BY JOY OFASIAYoung people must be given greater opportunities to understand and respond to the impacts of climate change and loss and damage, according to officials and development partners.The call was made during the two-day “Klaemet Tok Stori from Pikinini…
By Lesley Foinagwa (West Kwaio) Australia has officially handed over solar power systems to seven rural health facilities in Malaita Province, boosting reliable electricity access and strengthening healthcare delivery for remote communities. The handover ceremony took place on Monday, 31…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) has successfully executed a targeted health and vaccination program for 62 gilts, marking a key milestone in the rollout of the Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) Pig Breeding Program. Administered…
Communities across East Kwaio in Malaita Province are benefiting from four life-changing projects funded through the Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnerships program, improving access to clean water, reliable electricity, and quality education infrastructure. In Nunubilau, the construction of a new gravity-fed…
Twenty New Colombo Plan Scholars from Curtin University have digitised more than 7,000 rock samples from across Solomon Islands, preserving a nationally significant geological collection and unlocking valuable geological data to support the country’s future research and economic development. During…
Australia and Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd (KFPL) are partnering to build workforce skills and support community wellbeing in the timber plantation sector on Kolombangara Island, Western Province. Australia is supporting two key activities: targeted on-site training for KFPL’s workforce in…
By Shoreyann Ragoso The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has received two new NAID patrol boats donated by the Australian Government, strengthening the country’s maritime policing capability. RSIPF Acting Commissioner Mr James Aitorea, thanked Australia and the Australian Federal…
Solomon Islands has taken an important step toward strengthening national marine management with the successful completion of a two‑day validation workshop for the Marine Managed Area/Marine Protected Area (MMA/MPA) Management Effectiveness Assessment Guide. Held on 13–14 August 2026 at the…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) has marked a major step forward in strengthening the country’s pig industry with the arrival of new breeding pigs at KG VI Farm, a moment that has stirred hope among Indigenous farmers…
The Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM‑N) Project is steadily advancing its baseline survey across Choiseul, Isabel and Western Provinces, marking an important early milestone for the six‑year national agriculture and nutrition initiative under the Ministry of Agriculture and…