By Lachlan Eddie The Solomon Islands National University (SINU), in collaboration with the University of Adelaide, is hosting a two-day (23rd to 24th July 2025) workshop focused on enhancing maritime security coordination in the Pacific.
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.
By Fredrick Kusu In Nice, France The Pacific fisheries sector has produced 2.6 million tons of tuna, more than half of the global tuna production in 2023. The sector itself has a value approaching 3-billion US dollars and employed more than 25,000 Pacific Islanders making it of significant value.
Senior officials from across the Pacific will gather in Honiara next week for the eighth meeting of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Joint Committee, set to take place on 5-6 May 2025. The meeting will be chaired by Mr.
The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon. Jeremiah Manele, has reaffirmed the country’s support for the ongoing Review of the Regional Architecture (RRA), following the 2nd Troika meeting held in Nadi on 14 April 2025.
Ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika meeting this week, Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele met with Fiji’s Prime Minister Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka in Nadi.
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele leaves the country this weekend to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Troika Meeting in Fiji. The engagement marks a key step in the lead-up to Solomon Islands role as the incoming Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in September.
By Ben McKay in Hobart [AAP] Travellers from Pacific Island nations will find it easier to travel in New Zealand after changes to visa rules. Movement from much of the Pacific to either Australia and New Zealand is currently expensive and onerous, with most citizens of most countries required to…
By Fredrick Kusu At the 4 days Honiara Summit, Pacific leaders, fisheries experts and stakeholders have discussed and agreed on approaches to progress the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.4.
By Fredrick Kusu The Honiara summit 2025 kicks off in Honiara with a strong call for strong collaboration in accelerating the joint efforts to achieve sustainable fisheries.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology’s Environment and Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles, an item banned under the Environment Single Use Plastic Ban Regulation 2023 at the recent Miss Pacific Islands…
Solomon Islands Authorities have lifted the “Stop Notice” restricting Judges of the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) event from leaving the country following investigations into alleged fraudulent activities during the crowning of the Miss Pacific on Saturday 8th February.
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP extended a warm welcome to the contestants of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant during a courtesy visit at his office this morning.
By Fredrick Kusu in Bangkok, Thailand A UN Women costing study shows that Solomon Islands has lost approximately USD 15.1 million in the annual productivity of women in the formal sector in 2021. This accounts for 1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2021.
The Acting Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia has described the newly opened University of South Pacific Honiara Campus as a pillar of transformation. Tovosia made this statement at the formal opening of the USP Honiara Campus at King George this morning.
By Sharon Nanau The tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) concluded in Tokyo, Japan with leaders re-affirming their commitment to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy and its alignment to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy) through a declaration and action…
By Sharon Nanau in Tokyo, Japan Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the Pacific region’s reliance on the ocean and absence of national and regional scientific capacity to understand the implications of the Fukushima treated nuclear water discharge creates uncertainty.
By Sharon Nanau in Tokyo, Japan At the opening of the 10th Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Tokyo Japan, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said that the enduring bond between Japan and the Pacific region is built through mutual trust and support.
By Ian Kaukui in Fiji A 3-day regional workshop that looks towards addressing corruption by way of harnessing new and innovative technologies that promotes accountability is underway starting today at the Pearl resort in Fiji.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Managing Director David Anderson and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President and National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Papua New Guinea Managing Director Kora Nou on 28 February hosted 27 Chief Executive Officers, managing directors and…
