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Principals key to education reform: Leokana
The Islandsun
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June 26, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA School principals who gathered for the Principal Conference have been hailed as the “driving force” behind education reform in Solomon Islands. Addressing the education leaders at the opening of the conference yesterday,...
Solomon Islands Announces New Marine Protected Areas at UNOC3 Side Event
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 12, 2025
Nice, France – Wednesday 11 June 2025 – The Solomon Islands today reaffirmed its strong commitment to ocean conservation during the launch of the “Closing the Ocean Gap” report at a side event of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3),...
Technical support to address gender-based violence
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
In a major move to combat gender-based violence (GBV) and foster inclusive development, the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) has signed a contract with Finnish Overseas Consultants (FinnOC) Ltd to deliver targeted technical support and...
Education ministry prepares to host the National Principals’ conference
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) is gearing up to host the 2025 Solomon Islands Principals’ Conference from 25 – 27 June at the Solomon Islands National University, Panatina Campus. With the theme “Creating a...
Solomon Islands Joins Global Leaders as UN Ocean Conference Officially Opens in France
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 9, 2025
NICE, France – Monday, 9 June 2025 — The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) officially opens today in Nice, France, bringing together world leaders, regional organizations, scientists, and civil society actors to advance urgent action...
Solomon Islands Joins UN Ocean Conference in France
Tavuli News
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June 9, 2025
The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) officially opens today in Nice, France, bringing together world leaders, regional organizations, scientists, and civil society actors to advance urgent action for the protection and sustainable...
Technical support and training to address Gender-Based Violence commences
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 24, 2025
In a major move to combat gender-based violence (GBV) and foster inclusive development, the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) has signed a contract with Finnish Overseas Consultants (FinnOC) Ltd to deliver targeted technical support and...
Solomon Islands Envoy Applauds PNG’s Pacific Leadership at 50th Celebration
Papua New Guinea Today
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June 6, 2025
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to PNG, William Soaki, used the closing of the Pacific Story event to call for deeper regional unity, describing Papua New Guinea as a beacon of Pacific leadership and shared Melanesian identity. Delivering his...
Small Islands, Big Solutions: Solomon Islands Prime Minister
Tavuli News
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June 12, 2025
Nice, France – Wednesday, 11 June 2025 – At a time when global leaders are seeking solutions to safeguard the world’s oceans, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele delivered a clear and hopeful message at the Third UN Ocean Conference:...
“It’s Our Lifeline”: Solomon Islands Tells Global Leaders to Prioritize Ocean Food Systems at UN Summit
Tavuli News
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June 12, 2025
Nice, France – Wednesday, June 11, 2025 – Solomon Islands Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bradley Tovosia, told world leaders at a UN Ocean Conference side event today that protecting aquatic food systems is not just sound policy—it...
SI Group Signs Exclusive MOU in Support of Solomon Islands' First Special Economic Zone
Antara
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June 12, 2025
Hanoi, Vietnam (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- SI Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Solomon Islands to serve as a strategic adviser and priority investor in the development and international promotion of the...
Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive
Croakey Health Media
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June 23, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: An emerging paradigm shift for First Nations people in Canada, reflecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), is supporting a transformational shift from a focus on healthcare and...
Vietnam, Solomon Islands pledge stronger ties on UNOC 3 sidelines
VietnamPlus
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June 10, 2025
Nice (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele on the sidelines of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France on June 9 (local time), the first...
22 years after RAMSI, Solomon Islands social, political fractures persist
The Strategist
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June 10, 2025
History haunts Solomon Islands. More than two decades after the end of the Tensions of 1998 to 2003, the fractures that prompted ethnic conflict between Guadalcanal and Malaita communities remain deep in politics, society and governance. While the...
Visa refusal sparks fresh concerns Solomon Islands may block Taipei from Pacific forum
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 6, 2025
The Solomon Islands government blocked a group of Taiwanese officials from entering the Pacific country earlier this year, stirring fresh concerns in Taipei that it might be locked out of a key regional meeting in Honiara later this year. Solomon...
RAPPP hand over media equipment’s and bible to RSIPF
Tavuli News
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July 4, 2025
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) partnership program, RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP), handed media equipment and bibles to RSIPF last week. The media equipment handed over to the...
8 graduate from Chinese Universities
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
Eight Solomon Islands students have recently graduated from various universities across China in June 2025. On Friday, 20th June, the Solomon Islands Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Barrett Salato, attended the graduation...
SPTE 2025: How the World Reached the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
The South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 was a celebration of connection, culture, and collaboration. Held in Fiji, this year’s event welcomed media, buyers, and seller’s from across the globe — and many of them arrived thanks to the...
Pacific Island Nations Announce Plans for Indigenous-Led Melanesian Ocean Reserve, a World First
EcoWatch
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June 16, 2025
The Melanesian Ocean Reserve, led by the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu governments with the Islands Knowledge Institute and Nia Tero. The Melanesian Ocean Reserve Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper,...
Calls to close gender gap in Pacific Island employment
Otago Daily Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday, and said closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...