SOLOMON Islands is looking at processing 30,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) plus of fish with the completion of the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant in West Kwaio, Malaita Province in 2028. Assistant Secretary Project Management of Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Lisa Sigimanu confirmed this during the side meeting of the 2025 Honiara Summit at…
THE Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Nestor Ghiro has highlighted the crucial role of the Pacific Islands Forum and regional policies, treaties and comprehensive fisheries management arrangements play towards the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.4. Minister Ghiro was addressing the Honiara Summit on Day 2 yesterday. He said regional…
THE non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Junior Ani presented his letter of credentials to the Acting Governor General Patterson Oti at Government House on Monday. Ambassador Ani was recently appointed as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Marshall Islands to Solomon Islands, with residence in Suva,…
THE trial of a man accused of attempting to murder a young man in 2023 at Lavena Logging Camp in Renbel Province has been vacated in the High Court. The trial was scheduled to take place this week, but was delayed due to a lack of funds to bring in prosecution witnesses from Renbel. As…
TUVALU’S Prime Minister Feleti Teo paid a heartfelt visit to the Solovalu (Solomon Islands Tuvalu) Community in Henderson on Wednesday evening. PM Teo, who is in Honiara for the Honiara Summit, took the opportunity to engage with the Tuvaluan diaspora living on the eastern outskirts of the national capital. In his accompaniment were his wife,…
SOLOMON Islands is set to benefit from $156 million in funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to manage risks caused by the redistribution of tuna stocks due to climate change to contribute to food security. The country will join the Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua…
UNDERLINING the impact effective use of digital marketing tools is having on today’s international tourism stage, Tourism Solomons has taken a major step in ensuring local operators now have an equal opportunity, providing them with the same advanced tools as their international counterparts. Introducing a series of key presenters at the Kitano Mendana Solomons Hotel…
OPERATOR of Haodaikirio Homestay in the central highlands of Kwara’ae, Malaita Province, Steven Misiosi has called for increased collaboration between tourism operators and the government to help strengthen the national tourism industry. Mr Misiosi made the call in his presentation at the Tourism in Focus 2025 summit in Honiara last week. The summit brought together…
TUVALU’S Minister for Natural Resources Development, Sa’aga Talu Teafa has highlighted that the Pacific region comprises 96 per-cent of ocean and therefore the vitalness of its fisheries resources for food security. Minister Teafa was delivering his opening remarks on “Climate Change and Fisheries: Impacts and Innovative Solutions” on the case of Tuvalu at a side…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has emphasised the importance of improving ocean governance and strengthening international agreements to support sustainable fisheries, particularly under SDG 14.4, which focuses on the sustainable management of fisheries. PM Manele delivered the keynote statement at the Honiara Summit’s High-Level Session on ‘Improving Ocean Governance and Strengthening Cohesion Across the Multilateral Agreements…