Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese formally meet on Wednesday at the margins of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara. Prime Minister Manele welcomed Prime Minister Albanese, noting it was his first visit to Solomon Islands. He thanked the Australian Government for its support, including assistance that made it possible for…
View Post Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Deputy Commissioner (DC) Operations Mathias Lenaliu has commended the cooperation of communities in Noro and Munda, Western Province during the ongoing security operations for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Retreat. Speaking to Solomon Star in an interview on Thursday, DC Lenialu said foot, vehicle, and sea…
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders are now in Noro, Western Province for their retreat. The leaders travelled to Munda on a chartered flight operated by Solomon Airlines on Thursday morning, arriving in Munda at 10am. The leaders were then given a warm welcome by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and Premier of Western Province Billy Veo…
Honiara – A total of 1,428 students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) celebrated their academic achievements today – Thursday 11th September 2025. This was during a graduation ceremony held at Maranatha Hall in East Honiara. The event marked one of the university’s largest graduating cohorts in recent years, spanning various disciplines across its…
At the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held on Wednesday at Friendship Hall, the commemoration ceremony for the adoption of the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration brought together leaders, dignitaries, and youth representatives from across the region to reaffirm their commitment to peace, unity, and sustainability in the Pacific. Josie-Anne Ashley, General Secretary…
Most of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders have touched down at the Munda International Airport at 10am this morning. A chartered Solomon Airlines A320 aircraft transported all the leaders. The delegation left Honiara International Airport at 9:30am this morning and arrived on schedule following the 30 minutes flight. In Munda the weather is bit…
FIFTEEN (15) members of the Pacific Islands Forum have signed the historical Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty at the margin of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting at Heritage Park Hotel on Wednesday night. However, only Tonga and Nauru have deposited instruments of the ratification for the agreement to establish the PRF with the…
Members of the regional media including Solomons were barred from a press conference organised for the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. This was during a scheduled media engagement at the Forum venue, Friendship Hall on Wednesday. As Prime Minister Albanese entered the room, the door was immediately locked. Only journalists from Australia were granted access…
In a show of solidarity, regional unity and peace-building, Pacific Islands Forum Leaders on Wednesday 10th September 2025 officially signed the ‘Blue Ocean of Peace Declaration’ at the Friendship Hall in Honiara. The Ocean of Peace Declaration is an initiative by Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka aimed at creating a shared regional vision for a peaceful, secure, and cohesive Blue Pacific.…
Residents of Munda in Western Province are polishing up final touches to their preparation work to welcome the arrival of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders on Thursday morning. The PIF leaders are expected to travel from Honiara to Munda early tomorrow morning for their overnight retreat. Although the leaders’ stopover in Munda will last less than an hour, the…