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PM Manele and Minister Conroy strengthen Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele yesterday met with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy MP, in Honiara to reaffirm the enduring partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia. The bilateral...
Australia supports mining sector governance in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Australia is making commitments for the long term, under the Solomon Islands –Australia Partnership. Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, The Hon Pat Conroy MP, announced a SBD1.6 million package to support improved governance of the...
Australia supports SINU with IT equipment
Tavuli News
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July 10, 2025
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Faculty of Education and Humanities (FEH) and Office of Research and Postgraduate studies (ORPS) has received a technology boost with the delivery of ten laptops, one desktop computer, four...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...
World Bank Team Concluded Mid-Term Review of Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project.
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
A World Bank team visited Solomon Islands to conduct a Mid-Term Review for the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) from June 2 to 11, 2025. During the visit, the team assessed the status of project implementation, discussed...
Australia to unveil $20m package for Solomon Islands ahead of key forum
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 25, 2025
Australia will provide Solomon Islands with dozens of vehicles and cyber security support to help it host a high-profile meeting of Pacific leaders in September, as well as ramping up funding for aerial surveillance to track illegal fishing...
WELSI delivers first women executive leadership program
Solomon Star
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July 10, 2025
The Women in Executive Leadership Solomon Islands (WELSI) have successfully delivered its first Solomon Islands Senior Executive Women in Leadership Program in Honiara last week. The program was initially devised in partnership with the Solomon...
'Just want to go home': Solomon Islands students stranded in Israel await evacuation
RNZ
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June 25, 2025
Left to right: Leeroy Wate, Diotee Deromae, Christina Eddie, Janice Kotu and Barnabas Firivave. Photo: Solomon Islands Government A group of five students from the Solomon Islands is stranded in southern Israel, with no indication of when they...
Soft Launch of Solomon Islands High Commission Chancery in Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 24, 2025
Wednesday 25 June 2025 —This week marked the beginning of operations with the soft launch of the Solomon Islands High Commission Chancery in Suva, Fiji — a significant step towards further consolidating and deepening existing relations between...
PM Manele Reaffirms Solomon Islands’ Commitment to Melanesian Unity and Regional Strength at 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 24, 2025
Tuesday 24 June 2025 —In a world of increasing uncertainty and shifting alliances, Solomon Islands stands firm alongside its Melanesian partners to protect shared interests, promote peaceful coexistence, and uphold our collective voice on the...
Ports assures shipping operators on berthing priorities
Solomon Star
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July 2, 2025
SOLOMON Ports has assured local shipping operators that it would ensure local vessels are being prioritised when it comes to using the main domestic wharf at Point Cruz, Honiara. The assurance came after few shipping operators expressed concern...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on Iran
Asia Pacific Report
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June 17, 2025
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands Foreign Ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. The ministry said in a statement that the Solomon Islands...
Sikkim: Second consignment of GI-tagged Dalle Chilly leaves for Solomon Islands
News Live
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June 22, 2025
Second consignment of GI-tagged Dalle Chilly from Sikkim leaves for Solomon Islands: In yet another milestone for Sikkim’s agricultural exports, a 300-kg consignment of dehydrated Dalle Chillies has been dispatched to the Solomon Islands. This...
Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel
RNZ
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June 17, 2025
A fire blazes in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on 15 June 2025. Photo: Atta Kenare / AFP The Solomon Islands foreign ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the...
Urgent call for multidisciplinary action to transform Solomon Islands’ domestic agrifood systems
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
A bold and urgent call for multidisciplinary collaboration has set the tone for decisive collective action to transform the Solomon Islands’ domestic agrifood system. Supervising Permanent Secretary (PS) and Deputy Secretary – Corporate (DSC),...
International MSMEs day celebrated in Honiara
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
The International Day of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was celebrated in Honiara on Friday at the Youth Hub Center. The first of its kind to be celebrated in the country, the event was attended by the Minister of Commerce, Industry,...
Solomon Islands Concludes Participation at UNOC3 in Nice, France
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 14, 2025
Nice, France – Saturday 14 June 2025 — The Solomon Islands Government has officially concluded its engagement at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UNOC3), held from 9–13 June 2025...
Solomon Islands to translate UN Oceans Conference Commitments into Action
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 13, 2025
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. Joining other member states,...
Acting PM receives Philippines Ambassador to Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Acting Prime Minister Hon. Fredrick Kologeto today received a courtesy call from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Thomas Auxilian. The non-resident ambassador is based in...
Revolving fund boosts farmers, improve production
Solomon Star
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June 28, 2025
TEN local farmers from the Western Province have reported significant improvements in their coconut and cocoa plantations after receiving support from the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF), an initiative aimed at revitalizing the country’s...