Solomon Islands Highlights Youth as Key to National Development at UN Forum

New York, USA – Thursday, 25 September 2025 – Solomon Islands has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment, emphasizing the central role of young people in the country’s social, economic, and political development. Speaking at the High-Level...

Solomon Islands Advances Bold Vision for Sustainable Tourism by 2035

The Solomon Islands is taking strategic steps to transform its tourism sector into a key driver of economic growth, community empowerment, and environmental stewardship, in alignment with the Government’s 2016-2035 National Development Strategy....

The Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Two-Week Research Training for PNGTPA to Strengthen Tourism Data Capacity

From 16 to 30 September 2025, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) hosted a two-week research training program for the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), aimed at strengthening PNGTPA’s capacity to manage and deliver...

Kakasi and Vasconcellos set to impress

Sterling Vasconcellos and Darold Kakasi Darold Kakasi is set to add more firepower to the 4R Electrical Lautoka FC side at this year’s FMF Inter-District Championship. The 26-year-old Solomon Islander has joined the Sugar City outfit for the...

World Teachers’ Day celebrated in Gizo

BY BEN BILUA GIZO Teachers from Gizo and surrounding schools came together yesterday to mark World Teachers’ Day with a vibrant celebration in Western Province. The event began with a colourful parade from PT019 to Gizo Primary School Hall, where...

Qatar and Solomon Islands sign air services agreement

The State of Qatar signed an Open Skies Air Services Agreement with the Solomon Islands on the sidelines of the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly. ‏The agreement was signed by Mohamed bin Faleh Al Hajri,...

Ryder’s Uso Tasi interested in Super Seven

[Photo Credit: Uso Tasi/Facebook] Former Fiji 7s star, William Ryder, and his Uso Tasi club in the Solomon Islands are interested in playing at the 2026 McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s qualifying tournament, the Super Seven 7s at Lawaqa Park in...

Solomon Islands Strengthens Partnership with India at FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

New York, Wednesday 24 September 2025 – Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka (MP) highlighted the Solomon Islands’ commitment to strengthening its bilateral partnership with India during the Forum for India-Pacific...

Djuric, Solomon Islands' FM sign agreement on mutual abolition of visas

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Friday in New York with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands, Peter Shanel Agovaka, with whom he signed an inter-governmental agreement on mutual abolition of visas for...

Solomon Islands Establishes Diplomatic Relations with North Macedonia

New York, Wednesday 24 September 2025 – Solomon Islands has formalized diplomatic relations with the Republic of North Macedonia. The official signing of the joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations by Minister of Foreign...

Solomon Islands claims Oceania Futsal Cup

Solomon Islands has won the Oceania men's futsal cup. Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Solomon Islands has won the Oceania men's futsal cup. The Kurukuru beat Tuvalu 7-0 on Wednesdsay in their final game of an unbeaten campaign. Earlier, New...

Outrage as Solomon Islands government orders vetting of stories on national broadcaster

The Solomon Islands’ government has prompted outrage by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster, forbidding it from publishing material critical of the government, which will vet all stories before broadcast. On Monday the government...

Solomon Islands Crowned OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 Champions With Dominant Win Over Tuvalu

Press Release – OFC Tuvalu, who required only a draw to deny them the trophy, defended bravely and showed spirit, but the champions quality proved too much in the end. 24 September 2025 The Solomon Islands Kurukuru left no doubt in sealing the OFC...

Solomon Islands crowned OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 champions

The Solomon Islands Kurukuru have claimed the OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025, overpowering Tuvalu 7–0 in a decisive final at a packed Vodafone Arena in Suva yesterday, while hosts Fiji have settled for bronze. Calvin Do’oro and captain Charlie Otainao...

Solomon Islands clinch OFC Futsal Men’s Cup with emphatic win over scoreless Tuvalu

The Solomon Islands Kurukuru have been crowned champions of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 after sweeping aside Tuvalu 7-0 in Suva. With the title on the line, the Kurukuru produced a commanding display at Vodafone...

Passport people get new home

GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands Immigration and the RMI Passport Office have a new home that was officially opened Monday this week. And, specifically speaking, the RMI Passport Office actually has two new offices, the second of which will be opened...

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...

Weaving Wisdom and Science: Pacific Voices Call for Ocean Protection

Active Citizens, Asia-Pacific, Biodiversity, Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Justice, Natural...

TTV SOLOMONS NAMED OFFICIAL BROADCASTER FOR FIBA MELANESIAN CUPS 2025

HONIARA (SOLOMON ISLANDS) – Our Telekom Company LTD through its Telekom Television service has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the upcoming FIBA Melanesian Cup and FIBA Women’s Melanesian Cup, set to take place in Honiara from October...

 Smith: An amazing opportunity play against Brisbane Roar

Solomon Islands head coach Josh Smith says the opportunity to play a friendly match with the Brisbane Roar is an amazing opportunity. He was speaking in a press conference on Wednesday ahead of the friendly this weekend. Smith highlighted that...