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Stronger together: SPC expands education partnership with Solomon Islands
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Country missions are a foundation of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) approach to building strong, collaborative relationships with its member countries. These meetings and discussions not only deepen partnerships, they also create opportunities for...
Call for city residents to keep Honiara clean
Solomon Star
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September 2, 2025
As Honiara prepares to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting next week the Honiara City Council (HCC) administration is appealing to all residents and visitors to join a united effort to keep our city clean, safe, and welcoming. Speaking...
Pandemics, climate shocks, unsafe food interconnected - WHO regional director
RNZ
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September 2, 2025
Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala speaking at the Fale Pasifika. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai The World Health Organisation regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, has told a medical conference in Papua New Guinea that...
HCC calls on residents to keep Honiara clean as SI hosts PIF Leaders Meeting
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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September 2, 2025
As Honiara prepares to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting from 8–12 September, the Honiara City Council (HCC) is calling on all residents and visitors to join a united effort to keep our city clean, safe, and welcoming. Speaking during...
Structures in government vital to enhance water sustainability
The Islandsun
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September 2, 2025
BY LORETTA B MANELE Having the right structures in government is vital to enhance water sustainability of water supply and sanitation. Gustavo Saltiel, Strategic Adviser on Water Supply and Sanitation with the Water Global Practice (Water GP) at...
SI, Australian scientists share earthquake, tsunami knowledge
Solomon Star
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September 2, 2025
Australia and Solomon Islands are partnering to better understand and prepare for the earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, which are likely to increase in frequency due to climate change. Expert scientists from Geoscience Australia...
Capture awe. Spark action. The Nature Conservancy launches 2025 Oceania Photo Contest
The National Tribune
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August 31, 2025
The Nature Conservancy Australia Key Facts: The Nature Conservancy Australia launches 2025 Oceania Photo Contest for photographers from Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Six categories available: People & Nature,...
Solomon Islands politician ‘extremely disappointed’ Australia ignored warnings of China military deal
Pacific News Service
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Solomon Islands’ Opposition Leader claims he warned Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military pact which could see a base established on the strategically located Pacific nation. News of the draft agreement is causing...
Solomon Islands proposes Pacific Water Warrior mechanism at Regional Ministers Meeting
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The Government of Solomon Islands, through the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE), has called for the creation of a new regional advocacy initiative – the Pacific Water Warrior Mechanism – to strengthen the Pacific’s voice...
Solomon Islands outlines key priorities as Forum Chair
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Co-Chair of the National Organizing Committee for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting Colin Beck has outlined key priorities such as political leadership, peace and security, economic development, and climate change as central...
Honiara’s sanitation access faces complex challenges and potential solutions
The Islandsun
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August 30, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX Rosie Sanderson, a Sanitation Expert, shed light on the critical sanitation challenges faced by Honiara during her address at the recent 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference in Honiara. Speaking before...
World Bank sees edge for Korea in AI-driven energy demand
Korea Herald
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September 3, 2025
Korean firms urged to pursue global lender-financed projects, says East Asia-Pacific VP Korea, especially its private sector, can step up even further to contribute more to the world, as the global demand for clean energy continues to rise from...
Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study
Mongabay
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August 29, 2025
A new study found that more than half of the world’s straddling stocks will shift across the maritime borders between exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2050. Most of these shifts will be into the high seas, where fisheries...
Pacific news in brief for 3 September
RNZ
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September 2, 2025
President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. July 2023 Photo: flickr / FDD / Chris Williams Palau - asylum seekers Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr says the country should maintain dialogue with the United States, despite leadership opposing a US...
Relocating communities: Tonga and the Solomon Islands call for more action now
Television Niue
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August 26, 2025
Relocating communities is already happening in Tonga and the Solomon Islands. During the regional dialogue on Loss and Damage earlier in Samoa earlier this month, it was evident that the emotional toll of having to relocate because of the rising...
Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...
Solomon Islands moves closer to SME legislation amid broader economic reform push
The Islandsun
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August 21, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) is advancing its commitment to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development with ongoing provincial consultations for a new...
August 2025 Australian aid update
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 2, 2025
The 2025 Australian aid attitudes survey commissioned by the Development Policy Centre shows a large drop (-11 per cent) in the proportion of people who think the government gives too much foreign aid compared to 2024. The survey results also show...
Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...
Tiny Vanuatu steps up to protect the climate
Bangkok Post
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August 27, 2025
Although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) turned 80 this year, there is a sense in which it has never felt younger. In a David-versus-Goliath moment, the tiny Pacific Island state of Vanuatu recently changed international law forever by...