Health Breakthrough: A world-first national mass drug administration program using ivermectin has sharply cut scabies and related skin infections in Solomon Islands and Fiji, with rates dropping from 23.2% to 3.9% in Solomon Islands after two nationwide rounds. Digital Connectivity: China-aided National Broadband Infrastructure Project handed over in Tenaru, boosting broadband coverage from 56% to 86% across all nine provinces and 35 major islands via 3G/4G base stations. Aviation Infrastructure: SIRAP2 progress at Henderson International Airport shows major work moving ahead on the Aviation Complex Building and the Air Traffic Control Tower. Road Tech & Transport: Honiara’s Hot Bread roundabout road upgrade is in its final stage, with asphalt paving completed and finishing works underway. Marine Conservation: Solomon Islands has joined the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR), adding to a transboundary marine protected area push across Melanesia. Public Safety Update: Police academy works at Rove involve geotechnical investigations only, with no immediate evictions for affected officers. Culture & Heritage: Tulagi officially opened the Nambawan Haus Museum, a new heritage tourism and learning site. Science Curiosity: New research on Guam’s brown tree snakes suggests unexpected genetic diversity helped the invasive species thrive—relevant to biosecurity thinking across the region.