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Santa Cruz New Terminal Building Reaches 70 Percent Completion

Construction progress on the Santa Cruz (Lata) New Terminal Building under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) has reached approximately 70 percent completion, marking important milestone in strengthening aviation infrastructure in Temotu Province.

18 May 2026

Aviation
Vanikoro set for first airport as government pushes eastern expansion
By Agnes Menanopo The Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) is planning to construct a new airport on Vanikoro Island in Temotu Province, which would become the easternmost airport in Solomon Islands.
6 May 2026
PIF
Traditional Voyage Canoes Depart Temotu for Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara
By Ian Kaukui The traditional voyage canoe of Temotu Province, known as Tepuke, and Fiji’s Uto Ni Yalo have departed Temotu Province en route to Honiara for the upcoming 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
1 Sept 2025
Aviation
Santa Cruz Airfield runway Project achieves successful Phase 1 test flight
The Santa Cruz (Lata) Airfield Runway Pavement project, jointly led by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation, Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project 2 (SIRAP 2) support Team and the Egis (consultant), and constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company(CHEC), successfully completed the…
30 Aug 2025
Vanuatu
Temotu Province Strengthens Regional Cooperation with Torba Province of Vanuatu
By Alfred Pagepitu The Premier of Temotu Province, Hon. Stanley Tehiahua visited Port Vila, Vanuatu, earlier this month where he met with the President of Torba Province, Edgar Haward.
25 Aug 2025
Aviation
Gawa School Students and Teachers Step in to Clean Up Lomlom Airport
Students and teachers from Gawa Primary and Secondary School in the Reef Islands have taken the lead in voluntarily cleaning up Lomlom Airport, following the recent suspension of flight services due to safety concerns.
2 Aug 2025
Border Security
Eastern border outpost works package 1 Handover. refurbishment of the RSIPF and national disaster management office facilities
The Eastern Border Outpost’s first package of works has been completed and handed over for use by the RSIPF and the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) on 10 June 2025.
19 Jun 2025
Australia
AUSTRALIA VISITS TEMOTU FOR SECOND APPOINTED DAY
Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton, travelled to Temotu Province to join Premier Stanley Tehiahua and the people of Temotu in celebrating the Province’s Second Appointed Day.
18 Jun 2025
Culture
Tinakula Festival kicks off in Honiara
By Alfred Pagepitu The popular Tinakula Festival, a celebration of Temotu Province’s rich and diverse culture kicked off in Honiara today. The two-day event is being held at the FOFA Village and will run until tomorrow, Saturday, July 27th, 2024.
26 Jul 2024
Solomon Islands
Struggle to build Temotu’s Youth Center remains unsolved after grant was used to purchase landing craft
By Simon Tavake The Temotu Provincial Youth Council has expressed concern over the outgoing Temotu Provincial Government after it diverted a $3-million grant meant for building the province’s first Youth and Children Resource Centre.
12 Jul 2024
Solomon Islands
LC Temotu to sail home once paperwork is finalized
By Ian Kaukui The newly purchased Landing Craft for Temotu province ‘LC Temotu’ is expected to sail from Indonesia to Solomon Islands once all paperwork is completed. All crews are now preparing to accompany the landing craft home once all the paperwork is finalized this week.
1 Jul 2024
Culture
Holau Vaka Taumako Association Expects Arrival of New Proa Sailboat to Preserve Traditional Navigation Skills and Heritage
The Holau Vaka Taumako Association in Taumako (Duff Islands), Temotu Province, is expecting the arrival of their new outrigger sailboat later this year. The sailboat, measuring 38 feet in length, is a Proa (a multi-hull outrigger sailboat) that will come from the United States.
5 Sept 2023
Solomon Islands
Dysentery outbreak claims 3 lives at Anuta
A Dysentery outbreak, associated with flu, vomiting and other related diseases has claimed three lives from Temotu’s Anuta group of Islands in a span of two weeks. The deceased are two females and a male, who were unable to access any medical attention on the island.
17 May 2019
2019 Election
Kopu winched off Lomlom, Chiefs unhappy
Chiefs and landowning groups of Lomlom airstrip in Temotu Province are unhappy that an unscheduled flight that flew in and winched off Temotu Pele MP-elect Duddley Kopu on Good Friday.
22 Apr 2019
Conservation
Doves rescued from extinction
Four Santa Cruz ground doves (Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis) were born at Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park in recent weeks, giving signs of hope for the endangered species.
25 Jan 2019
Arts and Culture
‘We the Voyagers,’ first screening tomorrow
The Vaka Taumako Project is tomorrow night screening the first of a three part film called ‘We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka’ for free. The Project aims to preserve and teach canoe building, sailing and navigational skills of the people of Taumako, a Polynesian Community in the Temotu Province.
25 Oct 2018
Government
Ms Tuki is eligible to contest the 2019 elections
The Former Member of Parliament for Temotu Vatud constituency Freda Tuki is being cleared to contest next year’s national general election. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission made the clarification due to confusions of the former MP’s eligibility.
18 Oct 2018
Elections
SIEC maintains ‘no by-election’ stand
The body mandated to conduct national general elections, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission maintains, there will be no by-election for Temotu Vatud Constituency.
17 Oct 2018
Government
“It is unconstitutional, dissolve Parliament”
President of the People’s Progressive Party Charles Dausabea has criticized the Electoral Commission’s decision against conducting a by-election for the Temotu-VATUD Constituency. This comes after the former Constituency’s MP, Ms Freda Tuki was unseated in one of the successful 2014 petition cases.
16 Oct 2018
Human Rights
MWYCF condemns alleged gruesome rape of 12 year old girl
The Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs has called for a collective action to stop violence against women and girls. The call came in light of last week’s alleged rape incident that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl in Tikopia island, Temotu Province.
14 Oct 2018