Press Releases

Sogavare issues warning on unloading of imports at illegal seaports

Sogavare issues warning on unloading of imports at illegal seaports The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare has warned importers of goods into Solomon Islands from unloading consignments at undeclared seaport wharves in the...

Cook Islands joins plastic treaty proposal for chemicals of concern

26 April 29024, Ottawa Canada - The Cook Islands, a large ocean island state is making her mighty voice heard at the Plastics Treaty negotiations now underway. The island nation, with Rwanda, has co-sponsored a proposal by Norway on how to address...

2024 Annual Fuel Price Review successfully concluded in Brisbane

2024 Annual Fuel Price Review successfully concluded in Brisbane The Solomon Islands 2024 Triennial and Annual Fuel Price Review Meeting was successfully convened in Brisbane, Australia, from August 12th to 16th. The meeting brought together key...

Strengthening Gender Safeguards for Tina River Hydro Development Project

Strengthening Gender Safeguards for Tina River Hydro Development Project August 8, Honiara, Solomon Islands – The Tina River Hydropower Development (TRHD) Project in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is hosting the Sexual...

Tonga on the path to phasing out single-use plastics, recognises the importance of national actions in meeting future plastics treaty obligations

19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Despite the challenges associated with being a small island developing state, the Kingdom of Tonga is making significant strides towards addressing the very visible problem of plastics. Tonga will soon finalise a...

Consultations held with Gizo Market Association Members

Members of the Gizo Market Association in Solomon Islands agreed that organic waste generated daily in the market is not waste at all but a valuable resource and are excited that an organic processing system will now help in not only keeping their...

Fiji calls on the plastics treaty to comprehensively address the full lifecycle of ghost fishing gear

21 April 2024, Ottawa Canada -Fiji contributes a fraction of one per cent of the global macroplastic leakages from abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) but bears a disproportionate burden on its devastating impact on marine life and...

Unlocking waste as a resource through a Circular Economy

07 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The future of waste management is not about building recycling facilities and collecting litter from our oceans, the future of waste management is product design, designing out waste. The 31st Secretariat of the...

First Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia presents credentials to Governor General

First Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia presents credentials to Governor General The first Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rade Stefanovic has presented his letter of credence to the Governor General,...

Geospatial Innovation: Empowering Governments for a Resilient Transformation

At a time when natural disasters are becoming more numerous and frequent, UNOSAT aims to equip all countries with geographical information systems (GIS) to make informed decisions and reduce the risks associated with these natural disasters. To...

Minister MAL holds fruitful discussion with New Zealand High Commissioner, pledges support for Cocoa Development

Minister MAL holds fruitful discussion with New Zealand High Commissioner, pledges support for Cocoa Development Cocoa farmers in Solomon Islands will soon be benefiting from a funding assistance for tools and equipment to help improve cocoa...

Police conduct awareness on Cyber Safety Security at McMahon Community High School in Central Province

Police conduct awareness on Cyber Safety Security at McMahon Community High School in Central Province The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi recently held a Cyber Safety Awareness talk at McMahon Community High School in Tulagi,...

Knowledge Sharing – unveiling remarkable achievements, valuable lessons, and opportunities for the Inform Project

The Inform Project Regional Meeting provided a platform to highlight notable achievements and valuable lessons learned throughout its implementation period. Held on 20 – 21 June, in Nadi, Suva, the meeting presented an array of opportunities that...

Let’s just get on with it, Fiji urges plastics treaty negotiators in Nairobi

13 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - As negotiators from all over the world gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution,...

SPREP signs memorandum with EIA and CIEL at INC-3

19 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Centre for International Environmental...

SIG Charts Bold Path to Economic Prosperity with National Roadmap

SIG Charts Bold Path to Economic Prosperity with National Roadmap The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) will develop a National Economic Roadmap based on the findings of the Economic Summit, other national sector plans and the National Development...

Week of intense plastic treaty negotiations in Nairobi ends with a way forward

20 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Pacific delegates who attended the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...

Devastated by three cyclones in one year, Vanuatu laments impact of triple planetary crisis at plastics treaty talks

16 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Vanuatu, the first country in the world to ban plastic straws with the introduction of a single-use plastic regulation, has lent its voice to growing and urgent calls for a global treaty to end the scourge of...

Accessible and new finances key means of implementation, Pacific countries tell INC-3

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Financial assistance that is sustainable, adequate, easily accessible, new, stable, predictable and timely for countries worst impacted by the plastic crisis, like all Pacific countries, is a key means of...

Tuvalu spotlights human rights at global plastics treaty negotiations

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Delegates and negotiators attending the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...