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Dmakeiukl Rangers begin drone training to strengthen conservation efforts in Palau
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
On June 6, rangers from the Dmakeiukl Alliance took part in a hands-on drone training to enhance the monitoring and protection of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems in Palau. The training is part of a broader effort to strengthen the rangers’...
PM MARAPE ATTENDS MSG LEADERS SUMMIT IN FIJI
PNG Haus Bung
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June 22, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has travelled to Fiji on Saturday 21st June,2025, to attend the annual Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit. His attendance is to reaffirm Papua New Guinea’s continued leadership and commitment to Melanesian...
Marape in Fiji for MSG Leader’s Summit
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape met upon arrival at Nausori Airport in Suva, Fiji, with the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji, Mrs Kiti Temo, and PNG's Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Mr.Bill Olmi (PMs Media) Prime...
Minister Tovosia Highlights Urgent Need to Boost Ocean Financing for Small Island Developing States
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 11, 2025
NICE, France, Tuesday 10 June 2025 — The Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Bradley Tovosia, emphasized that financing for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.4 remains critically underfunded, with current financial mechanisms...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...
18 New Countries Ratify High Seas Treaty at 2025 UN Ocean Conference
EcoWatch
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June 10, 2025
Humpback whales and a flock of birds off the coast of Massachusetts on Feb. 1, 2015. Eric Kulin / Design Pics Editorial / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper,...
MSG FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING UPHOLDS REGIONAL SOLIDARITY
Solomon Star
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June 21, 2025
SUVA, FIJI – The 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Pre-Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) concluded in Suva, Fiji on Friday reaffirming steadfast commitment to regional solidarity, against the backdrop of an unstable international...
Partnership with Kuwait Fund renewed
Solomon Star
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June 18, 2025
Vienna, Austria – Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has met with the Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Mr. Waleed S. Al-Bahar, to re-establish development cooperation and explore new areas of...
PM Manele Urges Inclusive Financing for Island Nations at Global Development Forum
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Vienna, Austria – Tuesday 17 June 2025 — Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele (MP) delivered the keynote address during the “Scaling Solutions for Vulnerable Economies” session at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, Austria. Prime Minister...
PM Manele urges inclusive financing for island nations
Solomon Star
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June 18, 2025
Vienna, Austria — Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has delivered the keynote address during the “Scaling Solutions for Vulnerable Economies” session at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, Austria. Prime Minister Manele reaffirmed Solomon...
‘Science and technology cornerstones for agriculture transformation’
The Islandsun
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June 18, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Wasi highlighted science and technology as cornerstones for agriculture transformation. He said the above when he delivered a keynote address at the International Tropical...
Collaboration to discuss women’s health issues
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
Vois Blo Mere Solomons (VBMS) in partnership with the National Council of Women (NCW) successfully held a discussion with the National Referral Hospital (NRH) women health workers to empower each other, collaborate and advance women’s health...
PM Manele renews partnership with Kuwait Fund
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele has met with the Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Mr. Waleed S. Al-Bahar, to re-establish development cooperation and explore new areas of partnership. The...
GRML UNVEILS DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO POWER AND CONNECT COMMUNITIES IN 2025
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 10, 2025
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) is proud to announce the launch of its 2025 Community Development and Support Work Plan, a transformative initiative designed to improve access to essential services through the installation of solar power systems...
GRML unveils plan to supply power, connect communities
Solomon Star
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June 10, 2025
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) has announced the launch of its 2025 Community Development and Support Work Plan. This transformative initiative is designed to improve access to essential services through the installation of solar power systems...
MID officers learn about ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
Solomon Star
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June 18, 2025
Three officers from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) have successfully completing a seminar on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) development and trade and investment promotion for “Belt and Road” countries. The training was held in...
Pacific news in brief for 19 June
RNZ
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June 19, 2025
The Porgera region of Enga Province experienced the devastating Mulitaka landslide, which claimed many lives and shut the main road link out of the district. Photo: Zijin Mining Papua New Guinea - mining The mining company New Porgera is...
PM Manele in Vienna for OPEC Fund Development Forum
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
Vienna, Austria – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele is in Vienna, Austria, for the OPEC Fund Development Forum hosted by the OPEC Fund for International Development. The Prime Minister arrived in Vienna over the weekend after attending the 3rd...
A Turning Point for Agrifood Investment in Asia and the Pacific
Lao News Agency
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KPL From the mountains of Bhutan to the shores of Tuvalu, countries across Asia and the Pacific are confronting a common challenge: transforming their agrifood systems to meet growing demands while safeguarding natural resources for future...
Prime Minister Manele in Vienna for OPEC Fund Development Forum
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 17, 2025
Vienna, Austria – Tuesday 17 June 2025 – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele is in Vienna, Austria, for the OPEC Fund Development Forum hosted by the OPEC Fund for International Development. The Prime Minister arrived in Vienna over the weekend...