Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and Head of Delegation, Hon. Polycarp Paea, was briefed by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Esala Nayasi, in the margins of the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
A senior Asia–Pacific policy expert is urging global climate negotiators to put indigenous peoples and local communities at the heart of all decisions of the climate talks, warning that the failure to do so risks weakening the world’s response to the climate crisis. Alfred Ralifo, Asia Pacific Policy Expert for People Powering Biodiversity (PPB) under…
Solomon Airlines has announced a two-week sale on international flights offering up to 20% off regular, best available year-round fares. The special fares are on sale from 15th November until 1 December 2025 only, or until sold out, and apply to travel on selected routes and services from December through to May 2026. The airline…
The Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA) of Vella La Vella, located in the Western Province of Solomon Islands, has proudly represented Solomon Islands at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) held in Belém, Brazil. This event serves as a platform to showcase a decade of community-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge practices. The founder of…
Landowning tribes of the Bina Harbour water source in Malaita have been urged to take good care of the Bina Harbour Project equipment that have been installed within their communities. A representative owners, Frank Ba’egeni speaking during a recent water source meeting held at Busi’i Community, emphasized that the equipment installed under the project is very expensive and must…
THE Melanesia Law Ministers will present their collective issues during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) to be held in Fiji from 9 to 12 February 2026. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Clezy Rore, confirmed this to Solomon Star following a talanoa session held during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on…
SOLOMON Islands has further strengthened its partnership with Fiji in the justice sector. This follows a talanoa session between Fiji’s Minister of Justice and Acting Attorney General, Hon. Siromi Turaga, and his Solomon Islands counterpart, Hon. Clezy Rore, during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on Thursday. Both ministers had earlier signed a…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), providing new legal and moral grounds to hold major polluting nations accountable for their climate inaction. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil,…
A YOUNG man accused of trespassing into a house and carrying an eight-year-old girl to the seaside in Ngella, Central Islands Province, where he allegedly raped her, has denied the allegations. The defendant who could not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim is facing one count of Rape and one count…
The spirit of the Pacific — its mana, unity and resilience — resonated through the halls of the Thirtieth Conference of Parties (COP30) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil early this week. The ceremony began with a powerful karanga (ceremonial call) from Aotearoa, New Zealand, welcoming Pacific leaders,…