Parliament adjourns to October

Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has adjourned Parliament until Monday, 13 October 2025 to allow the Bills and Legislative Committee (BLC) time to scrutinise two key pieces of legislation — the Public Service Bill and the Mineral Resources Bill. PM Manele told Parliament on Thursday that the Government hopes the BLC reports on the two…

MAL, YECSI partner to empower young entrepreneurs in cocoa and copra sector

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is pleased to partner with Young Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Islands YECSI through the ministry’s Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF), marking a significant milestone in youth participation in the agriculture sector. The partnership came into fruition last week when MAL commenced signing funding support agreements with the…

SI ranked 3rd in global workforce participation

SOLOMON Islands has been ranked third in the world for workforce participation in 2025, according to newly released international statistics. According to the latest report from the World Population Review Workforce Participation by Country 2025, the country recorded an 84.37 percent overall participation rate, placing it just behind Qatar (87.26 percent) and Madagascar (85.09 percent).…

Site identified for Bina domestic jetty

A government delegation visited and identified the proposed site for the Bina Harbour Project’s domestic jetty recently marking a significant milestone in preparations for this development. Led by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), the team included official from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) and a senior official from the Prime Minister’s…

Review of infrastructure investment plan

A national workshop to review and update the Solomon Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan (SINIIP) and Priority Pipeline was successfully held on Wednesday August 13 2025. Government through the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) facilitated the workshop. The gathering was attended by senior government officials, state-owned enterprises, development partners, and NGOs, aimed…

INJECTION BACKFIRES ON STUDENTS

There are claims more than 40 male students in one of the secondary schools in Choiseul province have injected their private part with the baby oil and other foreign substance. And most of them are now in a state of distress for fear of losing their private part after they started to experience complication. The…