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Solomon Islands boosts Maritime Safety with Enhanced Flag Early Warning System for people of Temotu Province
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
Small craft operators and travellers in Temotu province are set to significantly enhance the safety of their inter-island maritime travel with the installation of the Flag Early Warning System (FEWS) for small crafts in Lata last week. This vital...
Historic First: SPBD Solomon Islands Businesswomen Awards
Tavuli News
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July 1, 2025
A groundbreaking milestone was achieved on the morning of Friday 27th June 2025, as SPBD Solomon Islands successfully hosted its first-ever Businesswomen of the Year Awards at St. Barnabas Cathedral Hall in Honiara. Organized by South Pacific...
Samoan in Jersualem says businesses are slowly opening
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Smoke billows from a site in the city of Haifa on 16 June 2025 following a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli / AFP A Samoan security officer in Israel says businesses are starting to reopen in Jerusalem, following a...
HCC signs market land deal with private businessman
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
A prominent Chinese businessman Zhong Ming Ma has offered a parcel of his registered land located at White River in West Honiara to the Honiara City Council (HCC) to be used as a market space. A partnership agreement to seal the deal was signed on...
Indonesia Remains a Link in Global Wildlife Trade Chain, Says Expert
Tempo.co
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June 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's rich biodiversity is an invaluable asset, said Ronny Rachman Noor, an Ecological Genetics Expert from IPB University. He emphasizes that, beyond their beauty and uniqueness, wild animals are integral to animal...
Three mobile towers now operational
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) continues to make strong progress, with three new telecommunications sites successfully brought online. The newly operational sites include M66-Muana and M67-O’omoro are located in...
Solomon Islands Media Professionals Gain Insightful Experience Of China’s Media, Culture, And Mesmeric Growth
Scoop
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Four media professionals from the Solomon Islands (SI) successfully completed a two-week seminar on Full-Media Communication for “Belt and Road Countries” in China, describing the training program as an eye-opener as cooperation between the two...
Solomon Islands: HKH Constituency 2025 Development Pathway Targets Empowering Communities
Scoop
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The Hograno-Kia-Havulei (HKH) Constituency is charting a development pathway aimed at empowering communities through strategic investments in the productive sector. Utilising the Constituency Development Funds (CDF), the initiative seeks to...
International MSMEs day celebrated in Honiara
Solomon Star
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June 30, 2025
The International Day of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was celebrated in Honiara on Friday at the Youth Hub Center. The first of its kind to be celebrated in the country, the event was attended by the Minister of Commerce, Industry,...
New rescue fire service station at airport makes progress
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
The construction of the new Rescue Fire Service Station at Honiara International Airport is progressing well. Supported by the World Bank through the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), the contract is being implemented by...
Australia’s Pacific Minister concludes visit, reaffirms strong partnership with Solomon Islands
The Islandsun
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June 27, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Pat Conroy MP, has concluded a successful visit to Solomon Islands. On his first day in Honiara, Minister Conroy held warm and constructive meetings with Prime Minister Hon....
First Indigenous-led marine reserve to span southwestern Pacific
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Under the protections afforded by the reserve to the six-million-square-kilometres of ocean and islands expanse, only sustainable economic activities “consistent with Indigenous values” will be permitted. According to the Wildlife Conservation...
PM Manele and Minister Conroy strengthen Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele yesterday met with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy MP, in Honiara to reaffirm the enduring partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia. The bilateral...
Australia provides SBD60 million to support roads upgrade in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Australia is listening and responding to Solomon Islands priorities – investing in road transport infrastructure to boost economic opportunities for local businesses and create jobs for the people of Solomon Islands. Together with the Minister for...
Australia supports mining sector governance in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
Australia is making commitments for the long term, under the Solomon Islands –Australia Partnership. Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, The Hon Pat Conroy MP, announced a SBD1.6 million package to support improved governance of the...
Solomon Islands Reaffirms Commitment to Melanesian Unity at 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit
Tavuli News
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June 25, 2025
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — In a world of increasing uncertainty and shifting alliances, Solomon Islands continues to stand alongside its Melanesian partners to protect shared interests, promote peaceful coexistence, and uphold a collective voice on...
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Solomon Islands Marks Milestone: SBD $200 Million in Loans Disbursed
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
Honiara, Solomon Islands – South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Solomon Islands proudly announces a major milestone: SBD $200 million in loans disbursed since the organization’s founding. This achievement reflects SPBD’s unwavering commitment...
ALIEN IN TOWN
The Islandsun
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July 1, 2025
Solomon Islands’ foreign investment board makes public refute of SI Group Ltd’s legal status BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Solomon Islands Foreign Investment Division (FID) has publicly labelled the SI Group Limited as an ‘alien entity’. FID in a public...
Solomon Islands Minister of Public Service attends United Nations Public Service Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 24, 2025
The Minister of Public Service, Hon. Francis Sade MP, is representing the Solomon Islands at the 2025 United Nations Public Service Forum held from 23rd to 25th June in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Forum, co-organized by the...
World Bank Team Concluded Mid-Term Review of Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project.
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
A World Bank team visited Solomon Islands to conduct a Mid-Term Review for the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) from June 2 to 11, 2025. During the visit, the team assessed the status of project implementation, discussed...