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Acting Solomon Islands Opposition leader John Dean Kuku says the housing crisis in Honiara and other urban centres has become a silent disaster. The North New Georgia MP said young professionals, nurses, teachers, police officers, public servants, and small business owners are being priced out of decent accommodation. Kuku highlighted…
“Age is not a limit. Keep learning, keep going and never let anything hold you back.” These words from Ms. Madeline Kili Solo, Assistant Lecturer in Seafood Science at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), sum up her remarkable journey — proving that determination can break barriers and open new…
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Senator the Hon. Nita Green, concluded her three-day visit to Solomon Islands on Friday 28 November with a series of landmark initiatives aimed at empowering women, strengthening skills development, and boosting tourism. The day began with the launch of the second Women of…
by Georgina Maka’a Suspended Lands Commissioner Alan McNeil has got his job back. This came two weeks after his dramatic suspension by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service Luke Cheka on 13 November 2025. On Friday 28 November 2025, Cheka sent another letter to McNeil, letting him…
On 25 November 2025, students at Aretakiki Primary School in Central Guadalcanal celebrated a milestone with the opening of new clean water, safe toilets, and hygiene facilities – bringing dignity, health and opportunity to every child. The Government of New Zealand and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Ministry…
Australia and New Zealand have jointly announced a USD $170 million (AUD/NZD equivalent) investment over the next five years to boost trade, labour mobility, and economic integration across the Pacific region. The announcement was made during the 2025 PACER Plus Ministerial Meeting in Honiara, underscoring both countries’ continued commitment to…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has welcomed a second cohort of students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) into a specialised internship programme linked to a major international research initiative. Fourteen students have been selected to participate in the project, which places them at the…
Minister for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Ricky Fuo’o has announced the Government for National Unity and Transformations’ (GNUT) immediate support towards the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society (SIRCS)-managed Special Development Centre (SDC) School. As guest of honor during the school’s closing ceremony today, Hon. Fuo’o delivered an inspiring…
Solomon Islands Independent MP, Peter Kenilorea Jr has been awarded the inaugural Senator Kimberly Kitching Award for Courage in Defence of Democracy, an international honour recognising parliamentarians who champion democratic values and human rights. The award was presented on 8 November in Brussels, Belgium, during a global gathering of the…
The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed more than SBD$80 million to support rural development across Solomon Islands as the second phase of the Rural Sustainable Development Program (RSDP) was officially launched today. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, speaking at the launch, said the new phase represents…
