PM Manele leaves for PIF Troika meeting
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele leaves the country this weekend to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Troika Meeting in Fiji. The engagement marks a key…
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New Zealand simplifies visa rules for Pacific
By Ben McKay in Hobart [AAP] Travellers from Pacific Island nations will find it easier to travel in New Zealand after changes to visa rules. Movement…
Honiara Summit adapts approaches to manage fish stock in the region
By Fredrick Kusu At the 4 days Honiara Summit, Pacific leaders, fisheries experts and stakeholders have discussed and agreed on approaches to progress the implementation of…
Honiara Summit 2025 kicks off with a call to accelerate efforts to achieve sustainable fisheries
By Fredrick Kusu The Honiara summit 2025 kicks off in Honiara with a strong call for strong collaboration in accelerating the joint efforts to achieve sustainable…
Environment and Conservation Division investigates use of banned plastic bottles during the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology’s Environment and Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles,…
MPIP Judges allowed to depart Solomon Islands: Gov’t says stop notice necessary to solve issues related to result
Solomon Islands Authorities have lifted the “Stop Notice” restricting Judges of the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) event from leaving the country following investigations into…
Miss Pacific Islands Pageant contestants pay courtesy visit to Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP extended a warm welcome to the contestants of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant during a courtesy visit at his office…
Solomon Islands loses women productivity worth approximately USD 15.1 million in formal sector in 2021 due to violence, study shows
By Fredrick Kusu in Bangkok, Thailand A UN Women costing study shows that Solomon Islands has lost approximately USD 15.1 million in the annual productivity of…
Tovosia: USP Honiara campus a pillar of transformation
The Acting Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia has described the newly opened University of South Pacific Honiara Campus as a pillar of transformation. Tovosia made this statement…
PALM10 Declaration Commits to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy and its alignment to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
By Sharon Nanau The tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) concluded in Tokyo, Japan with leaders re-affirming their commitment to Japan’s Pacific Bond (Kizuna) Policy and…