Operation Festive Shield. This is to maintain peace, safety, and order throughout Malaita during the festive season, a statement issued by the MPG said. The operation will be extended into…
The need for education to adapt to the realities of climate change and human mobility has been emphasised. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Dr. Franco Rodie stressed this at the opening of the two-day regional Experience – Sharing Workshop on Integrating Climate Change and Human Mobility into the…
The Malaita Provincial Government, together with the people of Malaita, including the Member of the Provincial Assembly and the people of Ward 10, strongly condemns the alleged physical assault of a Chinese employee of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) at the Kolofe campsite in North Malaita on 9 December 2025. This disturbing incident…
Landowners who invite mining companies to prospect and extract minerals such as gold, bauxite, nickel and platinum will now have the opportunity to better understand the extractive industry through a newly developed mining toolkit. The initiative is led by the Development Services Exchange (DSE) in partnership with the International Centre for Advocates Against Discrimination (ICAAD),…
Villagers of Aleang Community in the far west Shortland Islands Constituency in Western Province are now enjoying reliable internet access. This followed the installation of a Starlink satellite internet system in that community. This transforming service was facilitated by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shortland Islands Constituency, Hon. Junior Isikeli Vave, thanks to tax…
All building materials for the new two-storey Agriculture Office Complex in Kira Kira, Makira-Ulawa Province, have now arrived on site, allowing construction work to officially begin. The project is expected to be completed before June 2026. In addition to the office complex, Makira Province will also benefit from a new three-bedroom house for the Chief…
The Malaita Provincial Government has formally expressed its profound gratitude to the People’s Republic of China for a generous $380,000.00 donation supporting the Ward Sustainable Development Program. The contribution, facilitated by the Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands, marks another milestone in the growing partnership between Malaita Province and China. Speaking on behalf of the provincial…
A man has lost his life after a vehicle he was travelling in experienced brake failure, rolled back and struck him during an incident at a logging site in Rendova, Western Province. The incident which occurred last week happened when a Land Cruiser transporting several passengers attempted to climb a steep hill. According to reports,…