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by Georgina Maka’a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders said climate change remains the biggest threat to the safety and lives of Pacific people. They stressed that the world must act quickly, using the best scientific information available to address the problem. The statement came during the PIF Leaders Summit in…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has detained an Australian national following a threatening incident involving an alleged firearm at a local shop last night (4 September 2026) near the SDA-Vura main road in east Honiara. Police received a report that the suspect had been threatening a business owner…
The Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project continues to strengthen the capacity of local farmers and agriculture extension officers through targeted training in the provinces. From 26 to 28 August 2026, a SIART team was in Auki, Malaita Province, to conduct a three-day training workshop on Financial Literacy and…
Trevor Manemahaga, Member of Parliament for Gao-Bugotu, has joined the ruling GREAT Coalition Government. Manemahaga resigned from Our Party today to join the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP). He stated in a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister that his move is intended to support political stability and…
The reappointment of Harry Kuma to Cabinet, days after his resignation from the same Government, has drawn sharp criticism from the Official Opposition, which points to what it describes as deepening instability within Prime Minister Matthew Wale’s GREAT Coalition. Kuma was sworn into office at Government House today, marking a…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has reshuffled his Cabinet for a second consecutive day, with three more ministers sworn into office at Government House as the administration continues to reshape its front bench. Harry Kuma was sworn in as Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, returning to the portfolio he…
By Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Matthew Wale has sacked Finance and Treasury Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo, as he moves to shore up his government ahead of Monday’s no-confidence motion. Lilo, the leader of the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA), one of the six parties forming the GREAT Coalition,…
By Ben McKay of AAP in Koror, Palau Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific Islands Forum summit, Maina Talia’s may be the most heart-wrenching. The Tuvalu climate change minister has been a relentless ambassador for lifting climate ambition, given the imminent threat…
By Georgina Maka’a The People First Party (PFP) is reportedly divided over the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Matthew Wale, which was submitted to Parliament last Saturday. Insiders have told In-depth Solomons that party members hold conflicting views on whether to support or oppose the motion, which is expected to…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) says the reasons advanced for the motion against Prime Minister Matthew Wale do not justify a change of government, exposing instead what it describes as political opportunism, poor leadership judgment and an irresponsible attempt to destabilise the people’s government. OPMC said…
