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The State Ridge community in Central Honiara has welcomed the official handover of 20 new solar-powered streetlights, funded under the Solomon Islands-Australia Community Partnerships program. The project will improve safety and security for the State Ridge community in both the Central Honiara and East Honiara Constituencies. High Commission officials, led…
Solomon Islands Opposition leader Matthew Wale has called on the Government to urgently address the deteriorating roads and transport infrastructure in the country. Wale said reports of damages to critical infrastructures in Malaita and Guadalcanal provinces as a result of the ongoing bad weather is putting lives at risk. He…
Provincial Premiers in Solomon Islands and their representatives have renewed calls for meaningful reforms to the Provincial Government Act, during a meeting with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in Honiara on Saturday, 31 January 2026. The meeting followed a formal submission by the provincial leaders raising long-standing concerns about how provincial…
A greater diversity of voices is urgently needed in Solomon Islands’ politics, British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Paul Turner said in a keynote speech delivered at an event organised by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in Honiara this week. The workshop, hosted by the WFD, centred…
by Georgina Maka’a & Ofani Eremae At Korona Market, east of Honiara, controversial Bangladeshi retailers appear to have carved out a niche. They are doing it quietly and without fanfare. No promotion, no shop signage — just basic warehouse-style buildings packed with household goods, manned by imported Bangladeshi male workers.…
In my last column I promised I would bring you an update on the Pacific Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. It was easy to keep this promise, because PALM was raised in my first meetings with Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter…
Construction of the new Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers at Honiara and Munda International Airports officially has commenced, marking another significant milestone under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2). This activity is funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA).…
by Georgina Maka’a Heavy rain and bad weather across Solomon Islands will likely continue into the weekend, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMET says. And forecaster Alex Rilifia urged members of the public to remain vigilant and take precautionary measures. “We will continue to monitor and keep updating the public…
A man was killed when a large tree fell onto his home during severe weather in Noro, Western Province, on Tuesday afternoon, police have confirmed. The incident occurred at around 2:00pm on 27 January 2026, when strong winds brought down a tree onto a leaf-built residential house, trapping the adult…
With technical support from China, Solomon Islands has successfully performed its first holmium laser minimally invasive kidney stone lithotripsy, marking a major milestone in the country’s urological care and bilateral health cooperation. On 22 January 2026, the 4th China Medical Team, working alongside the urology team at the National Referral…
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