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How a dedicated cohort of local rangers, equipped with high-precision GIS mapping and satellite navigation, bridged custom and national law to permanently shield 2,897 hectares of primary cloud forest from commercial logging and industrial mining. by Cornelius Qaqara Isabel Province In a landmark victory for indigenous land stewardship and tropical…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale today opened the Fifth Pacific Climate Change Conference in Honiara, calling on Pacific nations to turn climate knowledge and evidence into practical action. The Pacific-owned and Pacific-led conference is being hosted in Solomon Islands for the first time under the theme, “Amplifying One Pacific Voice for…
Members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have completed a Drone Pilot Course as part of Exercise Coastwatchers, the premier annual training activity between the RSIPF and ADF. The course was designed to provide RSIPF personnel with practical skills in the safe…
by Georgina Makaa A formal Marine Inquiry into the devastating fire, sinking, and total loss of the cargo-passenger vessel MV ANJEANETTE, as well as the presumed loss of life of contracted welder Joseph Tauto, officially begins today in Honiara. The inquiry, initiated by the Director of the Solomon Islands…
The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) has defended its SBD$208,000-a-month lease for new offices at Lengakiki, west Honiara. The property was owned by the family of Prime Minister Matthew Wale, but the lease was negotiated when Wale was the leader of Opposition in 2025. The ministry said…
Members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) have been undertaking a vehicle maintainers course as part of Exercise Coastwatchers, the main training exercise between the ADF and RSIPF. The course brought together personnel from both organisations to develop practical skills in vehicle maintenance,…
PRIME Minister Matthew Wale has called for stronger families grounded in gospel values, describing a discipled family as the strongest social protection system Solomon Islands can have. Speaking at a joint workshop of the Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) and the Solomon Islands Full Gospel Association (SIFGA), the Prime Minister…
For high school teacher Alexander Dite’e, agriculture is more than a way of life – it is an opportunity to build a better future for his village. A teacher at Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School in Malaita Province, Dite’e lives with his family in provincial capital Auki. Before leaving Solomon Islands…
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has raised concern over the continued damage to road signs and other public infrastructure delivered under the Land and Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP), urging road users and communities to help protect these important public assets. A statement from the project office said the road…
An Australian gold miner has sold off its operations in Papua New Guinea to a Chinese state-owned company. Western Australia-based St Barbara, which once operated the Gold Ridge mine in Central Guadalcanal, is offloading its ownership of the New Simberi gold project to the Lingbao Gold Group for $410 million.…
