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by Georgina Maka’a Communities in Western and Choiseul provinces are beginning to experience food shortages as Tropical Cyclone Maila intensifies to Category Five. Several villagers who spoke to In-depth Solomons this morning said many communities have already exhausted their rice supplies and are concerned they may go hungry over the next few…
A major transformation of Malaita Province’s capital is reaching a critical milestone as the Auki Road Network Rehabilitation Project prepares for its final asphalting phase. Despite facing the dual hurdles of unpredictable tropical weather and the complex relocation of aging utility lines, the project remains on schedule to modernize the…
Transparency Solomon Islands reminds and urges Members of Parliament that regardless of which side you are affiliated with, the people of Solomon Islands do not deserve the continuous and recurring political upheavals especially when these are based on numbers game and not substantive issue over policies. They need improved and…
Cabinet will urgently meet on Wednesday 8 April, to consider options for support and response measures for communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Maila. The meeting, convened in addition to the regular weekly Cabinet sitting, will be informed by an initial joint paper submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change,…
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has upgraded Tropical Cyclone Maila to a Category 4 “Severe” system as of Tuesday evening, April 7, 2026. The storm, which is continuing to gain strength in the Solomon Sea, now poses an extreme threat to lives and property across the Western Province. As of…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has issued an urgent directive to the nation’s utility providers to resolve a coordination “bottleneck” that threatens the timeline of a critical infrastructure project in Malaita Province. The intervention followed a high-level meeting in the capital today between the Prime Minister and Malaita’s Premier, Elijah Asilaua,…
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…
