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Central Bank of Solomon Islands to Launch a new 1-dollar coin featuring King Charles III effigy in 2025
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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December 11, 2024
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new circulating 1 dollar coin featuring the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III. The coin, set to be launched in January 2025, represents a historic...
Workshop in Honiara Explores Pathways for Credit Transfer and Micro-Credentials Across the Pacific
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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March 25, 2025
By Sharon Nanau A regional workshop focused on developing a Commonwealth Credit Transfer Framework and exploring micro-credentials in the digital age concluded today in Honiara. Hosted by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in collaboration with...
As the sea recedes, Pacific nations turn to ancestral knowledge to withstand climate change
The Pacific Island Times
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July 7, 2025
In Liliana, a coastal village in the Solomon Islands, the sea swallowed three rows of graves. More than 200 ancestors now lie beneath rising tides. For years, community members watched the shoreline retreat, waiting for help that never came. When...
British High Commissioner Farewell Solomon Islands
Tavuli News
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December 5, 2024
British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Nauru, Thomas Coward, hosted a farewell reception at his residence on December 4, 2024. He will leave the country on December 15, 2024. Coward first arrived in the Solomon Islands during the peak of...
Aelan Riddim Music Festival lights up Honiara with PNG Talent and Legendary SI artists
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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March 25, 2025
The vibrant heart of Honiara was filled with electric energy this past weekend on the 15th of March as the Aelan Riddim Music Festival kicked off, featuring an unforgettable lineup of artists, including top talent from Papua New Guinea (PNG)....
China-Solomon Islands Visa Exemption Starts Dec. 28
Tavuli News
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December 5, 2024
The China-Solomon Islands Visa Exemption Agreement for citizens holding ordinary passports will take effect on December 28, 2024. This agreement allows citizens from both nations to travel without a visa for single visits of up to 30 days,...
ESSP continues to deliver education infrastructure for schools across SI
Solomon Star
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March 25, 2025
Gela IIau Community High School (CHS) in Central Province was established in 2006. At that time, the school did not have safe accommodation for its female students. Fast forward 17 years, thanks to a new girls’ dormitory and ablution block...
‘The people of Solomon Islands have spoken’
Pacific Media Network
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The Solomon Islands government is under scrutiny for the Islanders’ Marriage and Divorce Act, which allows early marriage at the age of 15 with parental consent. A recent report titled Make it 18, led by a coalition of non-governmental...
New Survey: Strong Support To Raise Marriage Age In Solomon Islands
Scoop
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A new report reveals a groundswell of support for a proposed law change in Solomon Islands to lift the legal marriage age from 15 to 18 years of age. More than 200 children, young people, and adults participated in a recent survey and strongly...
SI ranked 59th in global teenage pregnancy index
Solomon Star
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July 8, 2025
The Solomon Islands has been ranked 59th out of over 160 countries in the latest Global Teenage Pregnancy Index, raising concerns over the continuing trend of early pregnancies among adolescent girls in the country. According to the latest global...
NGOs combat child exploitation, empower young women through education, support
Pacific Media Network
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Non-governmental organisations in the Solomon Islands are working to combat human trafficking and empower women within their communities. Prema Maeato is the executive director of Homes of Peace and Empowerment (HOPE) Trust, whose work includes...
Conference of Pacific Education Ministers Concludes
Solomon Times
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March 24, 2025
The high-level conference brought together Education Ministers from the Pacific, senior government officials, educators, development partners, civil society organisations, and policymakers to address key education priorities within the Pacific...
‘Strategic investment, policy reform, community engagement needed for production’
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The factors of production in the Solomon Islands hold significant promise but require strategic investment, policy reform and community engagement to fully harness their potential. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture &...
ONOC supports development officers of 24 sports in Solomon Islands
Pacific News Service
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The Solomon Islands is better equipped to prepare its athletes for the upcoming SOL2023 PACIFIC GAMES with the appointment of 24 Sport Development Officers (SDOs) for a corresponding number of sports. Speaking online from Palau at the launch and...
SPBD Solomon Islands and DBSI forge new funding partnership
The Islandsun
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November 29, 2024
By Loretta B Manele South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) in Solomon Islands is pleased to announce its new exciting partnership with the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) to support financial inclusion and economic empowerment in the...
SPBD Solomon Islands and Development Bank of Solomon Islands Forge New Funding Partnership
Tavuli News
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November 28, 2024
SPBD Solomon Islands is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) to support financial inclusion and economic empowerment in the Solomon Islands. This is the first funding arrangement...
Unlocking Solomon Islands’ potential growth will take time
The Islandsun
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November 29, 2024
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The Solomon Islands relies heavily on imports for fuel and other daily necessities but has significant untapped potential for growth. Masafumi Yabara, an IMF advisor from the Asia and Pacific Department, emphasized that while the...
ADF Women’s Rugby Team Joins Solomon Islands for Sporting Milestone
The National Tribune
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November 27, 2024
Department of Defence The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has launched a sports engagement program at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport in Honiara. Running from November 25 to December 1, the initiative aims to foster connections,...
Lack of data making UXO a threat to communities
The Islandsun
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July 8, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The complete absence of records on how many people have died or injured due to unexploded and abandoned ordnance since World War II hinders solutions to addressing UXO in the country. That is according to the HALO Trust Solomon...
SPBD Solomon Islands Celebrates Milestone of USD $5 Million Crowdfunded through Kiva Partnership
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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November 25, 2024
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Solomon Islands, in partnership with Kiva, is thrilled to announce a significant achievement: reaching the milestone of USD $5 million (SBD $41M) crowdfunded to support micro-entrepreneurs across the...