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Students in Israel safe, but unable to return
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
FIVE Solomon Islands who have completed their agriculture training in Israel are safe but are now trapped from returning due to escalating tension between Israel and Iran. Amidst concern over their safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
RI, Pacific nations seek to step up ties for shared prosperity
Antara
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June 24, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir has emphasized Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and partnerships with countries in the Pacific to realize shared prosperity and solidarity in facing global...
Solar Projects That Make Us Smile
CleanTechnica
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June 29, 2025
Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for...
Solomon Telekom and SATSOL yet to finalize interconnection agreement
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
By Alfred Pagepitu The 30-day deadline set by the Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) for Solomon Telekom Company Limited (STCL) to finalize an interconnection agreement with SATSOL has officially expired, with no public...
Books that bring the plantation to life
Borneo Post
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June 29, 2025
After spending over three decades in the plantation industry, I’ve come across a handful of books that didn’t just inform me, they inspired me. These aren’t just pages filled with facts and anecdotes; they’re stories that speak directly to the...
Chief Justice Palmer opens Judicial Symposium 2025
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Chief Justice of Solomon Islands Sir Albert R. Palmer opened the Judicial Symposium 2025 at the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Conference Centre in Honiara yesterday. The three-day Judicial Symposium is being co-hosted by the...
Reinforcing the links between the law and Pacific fisheries' sectors
RNZ
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June 18, 2025
The Judicial Symposium 2025 opened on Wednesday in Honiara, bringing together Regional Chief Justices of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Photo: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Justice experts and fisheries...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Revolving fund boosts farmers, improve production
Solomon Star
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June 28, 2025
TEN local farmers from the Western Province have reported significant improvements in their coconut and cocoa plantations after receiving support from the Cocoa and Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF), an initiative aimed at revitalizing the country’s...
Philippines envoy vows to address agreements
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
Newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Thomas Auxilian has assured the Acting Prime Minister that he would work to ensure that the memorandum of understanding with Solomon Islands on...
The best bespoke yacht trips for children and parents
The Times
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For those families with dreamy budgets, who can travel wherever they fancy on their own or with a chartered superyacht, the British travel company Pelorus (pelorusyachting.com) has a simple answer to the perennial question of “what should we do...
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,...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
Mentally-ill patient smashes hospital door, raising safety concerns
Solomon Star
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June 28, 2025
SAFETY concerns at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara have been raised a mentally-ill patient reportedly smashed the glass door of the Operating Theatre entrance (old Labor Ward) on Thursday, 26th June 2025. The unfortunate incident...
Slowing growth faces Pacific, need for more inclusive workforce highlighted
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released on Tuesday in Honiara, projects regional growth...
AVI and SI Rangers partnership robust
The Islandsun
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June 18, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The partnership between Australia Volunteer International (AVI) and Solomon Islands Rangers Association is becoming increasingly robust. SI Rangers programme manager Eddie Huitarau said that the second phase of the Indigenous...
Minister Wasi says agriculture backbone of economies
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
Agriculture remains the backbone of many countries including Solomon Islands because its vital to livelihoods, food security and national development. This was highlighted by the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock...
Pacific island states need multifaceted approach to renewables transition
Energy Monitor
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June 27, 2025
A report has stated that small island developing states (SIDs) in the Pacific, excluding Papua New Guinea, spend more than $1bn annually on fossil fuels, which is nearly 80% of their total energy costs, despite their low greenhouse gas emissions....
Melanesian leaders announce new Pacific Ocean reserve at UN Ocean Conference
SeafoodSource
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Representatives of two countries, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, announced their intention to create the first Indigenous-led ocean reserve at the UN Ocean Conference, taking place 9 to 13 June in Nice, France. "For millennia, the Indigenous...
Build fiscal buffers to strengthen economic resilience: World Bank
The Islandsun
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June 18, 2025
BY BEN BILUA WORLD Bank says countries in the Pacific including Solomon Islands must strengthen their economic resilience by building fiscal buffers to better withstand growing global shocks. Speaking on the current state of the global economy,...