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Improving care for people with dementia through co-creation of action plans in the Western Pacific region

Improving care for people with dementia through co-creation of action plans in the Western Pacific region

Emily Tan Tan Ong, board member with lived experience12, Satoko Hotta, professor3, Dy Suharya, Asia Pacific regional director4, Chris Lynch, deputy chief executive4, Katrin Seeher, mental health specialist5 1Patient representative, Alzheimer’s...

As the sea recedes, Pacific nations turn to ancestral knowledge to withstand climate change

As the sea recedes, Pacific nations turn to ancestral knowledge to withstand climate change

In Liliana, a coastal village in the Solomon Islands, the sea swallowed three rows of graves. More than 200 ancestors now lie beneath rising tides. For years, community members watched the shoreline retreat, waiting for help that never came. When...

Taiwan plans to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands

Taiwan plans to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands

TAIPEI (TAIWAN NEWS) —Taiwan will send a delegation to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in the Solomon Islands despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. The Solomon Islands government...

JOHN WONG ABA GETS THE GONG

JOHN WONG ABA GETS THE GONG

JOHN WONG ABA – the King of Downstream Processing in Solomon Islands on Monday 7th July 2025 was awarded the Cross of Solomon Islands (CSI) – the nation’s Distinguished Order at the ceremony marking Solomon Islands 47th independence anniversary....

Wale: CBSI, stakeholders must break silence on bank fees

Wale: CBSI, stakeholders must break silence on bank fees

The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale is questioning the ongoing silence and inaction of CBSI over BSP’s recent imposition of new banking fees. Hon. Wale said that CBSI must explain what concrete steps it is taking to protect ordinary Solomon...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister fires chief of staff over Vietnam deal

Solomon Islands Prime Minister fires chief of staff over Vietnam deal

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has sacked his chief of staff, Mack Faddean Aoraunisaka, after an "unauthorised" deal with two Vietnamese firms last week. RNZ Pacific understands that Aoraunisaka "coerced" Commerce, Industry, Labour...

MFAET announces return of five Solomon Islands students from Israel

MFAET announces return of five Solomon Islands students from Israel

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka is pleased to announce that the five Solomon Islands students studying in Israel are on their way home after conflict in the Middle East had delayed their return. The...

Solomon Islands PM fires chief of staff over unauthorised Vietnam deal

Solomon Islands PM fires chief of staff over unauthorised Vietnam deal

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has sacked his chief of staff Mack Faddean Aoraunisaka after an "unauthorised" deal with two Vietnamese firms last week. RNZ Pacific...

Reshuffle is avoidance, not accountable: Wale

Reshuffle is avoidance, not accountable: Wale

The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has condemned the Prime Minister’s decision to reshuffle Minister Vokia, describing the move as weak leadership and a betrayal of public trust. “Is this the discipline the Prime Minister promised the...

Wale: Reshuffle is avoidance, not accountability

Wale: Reshuffle is avoidance, not accountability

Prime Minister’s decision to reshuffle Minister Lency Vokia has been condemned and described by the Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale as weak leadership and a betrayal of public trust. “Is this the discipline the Prime Minister promised the...

Solomon Islands boosts Maritime Safety with Enhanced Flag Early Warning System for people of Temotu Province

Solomon Islands boosts Maritime Safety with Enhanced Flag Early Warning System for people of Temotu Province

Small craft operators and travellers in Temotu province are set to significantly enhance the safety of their inter-island maritime travel with the installation of the Flag Early Warning System (FEWS) for small crafts in Lata last week. This vital...

Lost Bow of USS New Orleans Found In Depths Of Iron Bottom Sound

Lost Bow of USS New Orleans Found In Depths Of Iron Bottom Sound

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...

Mayor highlights unity, progress in anniversary speech

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...

Take ownership of our future: Manele

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...

Lack of data making UXO a threat to communities

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...

Minister Vokia calls on public to embrace 2025 Trade Fair

BY NED GAGAHE Minister for Commerce, Labour, Industry and Immigration (MCILI) Jamie Vokia MP has called on Solomon Islanders attending the 2025 National Trade Fair to connect, collaborate and seize opportunities throughout the weeklong event....

PM opens 2025 annual national trade fair

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has officially opened the 2025 Annual National Trade Fair at the FOPA Panatina, SINU campus on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. This year’s annual National Trade Fair was hosted by the Ministry of Commerce,...

‘Strategic investment, policy reform, community engagement needed for production’

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 &...

PM launches trade fair highlighting vision of inclusive transformation

PM launches trade fair highlighting vision of inclusive transformation

After more than a decade in silence, the business community roared back to life as Prime Minister (PM)Jeremiah Manele officially opened the 2025 National Trade Fair on Wednesday in Honiara. The event is being staged at the Solomon Islands National...

PM away again

Marape to meet with US firms, King Charles PRIME Minister James Marape will be out of the country for 10 days to attend business meetings in the United States of America, and then to London for a private audience with King Charles the third....

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