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New Zealand 'underwhelming' heading into COP30
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interest.co.nz
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China, the world’s largest emitter, and major fossil fuel exporters such as Iran, Russia and Australia, are among states that have updated their NDCs, but they have been criticised for lack of ambition. Likewise, New Zealand, which announced in...
Owner: David Chaston
Good ideas but lack of partnership
BY LORETTA B MANELE Prof Paresh Narayan, of Monash University and APAEA (Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association) says the problem they face in developing countries is having good ideas but not implementing them simply because they they are not...
Owner: Loji Family
ACIAR research to empower small-scale fishing communities in Solomon Islands
ACIAR For many coastal communities in the Solomon Islands, fishing is not only an economic activity but also deeply tied to culture, food security and community wellbeing. However, escalating environmental threats like sea level rise, coastal...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Solomon Islands Water CEO Quits Amid Alleged Gov’t Pressure to Work With Troubled Indian Firm
The CEO of Solomon Islands’ state-owned water utility has resigned, along with a board member, amid government pressure to re-engage an Indian company which failed to build a $20-million facility that is two years overdue. OCCRP and its member...
Owner: Journalism Development Network
Minister acknowledges WFD organisers
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Wasi has acknowledged this year’s organisers of the World Food Day event. The 2025 World Food Day celebration was marked at the Heritage Park Hotel on Monday this week themed...
Owner: Loji Family
JICA supports Herbarium with scanner
Solomon Islands only National Herbarium has received a boost to its ongoing work plans to increasing its working capability with a scanner recently with assistance by Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA). The Japanese International...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
Stability-Seeking Solomon Islands Pilot Chinese Surveillance Techniques
As of September 2025, Solomon Islands have begun adopting Chinese village surveillance techniques, with the hope of curbing potential civil unrest. China has a long history of surveilling its citizens, and has developed an advanced system of...
Owner: Matthew Savoy
Bomb explodes at Townground area in Honiara, one injured
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Pacific News Service
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An unexploded ordinance (UXO) went off Thursday evening, at Town Ground, West Honiara in Solomon Islands causing a huge bang and fear within the vicinity. Reports reaching Solomon Star said, the explosion occurred closed to the Scripture Union...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
PM moves motion, Parliament reconvenes Nov 24
Honiara – Parliament will reconvene on Monday, 24th November 2025, following the completion of the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) review of the 2026 Appropriation Bill. This follows Parliament’s approval on Friday of a Motion of Special...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
GNUT initiates cost-benefit analysis on proposed federal system
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT), through the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC), is initiating a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) on the proposed Federal System of Government for Solomon Islands. This important...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
Solomon Islands’ defence force dream: an Australia-China flashpoint?
In the Solomon Islands, where memories of civil unrest and ethnic violence are still fresh, the government’s plan to create a defence force has raised both hope and concerns. For some, it is a step towards stability; for others, it is a potential...
Owner: Alibaba Group
Office politics stop fighters travelling
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The National
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PAPUA New Guinea has missed the chance to compete at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, after confusion and administrative issues prevented the country’s representatives from travelling. Veteran Olympian Theresa Tona and rising...
Owner: Tiong Hiew King
Diplomat's memoir gives an insider's look at Solomon Islands-China deal
The former official who was Australia's top diplomat in Solomon Islands when the Pacific nation signed a deeply contentious security agreement with China says Labor was wrong to claim it could have stopped the pact if it was in office at the time....
Owner: Australian Government
ASFF putting together a women’s national team ahead of OSC World Cup
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Football Federation (ASFF) is assembling a revitalized national women’s team ahead of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women’s World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to kick off on November 28, 2025...
Owner: Annesley Family
Solomon Islands to Host 2026 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting
Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2026 tourism meeting, a major boost for the country’s economy and tourism sector. The Solomon Islands will host the 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting following a successful bid by Minister of Culture and...
Owner: Solomon Islands Local Media Agency Co. Ltd
War effort, election top Oct. 29, 1942, news
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Wilkes Journal-Patriot - North Carolina
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The following news items were taken from the Oct. 29, 1942, issue of The Journal-Patriot. Draft plansThe December call for military service by selective service boards in Wilkes County may be largely composed of married men without children,...
Owner: Paxton Family
Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting
Solomon Islands will host the 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting following a successful bid by Minister of Culture and Tourism (MCT), the Hon. Choylin Yim Douglas who is attending the 2025 event in Tonga this week. The event presents a...
Owner: Solomon Islander Government
Pacific countries turn to gold in search of economic sovereignty
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Pacific Media Network
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As record gold prices and shifting global reserves drive countries to diversify away from traditional currencies like the U.S. dollar, some Pacific nations are joining the modern gold rush. With gold breaking the USD $4,000 (around NZD $7,000)...
Owner: New Zealand Government
'Not an attempt to militarise our nation': Solomon Islands looks into establishing its own military
A member of the Police Response Team in Solomon Islands on patrol during the election of the prime minister in Honiara. 24 April 2019 Photo: Gino Oti The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Grasshopper Politics: The Troubling Reality of Ministerial Reshuffles
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) expresses deep concern over the increasing instability within the country’s governance system, as evidenced by the repeated reshuffling of key ministerial portfolios, particularly within the Ministry of Finance...
Owner: Solomon Islander Government