Divers find a new clownfish species living inside poisonous tentacles of a sea anemone

For years, divers in French Polynesia swam past an orange tailed clownfish tucked into a sea anemone. It looked like a familiar species, but it turned out to be a new species named Amphiprion maohiensis. A research team now confirms it is a...

USP student journalists win Vision Pasifika media award for plastic pollution reports

Pacific Media Watch A feature story authored by a student journalist highlighting the harm plastic pollution poses to human health in Fiji — with risks expected to rise significantly if robust action is not taken soon — has won the Online category...

ACIAR research to empower small-scale fishing communities in Solomon Islands

ACIAR For many coastal communities in the Solomon Islands, fishing is not only an economic activity but also deeply tied to culture, food security and community wellbeing. However, escalating environmental threats like sea level rise, coastal...

Solomon Islands Named Among Lonely Planet’s Top 25 for 2026

Lonely Planet names Solomon Islands among its Top 25 Best in Travel for 2026, highlighting its culture, nature, and unique experiences. The Solomon Islands has been named among Lonely Planet’s Top 25 Best in Travel for 2026, making it the only...

Fair Recruitment At The Heart Of Sustainable Reintegration

Press Release – PACER Plus Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka said his government is honoured to host the regional meeting. Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2025 To Convene In Honiara...

Youths central to sustainable development – Pacific leaders

AT least one person was injured and admitted to hospital after a World War II bomb exploded in Honiara, Solomon Islands Yesterday. Police said the blast occurred opposite the Town-ground rugby field when the bomb detonated, apparently when it was...

Reducing preventable diseases paramount: Boara

BY BEN BILUA Gizo DIRECTOR of the Western Province Health Authority, Dickson Boara, says efforts to reduce preventable diseases are vital to improve public health and ease pressure on the country’s health system. Speaking during the No Open...

Solomon Island internationals gain opportunities with Auckland FC through OFC placement programme

National Solomon Islands team players Rovu Boyers and Gordon Iro have made history as the first footballers from their country to participate in the OFC Placement Programme, marking a milestone for Pacific football development. Their professional...

Solomon Islands to Host 2026 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2026 tourism meeting, a major boost for the country’s economy and tourism sector. The Solomon Islands will host the 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting following a successful bid by Minister of Culture and...

Solomon Islands wins bid to host 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting 

Solomon Islands will host the 2026 Council of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting following a successful bid by Minister of Culture and Tourism (MCT), the Hon. Choylin Yim Douglas who is attending the 2025 event in Tonga this week. The event presents a...

Solomon Islands Players Make History Through OFC Placement Programme At Auckland FC

Press Release – OFC For Solomon Islanders Boyers and Iro, this experience is both an honour and a challenge, an opportunity to immerse themselves in a high-performance environment that sets the benchmark for professional football in the Pacific....

Team from World Bank Visits Su’u and Bira Construction Sites 

By RODRICK DESURI Auki A technical mission team from the World Bank visited the Su’u Harbour and Bira bridges construction sites yesterday to assess firsthand progress and review the implementation activities of the project. The delivery of the...

Solomon Islanders call for sustainable, community-driven tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS), providing insight into how Solomon...

Lonely Planet names Solomon Islands in ‘Top 25 Best in travel for 2026’ listing 

Honiara, – Internationally-renowned travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet has named the Solomon Islands as one of top 25 ‘Best places to visit in 2026’. Solomon Islands is the only South Pacific nation named in the prestigious listing which...

What Daniel Suidani’s death means for China’s influence in the Solomon Islands

The past few decades have seen China’s increasing efforts to expand its influence in the Pacific Island countries (PIC). Such efforts have sparked decisive resistance from leaders like Daniel Suidani. Unfortunately, Suidani, passed away a few days...

Solomon Islands dangerously dependent on extractive industries: PM Manele

BY NED GAGAHE Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele warns that Solomon Islands remains dangerously dependent on extractive industries such as logging, fishing, and mining—sectors that take from the country’s land and sea but fail to create lasting...

The perfect 7-day itinerary in the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands may be just a three-hour direct flight from Brisbane, yet few people – save for divers, birders and WWII history enthusiasts – seem to know about it. Situated between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, only 26,000 visit the island...

National Solomon Islands team players Rovu Boyers and Gordon Iro have made history as the first footballers from their country to participate in the OFC Placement Programme, marking a milestone for Pacific football development.

National Solomon Islands team players Rovu Boyers and Gordon Iro have made history as the first footballers from their country to participate in the OFC Placement Programme, marking a milestone for Pacific football development. Their professional...

Solomon Islands Pledge and Marshall Islands ratifies PRF Treaty

Pacific leadership and solidarity were on full display this week as the Government of Solomon Islands and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) announced a pledge of USD$1 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF). Pledges to the PRF now...

Australia and SINU Unite to Elevate Teacher Education Across Solomon Islands

A new partnership between the Australian Government and Solomon Islands National University (SINU) is set to transform teacher education and strengthen the quality of primary schooling across the country. Launched at SINU’s Panatina Campus, the...