Honiara Roads Upgrade: Asphalt paving between Hot Bread Kitchen and Honiara City Council roundabout is finished, with final works now underway—parking areas, bus bays, pedestrian walkways, roundabout concreting, then streetlights, signs, markings, landscaping and a curing period before the Hot Bread roundabout opens to traffic early next week. Pacific Health: A world-first national scabies mass drug administration in Solomon Islands and Fiji has sharply reduced scabies and related skin infections, using ivermectin delivered at scale through coordinated health ministries. Telecoms & Connectivity: DXN won a contract worth about US$1.2m to design, build and install a CLS for the Adamasia Cable System-1 submarine cable project, supporting Pacific resilience and security. Disaster & Safety: GFZ reports a 5.0 quake hit Solomon Islands (10 km deep). Public Works Clarification: Police Academy at Rove is undergoing geotechnical investigations only—no evictions—while renovation of vacant staff houses supports relocation. Heritage & Culture: Nambawan Haus Museum opens in Tulagi, restoring a historic residence as a flagship heritage tourism site. Education & Skills: SINU secured KOICA funding to refurbish its Fisheries Department complex, boosting practical training and research. Transport Reliability: Pelican 3’s maiden voyage was paused by a control/monitoring system fault; passengers were transferred and the vessel will return for full inspection.