The Minister of Finance and Treasury Trevor Mahaga has declared an eight (8%) percent crediting rate for all Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) members on Tuesday 30th September 2025. This is for the Financial Year ending 30th June 2025. The occasion to declare the annual interest rate was held at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara around lunch time. This is a positive crediting rate…
SOLO Environment Beautification (SEB) – a charitable organisation tasked with the aim of planting and beautifying Honiara city and its highway and streets is appealing to the members of the public and city residents to respect its work and projects. The plea came in light of growing theft and vandalism on the plants, flowers and…
The U.S. Embassy in Honiara supported the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office in completing its third National Emergency Response Team (NERT) induction training September 22-28, 2025, through a two-day field training exercise at Ginger Beach, in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (USINDOPACOM)Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM). During the field training exercise,…
The 2nd Pacific Islands Ocean Conference is underway in Honiara following its opening on Monday morning, with a strong call for unity, science and traditional knowledge to guide Pacific-led solutions for sustainable ocean governance. Speaking on behalf of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP), Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director-General, Noan David Pakop underscored the…
The second Pacific Islands Ocean Conference 2025 is underway in Honiara this week. It was officially opened on Monday, bringing together around 350 participants from across the region to strengthen collaboration on sustainable ocean governance. The conference which runs from Monday to Friday is convened by the Pacific Community (SPC) through its Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS), in partnership with…
THE supply of homemade alcohol, locally known as JJ Hot-stuff from Bougainville into the Shortland Islands, Western Province has eased down, after law enforcement authorities stepped up border surveillance. Communities in the Shortlands told the Solomon Star that the once frequent flow of the potent drink—along with other spirits and liquor—has slowed significantly in recent months and years. They attributed this to an increased…
Informed citizens make informed decisions. A strong Right to Information (RTI) system is crucial for uncovering and preventing abuses of power and for strengthening the fight against corruption. Access to information is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which grants individuals the right to seek, receive,…
Animal health systems experts from across the country and region have gathered in Honiara for a two-week program to explore practical solutions to animal health systems. The program includes a national stakeholder consultation, a three day regional workshop and three day national training workshop focusing on the use of field-based diagnostics tools that are portable, affordable, effective and appropriate for resource-constrained contexts and…
The Acting Prime Minister, Honourable Bradley Tovosia, last week received a courtesy call from the non- resident Ambassador of Indonesia to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Andriana Supandy, at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Ambassador Supandy conveyed the congratulations of the President of Indonesia to the Government and people of Solomon Islands for…
Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, last week joined Commonwealth counterparts at the 25th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting was chaired by Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Toelupe Maoiautele Poumulinuku Onesemo, and brought together Foreign Ministers from across the 56-member family of…