A 30-year-old male suspect has been arrested for intimidation and threatening violence at Vurango village recently while armed with a knife. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Berry Pogesopa, said, it was alleged that the suspect intimidates people at Vurango village with a bush knife and threatens to kill them. PPC Pogesopa said it…
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Bradley Tovosia has acknowledged the strong community and cultural ties between Fiji and Solomon Islands. But more specifically for enduring presence of Solomon Islanders and their descendants in Fiji and hosting Solomon Islanders who live, study and work there. Tovosia expressed the country’s appreciation…
World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) is set to launch Phase 3 of its School Health and Hygiene Project in Guadalcanal Province (GP) next month. This was built on the success of previous menstrual hygiene management initiatives. The new project will be funded by the NBSI Health and Welfare Trust through a grant of USD $50,000.…
The Government of the Solomon Islands acknowledges the approval of the mid-term package measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by Member States of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) at the conclusion of the 83rd Marine Environment Protection Committee Meeting in London on Friday, April 11, 2025. Though this is a…
HONIARA, — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the establishment of its Resident Mission in Solomon Islands, upgrading its Honiara-based country office that has been active since 2008. The move comes following a request from the Government of Solomon Islands amid the country’s increasing development needs. “For more than 50 years, ADB has been…
Overnight rain and flooding has cut off access from the main road at Burns Creek to Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) SDA headquarter and Betikama, East of Honiara. This particular road is the only access for students, staff and the public to travel from Burns Creek area up to the SDA SIM compound, Solomon Power Lunga…
Illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) is reportedly on the rise in Western Province, despite a national ban currently in place. Sources in Gizo have revealed that more than ten buyers are actively involved in purchasing beche-de-mer through clandestine networks. Some of these buyers are believed to have agents operating out of Honiara, making it…
The Australian Government on Tuesday offered critical support to Solomon Islands’ national judiciary with the provision of Information Community Technology (ICT) equipment. This is to help digitise new and historic legal judgments and improve access to justice for all. Australia handed over ICT equipment while also supporting the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PACLII) to…
Makira Ulawa Province and Solomon Islands Red Cross Society on Tuesday 15th April 2025, signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU, which aims to establish a strengthened relationship and a greater collaboration in promoting humanitarian assistance, disaster preparedness and community resilience was signed by the Premier of the Makira Ulawa Province Stanley Siapu…
CHINA’S national unification policy and implementation strategies, which have proven effective in keeping the multi-ethnic and multi-racial society together as one nation since 1929, can only serve as a valuable guide to ethnic conflict-affected countries as different countries have different problems. This was expressed by the Professor of Foreign Studies at the Minzu University of…