Solomon Islands Players Make History Through OFC Placement Programme At Auckland FC

Press Release – OFC For Solomon Islanders Boyers and Iro, this experience is both an honour and a challenge, an opportunity to immerse themselves in a high-performance environment that sets the benchmark for professional football in the Pacific....

Gender Inequality: The Global Challenge of Making Their Voices Heard

BANGKOK, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the Asia-Pacific, millions of girls face barriers that limit their potential — and change cannot wait. Dr. Christina Warning, a distinguished alumna of Chulalongkorn University and Asia-Pacific Team...

SOLOMON ISLANDS BISHOPS AND PRIESTS REUNITE IN ROME AFTER CANONIZATION OF ST. PETER TO ROT

The canonization of St. Peter To Rot, the first saint from Papua New Guinea, became a moment of faith, unity, and joy for the Solomon Islands clergy who attended the historic event in Rome. Among the delegates representing the Solomon Islands were...

Solomon Islanders call for sustainable, community-driven tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS), providing insight into how Solomon...

Australia and SINU Unite to Elevate Teacher Education Across Solomon Islands

A new partnership between the Australian Government and Solomon Islands National University (SINU) is set to transform teacher education and strengthen the quality of primary schooling across the country. Launched at SINU’s Panatina Campus, the...

Boost for teacher education as SINU partners with Australia

BY NED GAGAHE The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and the Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership have launched a major new initiative to strengthen teacher training and improve education standards across the country. The launching...

SINTA meets with Malaita province teachers 

By RODRICK DESURI Auki Members of the Solomon Islands National Teachers’ Association (SINTA) from Honiara met with its member-teachers from Malaita Province last week. Robert Lafisi, SINTA’s General Secretary spoke about the meeting in an...

NDS review exposes deep challenges in health, education and environment

BY NED GAGAHE Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has urged decisive national action to address critical health, education, and environmental challenges, stressing that Solomon Islands’ long-term future depends on it. Speaking at the official launch of...

GENDER BALANCE HOPES

MP Tuki looks forward to Public Service Bill 2025 ensuring more females employed for government BY SAMIE WAIKORI Member of Parliament for Temotu Vatu constituency, Freda Tuki Rangirei hopes the Public Service Bill 2025 can address gender equality...

Solomon Islands removes menstrual product taxes

WHAT do we want? Break the Silence and Stigma on Menopause! When do we want it? Now! Often, you will hear us calling out our chants on the streets of Suva during our many marches for women’s and human rights, calling for more recognition on issues...

Solomon Islands official hails China's initiatives for promoting women's development globally

The Global Leaders' Meeting on Women was held in Beijing from Oct. 13 to 14, 2025, bringing together international delegates to discuss plans for global women's development. At the meeting, Nerol Vaekesa, spokesperson of the Ministry of Women,...

‘PSB 2025 will lay a foundation for a renewed Public Service culture’: Choylin

BY SAMIE WAIKORI The Minister for Culture and Tourism and Member of Parliament for Ngella constituency, Choylin Yim Douglas, believes the Public Service Bill 2025 will lay a foundation for a renewed culture within the public service. She made the...

Solomon Islanders Call for Sustainable, Community-Driven Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons (TSO) and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS)—the first nationwide study of its...

Delegations witness robots as Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held

Foreign guests visit Robot World in Beijing E-Town as part of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women activities on October 14, 2025. Photo: Shen Sheng/GT Foreign guests visit Robot World in Beijing E-Town as part of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women...

Harvard, Oxford and Sandhurst dominate world leader soft power index

The US and the UK have educated 125 current world leaders between them, a new index has found. The Hepi/Kaplan Soft-Power Index is based on a snapshot of world leaders in early August 2025, looking at the number of monarchs, presidents and prime...

Honiara senior high school accesses new WASH facilities

BY SAMIE WAIKORI More than 1,300 students of Honiara Senior High School (HSHS) can now access clean water, improved sanitation, and hygiene facilities. This is possible thanks to a joint initiative between the Government of New Zealand and UNICEF,...

Honiara High Sch takes delivery of new WASH facilities 

More than 1,300 students of Honiara Senior High School (HSHS) now have access to clean water, improved sanitation, and hygiene facilities, thanks to a joint initiative between the Government of New Zealand and UNICEF, in partnership with the...

Calls for clarity over China’s shipment of ‘replica guns’ to Solomon Islands after Honiara riots

A surreal controversy has erupted in Solomon Islands after the Chinese Embassy allegedly shipped several crates holding replica firearms into the capital Honiara, just months after the city was shaken by violent riots. Last week, local media in...

Honiara Senior High School took ownership of new ablution block

A new toilet facility was officially handed over to Honiara Senior High School on Wednesday, marking another important achievement in improving sanitation and hygiene in schools across Honiara. The project was funded by the Government of New...

Western province MPA Freedom calls for unifying Solomon Islands

BY BEN BILUA Gizo MEMBER of Provincial Assembly for Ward 10 in Western Province has called for the ‘unifying of Solomon Islands’. He made the statement referencing the situation where citizens tarnish other people and their provinces. In his...