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Daily life is being transformed, and economic opportunities are being unlocked, for thousands of people as upgrades to 133 km of key roads in Malaita near completion. The upgrades to the South Road to Hauhui, and the Busurata and Fataleka–Subobono roads, are saving time, reducing transport costs, and delivering benefits…
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has issued Tropical Cyclone Warning Number Eleven as of 1:30 PM today, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila remains a dangerous Category 3 system and is continuing to intensify as it tracks through the Solomon Sea. As of 11:00 AM this morning, the…
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale is urging residents of Choiseul and Western Provinces to remain vigilant. Mr Wale has called on communities to look out for one another as cyclone Maila causes widespread disruption to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods in Western and Choiseul provinces. He emphasized that in times…
The Solomon Islands Government has activated national disaster management arrangements in response to Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila (Category 3), which continues to affect parts of the country, particularly Western, Choiseul and Isabel Provinces. The National Disaster Management Office confirmed that the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) was activated on Friday…
In a major step toward modernizing the nation’s primary industry, the Solomon Islands Government and the World Bank officially broke ground on a new state-of-the-art agriculture office in Auki, Malaita Province, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The SBD$17.9 million (approx. USD 2.1 million) facility is a flagship project under the…
by Ronald Toito’ona The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Maila has upgraded to a Category Three system, warning that the intensifying storm continues to pose a serious threat across the country. In its latest Tropical Cyclone Warning Number Six issued at 7:30am Monday, the Meteorological Service…
by Ronald Toito’ona A newly named tropical system, Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, is rapidly strengthening over open waters in the Southwest Pacific, with forecasters warning it could soon reach severe cyclone status. This makes it the second Tropical Cyclone to hit the Pacific Seas at one time. According to the Fiji…
by Ronald Toito’ona The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has issued an urgent Tropical Cyclone Warning (Number Two) as Category 1 Cyclone Maila continues to intensify in the Solomon Sea. As of 5:00 AM on Sunday, April 5, 2026, the system was located approximately 228 kilometers west of Ranogga Island, moving…
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has expressed deep concern over the reported killing of civilians in West Papua , particularly in Dogiyai Regency, where Melanesian lives have once again been lost. Mr Wale said reports of the killing including a minor are deeply troubling and raise serious questions about…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, MP, today delivered the keynote address at the opening of the 2026 Easter Conference hosted by Kingdom Harvest Ministries International (KHMI) in Henderson, Honiara, marking a significant Good Friday gathering of church leaders and international delegates under the International Strategic Alliance of Apostolic Churches…
