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Solomon Islands Experiences Surge in HIV Cases
Tavuli News
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December 3, 2024
Disclaimer: This news article addresses a sensitive topic that may be difficult or culturally inappropriate for some readers. However, it is important to bring awareness to the rising cases of HIV, particularly among vulnerable groups, and...
Kiribati’s Tourism Officer Completes Sustainable Tourism Training in Japan
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 9, 2025
Hokkaido, Japan – Kiarake Karuaki, Tourism Authority of Kiribati’s Tourism Product Development and Investment Promotion Officer recently returned home after completing a one-month training programme on Sustainable Tourism Resource Management and...
Driving Standards to Improve as Honiara Traffic Increases
Solomon Times
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April 8, 2025
Traffic along the busy streets of Honiara as the Ministry of Infrastructure Development intensifies efforts to improve road safety and driving standards for all road users. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development is enhancing driving standards...
New rescue fire service station at airport makes progress
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
The construction of the new Rescue Fire Service Station at Honiara International Airport is progressing well. Supported by the World Bank through the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), the contract is being implemented by...
Solomon Islands Hosts Prince Albert II and Hollywood Star Leonardo DiCaprio
Tavuli News
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December 2, 2024
Foreign Minister Agovaka hand shake and gift exchange with the Prince of Monaco, Albert II. DPM Tovosia and Ocean Conservation advocator and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. PM Manele, Prince Albert II of Monaco, DPM Tovosia, Foreign Minister...
Shaping The Future With Results-Based Evaluation: Exploring Global Insights For Sustainable Impact
New Spotlight Nepal
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Results-based Evaluation in Action: Turning Development Challenges into Measurable Impact Development projects require robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to measure their effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability. Approaches like...
Pacific Islands focus: sustainable fishing, nuclear legacy, foreign aid and development
Croakey Health Media
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April 9, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: In the lead up to COP30 in Belem, Brazil, an alliance between the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Brazil, the Pacific Islands and First Nations people of Australia articulated a declaration to seek Indigenous...
New BBC Media Action Coordinator meets BHC
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
The Acting British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Ms. Emma Davis, officially welcomed the new BBC Media Action Project Coordinator, Mr. Sina Adrian, during a courtesy visit to the British High Commission (BHC) office in Honiara on Tuesday....
Fiji offers support to Australia’s operation in the Solomon Islands
Pacific News Service
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-Fiji stands ready to support the Solomon Islands government alongside its Australian Vuvale following the second day of uncontrollable riots in Honiara. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, Thursday spoke to his Australian counterpart, Prime...
Solomon Islands assures Beijing +30 conference of its commitment to addressing gender-based violence
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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November 21, 2024
By Fredrick Kusu in Bangkok, Thailand Solomon Islands has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing gender-based violence. Director of Women at the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs Vaela Falefehi Devesi told the Ministerial...
Environment and Conservation Division investigates use of banned plastic bottles during the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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February 19, 2025
Sponsored The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology’s Environment and Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles, an item banned under the Environment Single Use...
Commentary: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Ohio Star
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July 5, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
New modelling shows children born today set for more climate-induced disasters
Pacific News Service
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There are warnings that children born today can expect to live through up to 24 times more extreme weather events than their grandparents will have experienced, and there are dramatic predictions for those in the Pacific. The authors say their...
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Pacific News Service
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Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive US$107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores, the Green Climate Fund announced Tuesday. The fund’s largest grant-only project to...
Project to promote sustainable agriculture coming
Solomon Star
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April 3, 2025
A project to promote sustainable agriculture for 500 households in Honiara was introduced at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) on Wednesday. The project set to introduce in the coming months, will establish community gardening networks...
SI calls for tough action on ammunition management
Solomon Star
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July 1, 2025
New York – The Solomon Islands has urged the international community to strengthen global and regional cooperation on the management of conventional ammunition, highlighting the urgent challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in...
Solomon Islands coral discovery “reinforces” urgent need for global action on…
Pacific News Service
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As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, with world leaders engaged in critical discussions on climate finance, a groundbreaking discovery in the Solomon Islands serves as a stark reminder of the critical need for urgent action. A team of scientists...
Solomon Islands coral discovery “reinforces” urgent need for global action on ocean protection amidst COP29
Pasifika Environews
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November 15, 2024
As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, with world leaders engaged in critical discussions on climate finance, a groundbreaking discovery in the Solomon Islands serves as a stark reminder of the critical need for urgent action. A team of scientists...
Australia's election: Voter frustration, climate crisis, and the Pacific's rising concerns
Pacific Media Network
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Close to 18 million Australians will vote in the upcoming election in early May, including more than 300,000 Pacific Islanders, who make up 1.3 per cent of the population. The federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week, includes...
IMPROVING CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE FOR A MORE SECURE AND PROSPEROUS SOLOMON ISLANDS
Tavuli News
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January 2, 2025
Hapi Niu Yia! I hope everyone had a blessed and joyous festive period with their families. For me, it was a chance to rest, reconnect, and recharge for the year ahead. My thoughts are with the people of Vanuatu as they recover from last month’s...