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In a comprehensive national address delivered this afternoon, Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele announced that the Solomon Islands Government has committed an initial $10 million to support emergency response efforts following the devastating impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila. The funding commitment and the activation of a “whole-of-government” response come…
The Solomon Islands Ports Authority (Solomon Ports) has confirmed that full operations at the Port of Honiara resumed at 4:00 PM local time today, Thursday, April 9, 2026. The resumption follows a day of industrial action by workers that briefly halted activity at one of the South Pacific’s key maritime…
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service has issued Tropical Cyclone Warning Number Eighteen, reporting that Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila has weakened slightly to a Category 4 system as of Thursday morning, April 9, 2026. Despite the slight drop in intensity from its previous Category 5 status, the storm remains a “Severe”…
by Ofani Eremae The case the new Coalition is pursuing against the Government is a “futile exercise,” Attorney General John Muria Jnr. says. He said this is one of the main reasons he is applying to have the case struck out when the court resumes on Friday. The matter was…
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,…
