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Minister of Public Service attends UN Forum
The Islandsun
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June 26, 2025
BY LORETTA B MANELE Minister of Public Service, Francis Sade has represented Solomon Islands at the 2025 United Nations Public Service Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. According to a press statement from his ministry, the forum was held from June...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on Iran
Asia Pacific Report
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June 17, 2025
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands Foreign Ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. The ministry said in a statement that the Solomon Islands...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel
RNZ
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June 17, 2025
A fire blazes in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on 15 June 2025. Photo: Atta Kenare / AFP The Solomon Islands foreign ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the...
Government pledges to review maritime law
The Islandsun
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June 26, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) pledges to review and update the country’s maritime labor laws to better reflect modern realities, including anti-harassment provisions. Minister for Infrastructure and...
International MSMEs day celebrated in Honiara
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
The International Day of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was celebrated in Honiara on Friday at the Youth Hub Center. The first of its kind to be celebrated in the country, the event was attended by the Minister of Commerce, Industry,...
Minister Conroy arrives
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, arrives in Honiara on Wednesday afternoon as part of his trip to strengthen the enduring partnership between Australia and Solomon Islands. He was met by the Minister of...
PM arrives back from overseas engagements
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
AFTER spending three weeks overseas engaging in a series of high level meetings in Europe and Pacific, Prime Minister (PMG) Jeremiah Manele has returned to the country on Wednesday. He left the country on Wednesday 4 June where he first attended...
Solomon Islands Ocean Commitment
Tavuli News
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June 16, 2025
The Solomon Islands has strengthened its pledge to develop sustainable ocean food systems as a pathway to reduce poverty and improve food security. Speaking at the Ocean Action Panel in Nice, Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Hon....
PM meets students, professionals in Suva
Solomon Star
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June 24, 2025
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele early this week on Sunday met with Solomon Islands students and professionals living in Suva during a gathering at the AusAid Building, University of the South Pacific (USP). The event brought together Solomon...
PM Manele Returns after Successful International Engagements
Tavuli News
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June 25, 2025
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 — Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has returned to the country following a series of high-level international engagements across Europe and the Pacific. He departed Honiara on Wednesday, 4 June, to attend the UN Ocean...
Urgent call for multidisciplinary action to transform Solomon Islands’ domestic agrifood systems
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
A bold and urgent call for multidisciplinary collaboration has set the tone for decisive collective action to transform the Solomon Islands’ domestic agrifood system. Supervising Permanent Secretary (PS) and Deputy Secretary – Corporate (DSC),...
Lost Bow of USS New Orleans Found In Depths Of Iron Bottom Sound
Deeper Blue
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July 8, 2025
A team of scientists and explorers aboard the research vessel Nautilus this week located and imaged the lost bow of the warship USS New Orleans for the first time. The bow was found at a depth of approximately 675 meters/2,215 feet in Iron Bottom...
Take ownership of our future: Manele
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA IN his national address to mark the country’s 47th independence anniversary yesterday, Monday, July 7, 2025, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has called on all Solomon Islanders to take ownership of their national journey, urging...
Minister Conroy visits SI
Solomon Star
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June 24, 2025
Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, arrives in Honiara Solomon Islands on Monday to strengthen the enduring partnership between Australia and Solomon Islands. During the visit Minister Conroy will launch the...
Mayor highlights unity, progress in anniversary speech
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX The 47th Anniversary of Solomon Islands’ Independence was marked with pride and reflection yesterday, Monday, July 7, 2025 as celebrations filled the National Stadium in Honiara. In his keynote address, Mayor Councillor Eddie Siapu...
Solomon Islands Concludes Participation at UNOC3 in Nice, France
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 14, 2025
Nice, France – Saturday 14 June 2025 — The Solomon Islands Government has officially concluded its engagement at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UNOC3), held from 9–13 June 2025...
‘Strategic investment, policy reform, community engagement needed for production’
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The factors of production in the Solomon Islands hold significant promise but require strategic investment, policy reform and community engagement to fully harness their potential. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture &...
Lack of data making UXO a threat to communities
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The complete absence of records on how many people have died or injured due to unexploded and abandoned ordnance since World War II hinders solutions to addressing UXO in the country. That is according to the HALO Trust Solomon...
Solomon Islands to translate UN Oceans Conference Commitments into Action
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 13, 2025
By Fredrick Kusu In Nice, France As the third UN Oceans conference concluded in Nice, France, the Solomon Islands has announced its commitment to implement the agreements and treaties it acceded to at the conference. Joining other member states,...
Acting PM receives Philippines Ambassador to Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Acting Prime Minister Hon. Fredrick Kologeto today received a courtesy call from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Thomas Auxilian. The non-resident ambassador is based in...