The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has successfully concluded its week-long End-Year Review and Finalization of the proposed Structural and Functional Review 2025, marking an important milestone in strengthening the Commission’s institutional readiness for the years ahead. The review program was conducted from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December 2025, bringing together all SIEC staff…
Women’s football in the Solomon Islands is set for a major boost in 2026, with the country confirmed to host three key Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) women’s tournaments. The announcement follows the release of OFC’s official 2026 competition calendar late last week, outlining a packed year of regional and international football across Oceania. Honiara will…
In Ngoragora village near Kirakira, Makira Ulawa Provine villagers are at full swing implementing their agribusiness project that will ease economic burdens and immensely benefit the community in the not too distant future. Working under the Central Bauro Cocoa Farmers Association, they are among nineteen (19) Agribusiness Organisations (ABPOs) in the province that have signed…
The price of betelnut at the Western Provincial capital of Gizo have surged over the past week. The cost of a single nut or dami is now selling between $5 and above $7, up from the usual $2 to $3. The sudden price hike has been attributed to supply shortage from the major betelnut-producing islands…
Members of the Vaimatesa Savings and Producer Group in Nukukaisi, West Bauro, Makira/Ulawa Province are reaping the reward of investing in their cocoa farms. With funding support from the Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SIART) Project, a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and the World Bank, the community at Nukukaisi…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) led by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has failed to deliver some of the government business priorities it outlines at the start of the year. During his Sine Die speech in Parliament on Monday morning the Opposition Leader Matthew Wale said, he had observed over the past months…
The Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) has brought enhanced telecommunications to East Choiseul Constituency with the official launch of a new tower site at Chivoko. This milestone marks another step forward in bridging the digital divide across rural Solomon Islands. The tower, now fully operational, promises to deliver reliable mobile and internet coverage…
Following the successful first six months of implementing the ‘Addressim Klaemet Change for Strogim Komuniti long Hapi Isles (ASK-SI) Project’, five communities in the Central Islands Province—Koilovala, Bokolonga, Hanuvaivine, Gairavu, and Voloa, are making significant progress toward environmental sustainability and improved financial stability. Through this livelihood-centered initiative, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign…
The Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement officers formally arrested and charged Mr. David Kwan on Thursday, 11 December 2025, for failing to comply with the Council’s Market Ordinance. Mr Kwan of KCM Properties Limited was charged with conducting a private market without prior written permission from the council, a statement issued by HCC Media…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) in partnership with the Auki-based Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Malaita Law Enforcement Unit are currently implementing Operation Festive Shield. This is to maintain peace, safety, and order throughout Malaita during the festive season, a statement issued by the MPG said. The operation will be extended into…