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When Prime Minister Wale visited Australia in June, he agreed with Prime Minister Albanese that our two countries would negotiate a comprehensive bilateral treaty to set new ambition for our relationship. The partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia has been built over decades, but this treaty is an opportunity to…
Australia will hand over the newly-built AUD$60 million border and patrol boat outpost at Lofung in the Shortland Islands to Solomon Islands on Monday. Senior officials from both governments will attend the ceremony. Preparations are being coordinated by a joint ministerial committee, with support from Australian counterparts. “The new facility…
By Ednal Palmer The handover of two new NAIAD vessels to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has sent a strong warning to drug traffickers and organised criminal networks operating across the Pacific: maritime surveillance and enforcement capabilities in the Solomon Islands and Pacific are getting stronger. Australian Federal…
By Ednal Palmer The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has strengthened its maritime policing capability after receiving two Naiad boats and a tractor from the Australian Government. The assets were officially handed over to the RSIPF at Aola Base in Honiara on Thursday through the partnership between the Australian…
By Charley Piringi Pacific Island nations must reject fragmentation and stand firmly united to ensure the region’s future is shaped strictly on its own terms. This powerful call for self-determination anchored the opening of the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Suva last week. Solomon Islands Foreign Minister and Meeting Chair,…
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has rejected claims that the Solomon Islands-United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Investment Incentive Agreement is identical to India’s agreement. The Opposition was responding to comments by Peter Kenilorea Jnr, National Planning and Development Coordination minister, during last week’s Motion of Thanks debate. Kenilorea, who is…
By Georgina Maka’a The High Court recently ordered the Solomon Islands Seventh-day Adventist Church to pay more than $831,000 to Xiao’s Hardware Company Limited. The money is compensation for business losses claimed by the Chinese-owned business, which operates a number of hardware shops in Honiara. Justice Augustine Aulanga made the…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on Germany and the European Union to strengthen their engagement with Pacific Island countries. Wale made the call during a courtesy meeting with visiting German Ambassador Beate Grzeski, who is based in Canberra, Australia. Speaking as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Wale stressed…
By Georgina Maka’a Former lands commissioner Alan McNeil has welcomed the High Court ruling that found his November 2025 suspension illegal. “I welcome the High Court ruling and I feel vindicated,” McNeil, who resigned earlier this year, told In-depth Solomons. “It was a long wait, but I am satisfied justice…
North Guadalcanal mothers discover the power of breastfeeding For young mothers gathered at Good Samaritan Hospital in North Guadalcanal, World Breastfeeding Week became more than a celebration. It was an opportunity to learn, reflect and better understand how breastfeeding can give their children a healthier start in life. Mothers attending postnatal…
