Scientists have again documented sharks swimming inside the active crater of Kavachi Volcano in the Western Province, a discovery that continues to intrigue researchers around the world. Recent observations confirm that hammerhead and silky sharks are moving through the volcano’s super-heated, acidic and highly unstable waters — an environment considered dangerous due to sudden eruptions…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale says serious collaborative efforts need to be done to establish the international drug smuggling routes into the country. The Opposition Leader highlighted in Parliament early this week following a response from the Police Minister Hon Jimson Tanangada on abandoned submarine vessels found in our waters. Hon Wale asked a question…
SAFE Project under the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and UNDP is currently running an important workshop focused on strengthening national biosecurity systems and procedures for its stakeholders to address the nation’s high vulnerability to invasive alien species. The workshop is an important capacity-building initiative, supported by the SAFE Project…
SINO Oceania International Limited has reached a reconciliation with the family of Johnson Losi, who allegedly circulated false information on social media. Losi had uploaded a 20-second video showing SINO manager Robert Lee speaking to landowners of Lower Paripao in North East Guadalcanal. He claimed that Lee was making “false promises” about the benefits of…
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Senator the Hon Nita Green, will arrive in Honiara on Wednesday to represent Australia at the PACER Plus Ministerial Meeting (PPMM). The PPMM marks five years since the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus came into force. PACER Plus is the region’s most modern framework for rules-based trade,…
The international climate community has concluded COP30 in Belém, Brazil on Saturday — a landmark summit that delivered a comprehensive roadmap aimed at preserving the critical 1.5°C temperature limit and accelerating a global “just transition” away from fossil fuels. For the Solomon Islands and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the outcome signals new momentum…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury has tabled a $5.6 billion budget in Parliament for the 2026 financial year—an increase of more than $1.4 billion from the $4.2 billion budget presented by the Manele Government for 2024–2025. The 2026 Budget has been framed within an overall deficit of $548 million, equivalent to about 3.5 percent…
An urgent public health alert has been issued to the public following an increase in measles cases across neighbouring countries in the Pacific. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) issued the advisory after cases were reported in Australia and New Zealand. This rise in cases has placed the Solomon Islands at heightened risk…
A police officer of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) who had an accident with a police-marked vehicle has been arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday. RSIPF Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Operation Mr Mathias Lenialu said the accident has occurred further up from the Sape clinic at Guadalcanal Plain Palm Oil Limited…
PRINCIPAL Magistrate Tearo Beneteti has granted strict bail for Moffat Konofilia (MK), who was re-arrested on 29 October for breaching bail conditions on sedition and unlawful assembly charges linked to the November 2021 Honiara riot. Bail was granted with surrender of his passport, cash bail of $10,000, and additional surety cash bail of $5,000. In…