Oceania Solomon Islands The first Pacific Games village to be used for this year's edition has been formally handed over by Australia to the Solomon Islands, which will host the Pacific Games for the first time
Oceania Solomon Islands The 12th Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention elected Solomon Islands as President, Kiribati as Vice President and Australia as Rapporteur
Oceania Solomon Islands The Chinese Navy's floating hospital docked for the first time in the Solomon Islands at Honiara harbour, bringing free advanced medical services to the local population until today 27 August
Oceania Solomon Islands The Pacific Community and the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry are joining forces to provide vital support to Solomon Islands' emergency response to avian disease
Oceania Solomon Islands Journalistic investigations by the Guardian and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project revealed how China funded the Solomon Star, one of country's leading newspapers, for commitment to speak positively about its activities in the country
Oceania Solomon Islands This year marks 20th anniversary of the inception of the Solomon Islands Regional Assistance Mission and the Government, in collaboration with Australia, commemorated the anniversary with a religious service at St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara
Oceania Solomon Islands The country has over 15.000 job seekers and less than 4.000 new jobs created per year, according to data from the National Provident Fund report
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands journalist Charley Piringi has won the Pacific Islands Regional Environment Programme Secretariat's award for best reporting on the environment
Oceania Solomon Islands The 2023 Solomon Islands Pacific Games netball tournament will contribute to the world netball rankings; technical delegate for netball from the world body Nicola Jones visited Honiara to assess the Games facilities
Oceania Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea-based Bank South Pacific has entered into a $60.000 agreement to become a bronze sponsor of the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games
Oceania Solomon Islands The Adventist primary school in Tagibangara, northeast of Choiseul, benefited from a US$ 24.000 school improvement project involving the installation of a VSAT satellite internet dish, powered by a solar panel, a major technology upgrade
Oceania Solomon Islands The New Zealand government will keep defence personnel in the Solomon Islands, at the request of the local authorities, until at least 31 December 2023, extending the peacekeeping mission by up to seven months
Oceania Solomon Islands More than 5.000 people have volunteered for this year's Pacific Games in Solomon Islands