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by Georgina Maka’a Solomon Water has revealed it is losing an estimated SBD$185 million in potential revenue each year, due to its aging and leaking infrastructure across Honiara. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carmine Piantedosi disclosed the staggering figure during his presentation at the 16th Pacific Water Summit in Honiara this…
by Georgina Maka’a French Polynesia has been given the right to host the 10th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum (PWWM) in 2026. This came following the successful two-day 9th PWWM Forum that concluded yesterday in Honiara – attended by 11 ministers and three ministerial representatives from across the Pacific…
by Georgina Maka’a Water is not just a resource – it is life itself. For our island nations, water defines survival, well-being, and development. These were the words of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE), Dr Chris Vehe, when speaking at the opening…
by Georgina Maka’a The Tepuke, a traditional voyaging canoe from Taumako (Duff Islands), is set to sail this week to Lata in Temotu Province before joining the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara, Solomon Islands. In Lata, the Tepuke will meet the Fijian voyaging…
Indigenous Australian businesses are building connections with local businesses to support a growing cultural and eco-tourism sector in Solomon Islands. Elisha Kissick, a proud Quandamooka woman and founder of Yura Tours on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Australia, met with twelve local tourism businesses. They are; Iumi Tours, Go Solomons Travel…
The Noro Roads Improvement, a flagship investment under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), continues to make strong progress, with the work now 85 percent complete. Funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), the work is delivering significant upgrades that…
Solomon Islands Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Matthew Wale says reports of the increasing number of mentally ill persons in the country are ‘worrying’. Mr Wale was responding to a media statement from the Head of Psychiatry at the National Referral Hospital that the number of mentally ill persons in…
by Georgina Maka’a The 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference and Expo opened today in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The week-long regional event brings together water and wastewater utility professionals, policymakers, researchers, young professionals, and development partners from across the Pacific and…
For the second time in a year, an abandoned narco-sub has washed ashore in the Solomon Islands, baffling authorities and residents alike. Reported byGina Maka’a, In-Depth SolomonsDan McGarry, OCCRP It has been three weeks since a narco-sub was spotted drifting in the turquoise waters off this remote Pacific nation, and…
In Solomon Islands, rugby has long been seen as a male-dominated sport, but thanks to the RISE Rugby program, supported by Oceania Rugby and the Australian Government through PacificAus Sports, that perception is changing, and women like Ebony Finau, Florence Nodoro, and Freda Matangi are leading the way. The RISE…
