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PM opens 2025 annual national trade fair
The Islandsun
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July 3, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has officially opened the 2025 Annual National Trade Fair at the FOPA Panatina, SINU campus on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. This year’s annual National Trade Fair was hosted by the Ministry of Commerce,...
Talk Is Free Theatre unveils 'ambitious' lineup for 2025-26 season
Barrie Today
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June 17, 2025
NEWS RELEASE TALK IS FREE THEATRE ************************* Today, Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) artistic producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company’s 23rd and possibly most ambitious season — with full lineups in Barrie, in Toronto,...
MCILI launches E-commerce Implementation Unit
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
The National Government through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) has launched the E-Commerce Implementation Unit (EIU) with a new home at the Late Sir David Kausimae Building in East Honiara, this week. The launch...
Inside the Pacific's largest exotic animal export industry
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 20, 2025
On the outskirts of Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, a row of metal cages clings to the side of a forest-covered hill. Inside, birds screech and shuffle. A large hornbill pecks at the wire with its giant curved beak. Another hops...
Anderson Co. Sheriff’s Office introduces new K-9 to the team
Fox News - South Carolina
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June 16, 2025
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is introducing a new K-9 to its team. The sheriff’s office said K-9 Rolo is a 1.5-year-old Belgian Malinois from the Netherlands. He is assigned to work with K-9 handler,...
Fiji and Tonga reinforce deep rooted bilateral ties
Pacific News Service
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The President of Fiji, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu received a courtesy call Tuesday from Tongan King Tupou VI , reaffirming the long-standing friendship and enduring regional partnership between the two Pacific Island nations. During the high-level...
French imperialism in New Caledonia and Pacific targets China
World Socialist Web Site
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June 21, 2025
French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on June 10, on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference held in Nice from June 9-13. Leaders from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the...
Tribal group inks 30yr carbon trade deal
Solomon Star
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June 21, 2025
The Padezaka Tribal Association in South Choiseul recently has officially signed a landmark 30-year Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) agreement, marking a significant achievement in the ongoing effort to promote sustainable forest and land...
Pacific news in brief for 27 June
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
USP Photo: Facebook / USP Papua New Guinea - education The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape has announced that PNG students at the University of the South Pacific (USP) campuses will receive govenment financial support. He also said...
Prime Minister Officially Opens 2025 National Trade Fair
Tavuli News
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July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele officially opened the 2025 National Trade Fair today, describing the event as an important platform for economic development, community engagement, and the promotion of national products. Held under the theme “Trade...
National principals’ conference next week
Solomon Star
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June 20, 2025
The 2025 Solomon Islands Principals’ Conference is set to be held next week. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) is gearing up to host the event from 25 – 27 June at theSolomon Islands National University, Panatina...
SUFFERING IN SILENCE
The Islandsun
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June 20, 2025
People with disability neglected in Solomon Islands: HRMI Report BY BEN BILUA PEOPLE with disability in Solomon Islands are facing neglect, widespread stigma and limited access to basic services, according to a new report released by the Human...
PNG, Spain to address issues on biodiversity
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) looks forward to cooperating and contributing meaningfully with Spain on issues concerning biodiversity, climate change, global health, ocean governance and sustainable development, says Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae. Sir...
NO RESHUFFLE
Solomon Star
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July 2, 2025
PRIME MINISTER Jeremiah Manele has reportedly agreed to shelve a proposed reshuffle of Cabinet ministers following a meeting with Minister Lency Jamie Vokia in Honiara on Tuesday. Hon Vokia MP – the Kadere Party Parliamentary Wing Leader and...
Pre-Columbian Gold, Native Artifacts Dazzle At Heritage
Antiques and The Arts
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July 1, 2025
Leading the auction with a realized price of $62,500, this circa 1200-400 BCE carved jade Olmec mask once belonged to actress, Merle Oberon. Review by Madelia Hickman Ring DALLAS — Heritage Auctions’ first of two annual Ethnographic Art Signature...
Philippines envoy vows to address agreements
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
Newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Thomas Auxilian has assured the Acting Prime Minister that he would work to ensure that the memorandum of understanding with Solomon Islands on...
MEHRD commits to strengthen school leadership
The Islandsun
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June 26, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Tozen Leokana says government has recognized the need to strengthen school leadership. Speaking at the national Principal Conference yesterday, he assured that the...
AIRPORT EXTENSION COULD BE BUILT FOR HALF THE COST
Solomon Star
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June 24, 2025
IT has emerged that the proposed extension of the Honiara International Airport, formerly Henderson International Airport, could be built for half the price if the project is put on public tender. The proposed project would see an additional 800...
Judiciary plays pivotal role in sustainable development
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Judiciaries have and will continue to play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of legislative and institutional regimes for sustainable development. Chief Justice of Solomon Islands, Sir Albert R. Palmer voiced...
Pro-independence advocates urge Melanesian Spearhead Group to elevate ULMWP membership
RNZ
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June 18, 2025
Indigenous Papuans at a rallying in Merauke, West Papua. Photo: Facebook / Sa Papua Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for...