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Malaita Province, 19 August 2025 — Tribes from the Bina region are helping the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project gain a deeper understanding of their land, stories, and culture, to support planning for respectful and inclusive development. Using a system called Indigenous terrain mapping (ITM), the Pacific Horizons Consultancy Group, a contractor to the […]

Taro police have arrested thirteen suspects for disputing the installation of a telecommunication tower at Susuka village in east Choiseul. It was alleged the suspects, who dispute the location of a telecommunication tower, approached members of the community who are working on the project, threatened them, and ordered them to stop working due to a

Kulitanai Police have arrested a 34-year-old male suspect for raping his 15-year-old niece in January 2025 in the Shortland Islands, Western Province. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Wilken Miri says, “The incident occurred at the victim’s family home, where the suspect allegedly threatened the victim with a baseball bat and raped her when everyone

The wait is over! The OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 is ready to light up Suva this September, and the official match schedule is CONFIRMED! And what better way to kick things off than a powerhouse showdown  Solomon Islands vs New Zealand in the opening match! Two of Oceania’s futsal giants will go head-to-head to

The United Nations Resident Coordinator, Dirk Wagener paid a courtesy visit to the Minster of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honorable Peter Shanel Agovaka, on Monday 18th August 2025. Mr. Wagener who is based in Suva, is the United Nation Resident Coordinator and coordinates the United Nations development operations in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is reminding all recipients of the Cocoa & Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF) under Expression of Interest (EOI) Call One that the first monthly soft loan repayment is now due. Under the terms of the signed grant agreements, recipients are required to begin monthly interest repayments immediately. All payments

Prime Minister Honourable Jeremiah Manele this week received a courtesy call from the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Solomon Islands, Mr. Dirk Wagener. Mr. Wagener was accompanied by Mr. Brian James Williams, Chief of the Financing for Peacebuilding Branch, based in New York, United States of America. Following an exchange of courtesies, Prime Minister Manele

Honiara, 15 August 2025 – The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have completed their first joint security training, aimed at strengthening capacity, improving coordination, and building stronger working relationships between fisheries security officers and law enforcement. The three-day MFMR Security Officers Refresher Workshop, held from

Group photo after the brief handing over ceremony at Auki Correctional Centre, Malaita Province. The Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) has reinforced its commitment to inmate rehabilitation by providing five new joinery machines to the Auki Correctional Centre. The initiative aims to equip inmates with practical skills that will support their reintegration into society

The Attorney-General’s Chambers is pleased to announce its upcoming second Conference of Parties 2025, following its successful Inaugural Conference of Parties in September 2024. Under the theme “Enhancing Collaboration: A Proactive Approach”, this year’s Conference will be hosted over two days, from the 18th to the 19th of August 2025, at the Pacific Islands Forum