The traditional chief of Bava Island on Vella has voiced strong opposition to mining operations on the island due to mining’s potential destruction of ancestral land, environmental degradation, and threats to the livelihoods of local communities

Increasing malaria cases (over 900 in Gizo hospital), a shortage of drugs and rising numbers in Malaita Province pushed the Vector-Borne Disease Office to tour various communities to conduct malaria awareness campaigns and distribute bed nets

Consultations with key stakeholders continue on the project to improve urban transport management capacity in Honiara; the initiative is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency

The press conference of the Aelan Riddim Music Festival announced the highly anticipated presence of trending Solomon Island performers and introduced the five headlining guest artists from Papua New Guinea who will be hosted in Honiara this year

A Solomon Islands delegation is attending the first General Assembly of the International Organisation for Aid to Navigation; the team is led by Manasseh Maelanga, Minister of Infrastructure Development