Solomon Islands

The next generation of Solomon Islands leaders will benefit from 36 Australia Awards Scholarships for top universities across Australia in 2026; the cohort includes 2 PhDs, 28 Masters, and 6 undergraduate scholars

Kongu Lavata, a small but resource-rich community just minutes from Gizo, officially registered its first Community-Based Management system; the milestone initiative is aimed at improving local governance, conservation, and community development

The Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands has officially certified the Drone Support Unit as an authorized Unmanned Aircraft Operator under Part 102 of the Civil Aviation Act 2008; the certification marks a key step in modern policing capability

According to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index CPI released by Transparency International, the Solomon Islands has been ranked 43rd most corrupt country in the world

A new toilet facility was handed over to Honiara Senior High School, an important achievement in improving sanitation and hygiene in schools across Honiara; the project was funded by New Zealand through UNICEF and S.I. Ministry of Education

Police motorcades, personal protection for VIPs and police with rifles in military uniform: Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara looked very un-Pacific with high level of security around leaders and limited police presence on the streets

Only Australian media were allowed to cover the press conference of Australia's PM Albanese speaking aside the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara; Solomon journalists called on their association to take a stand on banning Pacific Media

For the first time in almost 35 years a Constituency Development Fund shipment landed at Lambete Jetty in Munda; residents called it a 'historic achievement' and dozens of young men helped unload supplies as baking ovens, fiberglass boats, outboard motors

Due to unprecedented increase in the number of bodies being stored at the morgue in National Referral Hospital in Honiara, relatives of deceased patients have been advised to collect their loved ones’ bodies within 48 hours

Students and teachers from Gawa School in the Reef Islands have voluntarily cleaned up the runaway in Lomlom Airport to avoid isolation across Temotu Province, after Solomon Airlines suspended all flights as overgrowth compromised safety of the airstrip

The first Tikopean New Testament Bible lhas been presented to the Tikopian community: the awaited edition, known as Te Rongo Laoi - which means “The Good News” in Tikopean - has been celebrated with a ceremony at St. Francis Anglican Church

About eight people die daily in the Solomons as a result of the increasing prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease related sickness; the figure was issued by one of the country’s top surgeon Dr Chester Kuma

Landowners from Kakau and Lakuili Tribes in Variana and Hoilava, West Guadalcanal, have issued a public appeal to mining authorities urging them to exclude their customary land from a tenement granted to Ever Prosperous Mining and to revoke its licence