Solomon Islands has showcased its progress in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) at the recent Bismarck Solomon Seascape (BSS) Marine Spatial Planning Workshop held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The four-day regional workshop brought together representatives from Solomon Islands, Papua…
A Solomon Islands Government (SIG) technical delegation has completed a week-long fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea (PNG) aimed at gaining valuable insights into the management and development of the country’s mineral resources sector. The delegation visited Port Moresby from…
Western Province is taking significant steps to strengthen climate resilience and disaster preparedness through the ongoing rollout of Ward Development Committee (WDC) training under the Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience (IEDCR) Program. Now in its third week, the initiative…
At the Pre-COP31 meeting in Nadi, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Tonga highlighted public finance reforms aimed at strengthening climate resilience. Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Wayne Ghemu, emphasized the importance of climate budget tagging,…
The Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project National Steering Committee (NSC) today hold its second meeting in Honiara, endorsing the Project’s 2027 Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) to guide the next phase of implementation across Western, Choiseul…
Honiara, Solomon Islands, 17th September 2026 – The Ministry of Forestry and Research (MOFR) of Solomon Islands and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed the Record of Discussions (R/D) for a new technical cooperation project titled “The Project…
Sunday 20 September, Honiara – Imported pig semen from Australia has arrived in the country on Wednesday 16 September 2026 through the Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project to be used to upgrade local genetics and overcome widespread inbreeding…
Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale has met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Secretariat in New York, raising key climate and development priorities for Solomon Islands and the Pacific. The Prime Minister highlighted the urgent need for…
Honiara, 16 September 2026 – The Solomon Islands joins the international community today to commemorate World Ozone Day 2026 under the theme “Global action for a cooler planet.”World Ozone Day is observed annually on 16 September to raise awareness of…
Two days of public hearings for the Integrated Solid Waste Management Project (ISWMP) for Climate and Disaster Resilient Honiara were carried out on 10 and 11 September 2026. The public hearings were facilitated by MECDM together with HCC, GPG and…
Honiara, 16 September 2026 – Prime Minister Hon. Mathew Wale has declared climate change as a national security and economic priority, unveiling the GREAT Coalition Government’s concrete legislative and investment agenda to build a climate-resilient Solomon Islands by 2050. Opening the…
Friday 11 September, Honiara – Alexander Dite’e is a high school teacher at Aligegeo Provincial Secondary School in Malaita Province. He lives with his family in the provincial capital, Auki. Before pursuing a degree in Fiji, he had a keen interest…