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Fourteen students from across the Pacific celebrated completing their studies last month as they attended a graduation ceremony for  the Australia Awards Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development, delivered in partnership with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The graduating cohort included six participants from Solomon Islands, two from Kiribati, three…
The Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Harry Kuma, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to dedicated officials and Japanese friends for ensuring the Solomon Islands’ successful representation at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Speaking at a dinner to mark the Solomon Islands National Day, Minister Kuma commended the…
by Georgina Maka’a More than 100 teachers around Gizo, Western Province, took part in a parade yesterday morning to celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2025. The commemoration brought together teachers from nine schools around Gizo to mark their big day. Saluting all the teachers teaching in schools across Western Province is…
People of Gizo-Kolombangara Constituency (GKC) in the Western Province are set to benefit from a significant development with the establishment of a new Fishery Centre in Gizo. This project is an initiative of the constituency office, under the leadership of the Honourable Member of Parliament and Minister of Police, Jimson…
by Charley Piringi The Pacific Community (SPC), through its Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac), launched a redesigned Pacific Ocean Portal, in Honiara last night. The digital platform was aimed at giving Pacific Island nations open, user-friendly access to actionable ocean data. The launch took place on…
by Charley Piringi The Pacific Community (SPC) is partnering with aquaculture research centres in Asia to develop new, climate-resilient strains of Kappaphycus (seaweed) for farming in the Pacific. The initiative, in collaboration with the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific (NACA) based in Thailand and the Philippines, aims to…
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) is preparing to roll out new training in travel management and hotel and restaurant reservations. Under the Solomon Islands–Australia partnership, this initiative has been developed to respond to a shortage of skilled personnel in the country’s growing tourism industry. Solomon Airlines, a key stakeholder…
The Maringe-Kokota Constituency Development Committee (CDC) has successfully completed the screening process for the 2025 Constituency Development Funds (CDF) applications and approved projects ahead of implementation. Held at Jejevo in Buala, Isabel Province, two weeks ago, the meeting brought together CDC members representing each ward within the constituency. This critical…
The Governments of Australia and New Zealand, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), through the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP), on Tuesday, 30th September 2025, handed over 1,096 flash drives to Honiara and Guadalcanal Education Provider representatives. Held at the King George VI National…
International partners joined U.S. Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock and LtCol Jeremy Smith, the Indo-Pacific Deputy Director for the Defense P.O.W./M.I.A. Accounting Agency (DPAA), at a repatriation ceremony for servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Guadalcanal Campaign, at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara on September 8, 2025. Solomon…
