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Australia Delivering for Solomon Islands' Disaster Response Sector

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 December, Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton attended an event at the...

Solomon Islands Signs 2024 US Tuna Treaty Amendments

THE Solomon Islands has joined 10 other Pacific nations in signing the 2024 amendments to the US Tuna Treaty, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable fisheries management and regional cooperation. Representing the Solomon Islands at the signing was Mr. James Teri, Deputy Secretary Technical at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine...

PM Manele Meet Ocean Champions

PRIME Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’. Prime Minister Manele was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...

Nominations for the Community Benefit Sharing Trust Fund Elections close with 2500 People Registered to vote

THE Bahomea and Malango Community Benefit Sharing Trust Association has finalised registrations and nominations for the upcoming elections for the Board of Trustees (BoT) and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) with 2500 members registered to vote. People from over 70 Tina catchment communities are set to elect 4 Board of...

Technical Work Underway on site for Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project

THE Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project (BHTPP) continues to move forward with geotechnical investigations on site this week following field survey work completed in early November. The project, a significant national initiative that will see the Solomon Islands establish a world class tuna processing facility in the Malaita province,...

Prime Minister Manele Formally Opened ‘Third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime’ Meeting

THE third Pacific Regional Heads of Maritime meeting was formally opened this week. Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP officially opened the regional heads of maritime meeting at the Forum Fisheries Agency headquarter in Honiara. Welcoming distinguished delegates, maritime officials and stakeholders to the regional meeting, Prime Minister Manele commended the...

Sweet Potato Farmers in North Guadalcanal Benefitted from Training

SWEET potato farmers in North Guadalcanal are fortunate to receive vital information from agricultural experts on how to grow healthy sweet potato gardens. Last week, a team of agricultural experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Research Unit and the Solomon Islands National University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries, and...

Plastic Banned First Arrest Case

ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force under the Serious Crime Unit had arrested the first shop owner for breaching the Single Use Plastic ban regulation. Xian Pan Li a Chinese businessman was arrested for using plastic cups and spoon at his restaurant shop at Tandai Highway, West of Honiara. RSIPF in collaboration...

Prime Minister Meets with SPC Director on Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Issues

DR. Rhonda Robinson, Director of the Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Division of the Pacific Community (SPC), greeted Honourable Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele last week. Ms. Robinson was accompanied by three of her senior staff members. They used the opportunity to provide updates on the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program, water and...

New Funding to Support the Pacific’s Renewable Energy Transition

THE Australian Government is partnering with Pacific nations to improve energy security and scale up energy grid transition with a AUD125 million (SBD687.5 million) investment in renewable energy. Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, announced the funding at COP29 at an event attended by Solomon Islands’...

Enhancing Coastal Monitoring and Community Resilience on Sikaiana Island

HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 11th November 2024 – People on the Island atoll of Sikaiana will now be able to have access to information relating to the rate of coastal erosion and extent of inundation of their island. Thanks to the construction and installation of a Permanent Survey Marker (PSM)...

Lilisiana Community Fights to Protect Sacred Graves from Rising Seas and Coastal Erosion

Lilisiana, Langalanga Lagoon, Malaita Province – November 20, 2024 THE Lilisiana community is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds. Three rows of graves have already been lost, and now 22 more graves in the fourth row are at critical...

Australia Strengthens Cocoa Production and Market Access in Malaita

LOCAL business LF & Sons Enterprises has announced it is expanding cocoa supplies and improving market access to support livelihoods in remote areas of Malaita. For the first time, Malaita’s largest cocoa buyer will partner with Australia to increase export volumes and strengthen its supply chain across the remote Northeast...

PM Manele Commended Parties in the Pristine Sea Expedition

THE Prime Minister, the Honourable Jeremiah Manele, MP, has commended scientists and government employees who participated in the National Geographic Pristine Seas-led expedition. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the world’s largest coral at the Three Sisters Islands in Makira-Ulawa Province. According to the Pristine Seas scientists, after discovering the...

MAL Minister Persuades Development Partners for Agriculture Support at SIDS Solutions Form

MINISTER for Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Honorable. Franklyn Derek Wasi, has persuaded development partners alike to support agriculture development in Solomon Islands. He made the call during the 2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum in Nadi, Fiji last week. The Minister was presenting at the main plenary of the Solutions...

Solomon Islands and Commonwealth Secretariat Reaffirm Partnership for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development

THE Hon. Trevor Manemahaga, Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology of the Solomon Islands, met with Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting underscored the strong partnership between the Solomon Islands and the Commonwealth, focusing...

Minister MAL Held Fruitful Discussions with FAO Director General

THE Minister for Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Honorable Franklyn Derek Wasi, has met with the Rome based Director General for UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), His Excellency Dr. Qu Dongyu during the 2024 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum in Nadi, Fiji recently. This is the first time for...

Consultations with MMERE and SIEA on DCCEEW project scope. Photo credit @ AHC

New Renewable Energy Partnership Launched In Solomon Islands

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 Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Dr Chris Vehe, welcomed the...

New Discovery: Largest Coral in the World Found in the Solomon Islands

VISIBLE from space, the mega coral is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, is believed to be about 300 years old, storing a record of ocean conditions from past centuries A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest...

Supporting Local Cocoa Farmers, Empowering Communities

AUSTRALIA’S support for Solomon Islands’ cocoa sector continues to grow with the announcement of its latest partnership with Tupaghotua Cocoa Plantation (TCP), a local woman-owned business in Guadalcanal. TCP is well known for producing and exporting high quality dried cocoa beans overseas. Australia’s latest support will upgrade TCP’s solar drying...