Iumi News

Honiara, Monday 13 October 2025 –  President of OUR Party, Hon. Jimson Tanangada, has clarified the Party’s official position regarding the recent resignation of Hon. Harry Kuma, following media reporting that has taken earlier responses out of context. Hon. Tanangada reaffirmed that OUR Party remains strong, united, and firmly guided by its founding principles of […]

The Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Hon. Franklyn Derek Wasi, today handed over two brand-new Hilux vehicles to the MAL Research Department and Biosecurity Solomon Islands. The vehicles were donated by the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). Minister Wasi expressed his gratitude to the government for allocating three vehicles to the ministry,

The Honiara City Council (HCC) Bus Service Committee has issued a public apology to the residents of Honiara following the recent media announcement that the Council would begin operating its own bus service on October 1, 2025. The Committee clarified that the announcement was premature and that operations have not yet started. The Committee acknowledges

Honiara, Solomon Islands, Sunday 12 October 2025 – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele, MP, joined members of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and the people of Ysabel at a Special Thanksgiving Service at Saint Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara today, celebrating The Reverend Christopher Fihu as Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Ysabel. On behalf of the

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA), trading as Solomon Commodities, proudly announces that the Solomon Islands has achieved together for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarter of 2025 an impressive SBD$511.9 million in combined export value for copra (coconut products) and cocoa beans for 2025, more than double last year’s total of

9th October 2025 The Solomon Islands Postal Corporation (Solomon Post) yesterday joined the global postal community in commemorating World Post Day 2025, celebrated under the universal theme “PostForPeople: Local Service. Global Reach.” A low-key but interactive program involving all staff was held yesterday at Solomon Post’sHead Office in Honiara to mark the occasion. The program

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS – The Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP, today warmly received His Grace Bishop Rewis, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated Regions, during a courtesy visit at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. His Grace Bishop Rewis, whose ecclesiastical jurisdiction also includes the Solomon Islands,

9th October, 2025 Following completion of the geotechnical survey required to determine underground conditions and the suitable pile-driving method for the Ahanga wharf project in Rennell Bellona Province, the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), has commenced backfilling and compaction. This construction phase aims to strengthen the access route built towards the sea, facilitating

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday successfully held a workshop on International Health Regulations (IHR) and Public Health Law in Solomon Islands, which aimed to modernize legal frameworks that protect the health and security of Solomon Islanders. Attending the workshop are Ms. Pauline McNeil,

Honiara City Council (HCC) Lord Mayor, Councillor Eddie Kasuteé Siapu, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Honiara City Council to the Solomon Islands Government through the Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Ricky Fuo’o, and his Permanent Secretary for their kind donation of two Hilux vehicles to the Council. The Lord Mayor said