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Solomon Islands outlines key priorities as Forum Chair
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Co-Chair of the National Organizing Committee for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting Colin Beck has outlined key priorities such as political leadership, peace and security, economic development, and climate change as central...
SINU Panatina research seminar set for Nov 3
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) is proud to announce the upcoming SINU Panatina Research Seminar, scheduled for November 3, 2025. This one-day event will feature a series of insightful discussions, presentations, and...
Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...
Large seabed mineral reserves are within 1,000 mile radius of Am Samoa
Samoa News
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August 29, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The total monetary value of seabed critical minerals in the South Pacific is estimated to be around US$20 trillion. This value includes vast reserves of cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese, and rare earth elements found...
Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study
Mongabay
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August 29, 2025
A new study found that more than half of the world’s straddling stocks will shift across the maritime borders between exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2050. Most of these shifts will be into the high seas, where fisheries...
PRC Supports Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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August 22, 2025
Friday 22 August 2025, Honiara – The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has provided SBD 200,000 in support for the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference and...
Research finds Solomon islanders at centre of special WWII unit
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 18, 2025
A fresh spotlight was shone over the history books last week to mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in the Pacific. However, even after 80 years, new details are still emerging, including some about a special Australian unit which...
Taiwan Charts Diplomatic Path in Pacific amid Solomon Islands Controversy
Island Times
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August 22, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is ramping up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific, framing itself as a vital partner to island nations even as China’s influence complicates regional cooperation. The island’s Foreign Minister, Lin Chia-Lung, spoke...
PWWA conference and forum underway in Honiara
The Islandsun
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August 26, 2025
BY SAMIE WAIKORI The 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and the 16th Pacific Water & Wastewater Annual Conference and Expo are underway at the Aquatic Centre, East Honiara. The conference gathers leaders, innovators and champions...
Solomon Islands marriage age is a children's rights issue - Save the Childnren
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Currently, people can be married at age 15 with parental consent. Under customary law, there is no minimum age for marriage. Photo: Save the Children Solomon Islands Facebook A charity advocating to raise the marriage age from 15 to 18 in the...
16th Pacific Water Conference & EXPO, and 9th Pacific Water Ministerial Forum underway in Honiara
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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August 25, 2025
By Eliza Kukutu The 16th Pacific Water Conference & EXPO, and the 9th Pacific Water Ministerial Forum is underway in Honiara following its official opening this morning at the Friendship Hall. Solomon Islands is hosting the event for the first...
Pacific Water and Wastewater Forum and Conference Opens in Honiara
Tavuli News
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August 25, 2025
Honiara, Solomon Islands – The 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference and Expo (PWWC25) officially opened today in Honiara, bringing together water and...
Mystery Deepens as Second Narco-Sub Washes Ashore in Solomon Islands
OCCRP
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August 21, 2025
It has been three weeks since a narco-sub was spotted drifting in the turquoise waters off this remote Pacific nation, and authorities have yet to conclude their investigation, leaving residents with more questions than answers about how such a...
JDS fellows visit Solomon Islands Honorary Consul in Tokyo
The Islandsun
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August 21, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Three Solomon Islanders currently studying in Japan under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) paid a courtesy visit to the Solomon Islands Honorary Consul in Tokyo, Mr. Kitano Takahiro. The meeting, held in...
Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit
TerraDaily
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Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit by AFP Staff Writers Wellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that...
Operation Island Chief reinforces Pacific unity against illegal fishing
Island Times
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August 29, 2025
HONIARA (FFA)—The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), part of its ongoing programme of surveillance and monitoring operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing...
Solomon Islands’ external relations amid great power competition
The Pacific Island Times
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August 14, 2025
The China Police Liaison Team conducted a program in Malaita Province in March 2025. Photo courtesy of Facebook/Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands By Derek Futaiasi and Denghua Zhang Honiara--The rise of China in the Pacific region has brought...
Solomon Islands takes bold step to raise marriage age to 18
Pacific Media Network
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The Solomon Islands government is set to raise the legal marriage age from 15 to 18, aligning it with the voting age and international child protection standards. A joint report by international charities, Save the Children, ChildFund, and World...
Scientists put a dead cow on the deep ocean floor and filmed something very unexpected
Earth.com
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Eight Pacific sleeper sharks showed up for dinner when researchers dropped a cow carcass to the seafloor of the South China Sea at 5,344 feet (1,629 meters) near Hainan Island. The visit offered a rare observation of how these deep residents feed,...
Solomon Islands to host 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The press release was originally published on the Solomon Islands Government website. The Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE), is proud to announce that it will host the 9th Pacific...