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Unseen Danger Beneath the Surface: 80 Years After the War's End, Solomon Islands Faces Ongoing Threat from WWII Explosives - The HALO Trust Reports
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactly 80 years after the end of World War II in the Pacific, Solomon Islands, site of the Battle of Guadalcanal, is still grappling with a deadly legacy: hundreds of thousands of unexploded...
Solomon Islands politician ‘extremely disappointed’ Australia ignored warnings of China military deal
Pacific News Service
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Solomon Islands’ Opposition Leader claims he warned Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military pact which could see a base established on the strategically located Pacific nation. News of the draft agreement is causing...
Solomon Islands outlines key priorities as Forum Chair
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Co-Chair of the National Organizing Committee for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting Colin Beck has outlined key priorities such as political leadership, peace and security, economic development, and climate change as central...
Solomon Water recognises gender equality
The Islandsun
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August 29, 2025
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Solomon Water highly recognises gender equality as part of its action plan that forms an integral aspect of its Strategic Plan launched in 2024. The policy aims to encourage gender equality in the organisation, where women...
SINU, YECSI, Ministry of culture and tourism host information session
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY MORRIS NAFU The Solomon Islands National University (SINU), in collaboration with the Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), recently held a successful information session at SINU....
SHIPPING TIMES | Uto ni Yalo sails to Honiara for Pacific Islands Forum meet
The Fiji Times
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August 27, 2025
The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania, has left Suva for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Upon reaching Temotu, the crew will accompany the Taumako TePuke canoe to Honiara,...
Solomon Islands PM Manele meets with PNG Governor-General
Pacific News Service
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele paid a courtesy call on Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae at Government House Thursday, a visit aimed at strengthening the long-standing relationship between the two...
PNG Government to Give Five-Year Budget Support Worth K100m to Solomon Islands
One Papua New Guinea
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August 23, 2025
Papua New Guinea has pledged K100 million in budget support to Solomon Islands, further strengthening relations between the two Melanesian countries. The announcement was made by Prime Minister James Marape during a bilateral meeting with Solomon...
SOLOMON ISLANDS PM PAYS VISIT TO GOVERNOR GENERAL
PNG Haus Bung
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August 21, 2025
The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele is in country on his two-day visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and following his arrival, paid a Courtesy Call on the Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae at Government House this afternoon...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister meets with PNG Governor-General
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 21, 2025
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele paid a courtesy call on Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae at Government House today, a visit aimed at strengthening the long-standing relationship between the two...
Solomon Islands moves closer to SME legislation amid broader economic reform push
The Islandsun
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August 21, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) is advancing its commitment to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development with ongoing provincial consultations for a new...
PNG will continue to support the Solomon Islands: Marape
The National
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PRIME Minister James Marape has assured the Solomon Islands government of Papua New Guinea’s continued support in development, trade, and investment. Talks yesterday with visiting Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele focused on maintaining the bilateral...
PWWA conference and forum underway in Honiara
The Islandsun
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August 26, 2025
BY SAMIE WAIKORI The 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and the 16th Pacific Water & Wastewater Annual Conference and Expo are underway at the Aquatic Centre, East Honiara. The conference gathers leaders, innovators and champions...
Solomon Islands marriage age is a children's rights issue - Save the Childnren
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Currently, people can be married at age 15 with parental consent. Under customary law, there is no minimum age for marriage. Photo: Save the Children Solomon Islands Facebook A charity advocating to raise the marriage age from 15 to 18 in the...
JDS fellows visit Solomon Islands Honorary Consul in Tokyo
The Islandsun
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August 21, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Three Solomon Islanders currently studying in Japan under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) paid a courtesy visit to the Solomon Islands Honorary Consul in Tokyo, Mr. Kitano Takahiro. The meeting, held in...
Operation Island Chief reinforces Pacific unity against illegal fishing
Island Times
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August 29, 2025
HONIARA (FFA)—The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), part of its ongoing programme of surveillance and monitoring operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing...
HE Turner visits UK funded projects in Isabel province
The Islandsun
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August 29, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU British High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Paul Turner has visited Isabel province. His visit was purposely to see health and education projects funded through United Kingdom (UK) multilateral support to...
Rethinking Solomon Islands security
Pacific News Service
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By Dr Transform Aqorau It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of...
Solomon Islands’ external relations amid great power competition
The Pacific Island Times
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August 14, 2025
The China Police Liaison Team conducted a program in Malaita Province in March 2025. Photo courtesy of Facebook/Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands By Derek Futaiasi and Denghua Zhang Honiara--The rise of China in the Pacific region has brought...
Solomon Islands takes bold step to raise marriage age to 18
Pacific Media Network
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The Solomon Islands government is set to raise the legal marriage age from 15 to 18, aligning it with the voting age and international child protection standards. A joint report by international charities, Save the Children, ChildFund, and World...