The Government of Solomon Islands and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) yesterday signed an agreement to partner on a US$20 million project to improve food security, enhance nutrition, and build resilience to climate change, directly benefiting more than…
The Solomon Islands Rural Transformation (SIART) project, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), has successfully handover vital agricultural equipment to several Agribusiness Producer Organizations (ABPOs) across the provinces of Malaita, Makira, and Guadalcanal. In a dedicated handover ceremony…
Forestry officers including grounds men at the National Herbarium and Botanical Garden (NHBG) have received capacity building training on display plants maintenance through Japanese International Corporation Agency’s (JICA) assistance. Training was facilitated by JICA’s Volunteer at the National Herbarium and…
Communities in Malu’u, North Malaita are protecting their shoreline from sea level rise, including at the new Malu’u Market by planting mangroves and coastal trees. Twenty-one participants from Kwene, Darowaraua and Duruabu villages within Malu’u have completed a one-day mangrove…
The international seminar titled “E-Navigation on Our Ocean” was successfully held at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. The event held on 13 May 2025 was co-hosted by the SI Maritime Authority – SIMA and JICA, and showcased international efforts…
30 April 2025 – OFFICIALS FROM HONIARA met with Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and others in Seoul last week to discuss a possible collaboration on the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant project. Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources…
LOCAL Malaita business Goshen Enterprise is partnering with Australia to help taro farmers increase production to meet growing demand for product in Honiara. Australia’s support, in collaboration with Solomon Islands Government ministries, will help Goshen scale up operations creating more…
BY CHRIS ALEX A new twinning partnership between the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology was officially launched on Tuesday this week in Honiara. This collaboration aims to enhance meteorological capabilities in the Solomon Islands…
The first three community infrastructure projects, that will benefit over 81,000 people across Isabel, Malaita and Western Provinces, have been announced under the Australian Government’s REnew Pacific investment. REnew Pacific is a new SBD402 million (AUD75 million) investment in off-grid…
THE Australian Border Force (ABF) Agency, through the Australian Government (DFAT), has successfully delivered a Border Fundamentals course in the maritime stream for participants from various sectors of the three leading Border Agencies: the Solomon Islands Customs and Excise, Immigration,…
SOLOMON Islands is officially in the 2024 – 2025 high-risk weather season. As the local disaster response sector conducts crucial preparation for the potential of a natural disaster, Australia is proud to be working shoulder to shoulder-in support. On 4…
THE Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification for the Honiara grid has launched a new partnership on renewable energy transition modelling with the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Permanent Secretary Ministry of…
