Fair Recruitment Key to Sustainable Reintegration – Says Prime Minister Manele at PLMAM 2025 Opening

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025 officially opened this morning in Honiara, Solomon Islands, bringing together Pacific labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond under the...

PM opens annual Pacific Labour Mobility meeting

Prime Minister, Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP, officially opened the 2025 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) Tuesday morning at the Aquatic Centre in East Honiara. The event brings together government leaders, employers, regional partners,...

Fiji deputy PM Gavoka calls for Pacific solidarity in safeguarding tuna fisheries

Fiji’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka, opened the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum in Nadi Tuesday with a strong message of unity and responsibility, warning Pacific nations against complacency as they...

PM to address upcoming SICC, APIBC forum

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed he will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming 14th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum (14th ASIBF) in Brisbane, Australia. The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) and the...

PM welcomes inaugural SINU-ANU seminar 

Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele has called for deeper collaboration between government, academia, and development partners to drive sustainable and inclusive growth in the Solomon Islands. Speaking at the ‘Inaugural Solomon Islands National...

Fiji grants market access for Solomon Islands kava

The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) has confirmed that market access for kava from the Solomon Islands has been officially granted, marking a major milestone in strengthening regional trade and cooperation. In a statement, BAF said the...

VANUATU CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSION TEAM RETURNS AFTER HONIARA TOUR

A Vanuatu Church of Christ Mission team left Honiara on Saturday, November 1st 2025 after successfully completed a two-week mission outreach program in Malango and Suta Associations, Central Guadalcanal. The team’s departure was attended by SSEC...

Military Camouflage Continues To Evolve—There Is No Perfect Pattern

U.S. Marines walk through America's Air Show after a demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on September 26, 2025 in San Diego, California. They wearing the MARPAT camouflage (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Getty Images It may be...

Pacific Labour Mobility annual meeting in Honiara

HONIARA – Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, hosted under the theme “Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair...

Solomon Islands immersion forges new student perspectives

When Dame Quentin Bryce visited Marist College this week, she left a lasting impression on a group of Year 11 students who travelled to the Solomon Islands as part of the Make a Mark Australia (MAMA) immersion experience. The former...

Solomon Islands strengthens national response to UXO challenge

The Government of Solomon Islands reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the serious and ongoing threat posed by Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) during the National UXO Coordination Meeting held this week. Jimson Tanangada, Minister for Police,...

Solomon Islands can have a military, but it shouldn’t need one

Solomon Islands is again considering the need to establish a national military force. Yet while this is a sovereign decision, there should be better ways to meet the country’s security needs. Regional solutions, such as the Pacific Policing...

Foreign Affairs Minister highlights role of trade in driving growth and resilience

BY LORETTA B MANELE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Peter Shanel Agovaka highlighted the critical role of international and regional trade in driving Solomon Islands’ economic growth, creating jobs, and enhancing national...

Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2026 Ministers meet as 34th Council of Tourism Ministers Meeting Concludes in Vava’u, Tonga

The Solomon Islands won the bid to host the 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers Meeting. The outcome was finalised at the 34th Council of Tourism Ministers Meeting convened in Vava’u, Tonga, reaffirming regional commitment to sustainable tourism and...

'Fireball' and 'panic' as WWII bomb explodes in Solomon Islands capital

Police in Solomon Islands say a large explosion that rocked the nation's capital overnight was caused by an old World War II bomb. One person was injured when the bomb exploded near the rugby stadium in West Honiara. A young man is in a stable...

Solomon Islands launches new Border Management System and Immigration Website

The Solomon Islands Government has officially launched its new Border Management System, Immigration Strategic Plan 2025-2035, and the Immigration website at a ceremony in Honiara today. The ceremony was attended by government officials,...

Swapping the Solomon Islands to write in wonderful Wangaratta

Wangaratta Chronicle Swapping the Solomon Islands to write in wonderful Wangaratta Oct 31 2025 Updated 3 hours ago Wangaratta Chronicle this month hosted two journalists from the Solomon Islands as part of a international development program...

Oxford University ranked second globally for soft power

The University of Oxford is the highest-ranking UK university in the 2025 Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan’s Soft Power Index, and the second-placed institution worldwide after Harvard. The HEPI/Kaplan index looks at the number...

Odyssey students help donate books, supplies to Solomon Islands

By Staff report • October 29, 2025 1:30 am Odyssey Middle School has been working with Melanesian Women Today, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women and girls across the Melanesian region through education, health, and leadership...

SD Guthrie Ranks Top In Global SPOTT Palm Oil Assessment

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. SD Guthrie Berhad scored a first, coming in top spot in the annual SPOTT palm oil assessment. Scoring an outstanding 97.5% in the assessment,...