Solomon Islands had successfully participated at a seminar on Standardization Cooperation in Intelligent Equipment Manufacturing for Developing Countries. The event was held from August 26 to September 8, 2025, in China. Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co. Ltd (CAAMS), the seminar gathered representatives…
New York, USA, – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele, on Thursday participated in a high-level roundtable discussion at the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum in New York, emphasizing the country’s progress in advancing ocean conservation and sustainable development in the Pacific. The Bloomberg Global Forum, held alongside the United Nations General Assembly, convenes world leaders, philanthropists, and…
New York, – Solomon Islands has formalized diplomatic relations with the Republic of North Macedonia. The official signing of the joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations by Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands, Hon Peter Shanel and Minister of North Macedonia, Hon Timčo Mucunski was done at the margins of the 80th Session of the…
Villagers in Waimarau and Harumou, West Are’Are, Malaita Province, received hands-on training last week in a post-harvest handling and fish bottling, thanks to the Malaita Province Fisheries Division and its partners. The training is part of ongoing efforts by the provincial government to equip rural communities with practical knowledge that improves food security, reduces waste, and creates income opportunities.…
Eleven construction and carpentry students from the San Isidro Care Centre and Bethesda Rural Training Centre are feeling inspired after their visit to the Australian-supported Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre construction site. The second and third-year students all have some level of hearing or speech impairment, and are undertaking training in woodwork, furniture-making and…
His Majesty King Tupou VI of Tonga, Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific (USP), arrived in Honiara on Wednesday afternoon. He is an official three day visit to Solomon Islands where he will officiate at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands Campus graduation ceremony. A statement from the Ministry of…
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) officially launched the induction training for the third bunch of National Emergency Response Team (NERT Batch 3) participants on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Heritage Park Hotel. Representing the Permanent Secretary/supervising and Chair of the National Disaster Council (NDC), Ms Agnetha Vave-Karamui, hailed the training as yet another milestone achievement…
The Pacific’s first climate-resilient tertiary campus, powered by solar and built for extreme weather. · The new campus is boosting female enrolment by providing a safer, more spacious, and inclusive environment. · ADB, USP, and the Solomon Islands Government delivered a state-of-the-art campus serving over 4,000 students. University study has an exciting new look in Solomon Islands…
New York, – The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), the first Pacific-led international financial institution, was highlighted by Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Hon. Jeremiah Manele, at a formal reception for Pacific Leaders in New York on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Prime Minister…
New York – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele who is also Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), welcomed Pacific Leaders to a special reception at The Sanctuary, Roosevelt Island, New York, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Manele highlighted the shared journey of the Forum…