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Japan Sets to Hand Over SBD$130M Kilu’ufi Hospital to Malaita by Georgina Maka’a Malaita Province will today( Tuesday 14th July 2026 ) take delivery of the newly upgraded Kilu’ufi Hospital, a SBD$130 million Japanese-funded facility expected to transform healthcare services for the province’s residents. Prime Minister Matthew Wale and Japan’s…
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has condemned the careless handling of heavy machinery by a private construction group after a newly sealed section of the Tandai Highway was damaged during the unloading of an excavator. The incident occurred in front of the Tandai Hotel, where an excavator was unloaded…
New Zealand has announced a further NZD 750,000 (approximately SBD 3.4 million) in funding to help communities in the Solomon Islands recover from the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Maila. The funding, delivered through New Zealand’s Disaster Response Partnership (NZDRP), will provide SBD 1.13 million each to ADRA New Zealand, Save…
By Georgina Maka’a The Australian Government today officially handed over the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre to the people of Solomon Islands. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who arrived in Honiara as the country celebrates its 48th Independence Anniversary, handed over the facility in a ceremony attended by Prime…
By Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister promises lower power costs, support for local businesses, and an economy that works for all Solomon Islanders Prime Minister Matthew Wale used this morning’s 48th Independence Day celebrations in Honiara to deliver a clear message economic growth that only benefits the capital is not enough.…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has strongly condemned China’s ballistic missile test over the Pacific, declaring it was “not the act of a friend” and warning that Pacific nations do not want major powers turning the region into a military testing ground. Speaking in Honiara alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,…
“Every child’s future will no longer depend on parents’ income.“ by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Matthew Wale has placed Free Education at the very center of the GREAT Coalition Government’s agenda, declaring it not simply a policy but a fundamental statement about the kind of nation Solomon Islands chooses to…
by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Matthew Wale has announced a major shift in how Solomon Islands will handle mental health, bringing services out of distant hospitals and into the communities, schools, and clinics where people live. PM Wale made the statement during the launch of the GREAT Coalition policy document…
by Charley Piringi The Solomon Islands government has announced a comprehensive agricultural development strategy anchored in scientific research and strategic partnerships, positioning agricultural innovation as central to Solomon Islands’ economic transformation. The Government will significantly strengthen agricultural research as the foundation for moving farmers from subsistence to commercial production. Prime…
by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Matthew Wale has vowed that Solomon Islands will never repeat the failures of the logging industry as the GREAT Coalition Government launches sweeping mining reforms. “The failures experienced within the logging industry must never, and will never, be repeated in the mining sector,” PM Wale…
