Oceania Solomon Islands The oil spill of the MV Haura, stranded along the Peochakuri coast since 20 August 2021, has become a major environmental concern for locals who are unable to catch fish, their main source of protein
Oceania Solomon Islands After 94 years as a branch of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom, the Solomon Islands Scout Association is now independent and is the 172nd member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
Oceania Solomon Islands After 2 fatalities occurred in the past year, Australia is deepening cooperation with the Islands on explosive ordnance disposal with a AUS$15 million package for infrastructure work, equipment and training
Oceania Solomon Islands Executives from the department of national broadcasting (SIBC) completed a five-day training that taught supervisors and team leaders how to quickly train employees to do their jobs correctly, safely and conscientiously
Oceania Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Football Federation has become the first governing body in the Pacific to receive a sports grant through the PacificAus Sports program, which seeks to support the women's football league ahead of 2023 Pacific Games
Oceania Solomon Islands Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has warned the media that the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No.2) Regulations 2021 has provisions relating to Yellow Journalism
Oceania Solomon Islands The Development Bank of Solomon Islands has signed a $10 million financing agreement with the Government to support micro small and medium enterprises in the country
Oceania Solomon Islands The United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation, in collaboration with the government, are empowering the country's youth and promoting their role as agents of peace and resilience
Oceania Solomon Islands An additional $180 million grant and loan agreement was signed to build a 22-kilometre transmission system for the Tina River Hydro Project
Oceania Solomon Islands The Asian Development Bank has approved support for almost US$150million to boost land and maritime connectivity; the project will provide urgently needed repairs to one-third of the country’s road network and half of the country’s wharvess
Oceania Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Ports Authority has celebrated its 65th anniversary at the Unity Square in Honiara
Oceania Solomon Islands The country started to inoculate Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines whit Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga being the first one to receive the jab on site
Oceania Solomon Islands 101 unexploded second world war bombs have been discovered by a man who was digging a hole for a new sewage system in a backyard of a home in Honiara