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Young Catholics urged to celebrate the sacraments during seminar
The National
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YOUNG Catholics have been encouraged to celebrate the sacraments, especially the sacrament of marriage. Social communication coordinator for East Asia and Oceania in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Fr Ambrose Pereira said this during the...
SI, now a member Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Solomon Star
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June 11, 2025
The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Honourable Harry D. Kuma has announced that Solomon Islands is now a Regional Member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Solomon Islands first applied to be a member of AIIB in 2023. After...
Moratorium on deep sea mining announced
Solomon Star
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June 10, 2025
NICE, France – The Solomon Islands government has announced a moratorium on deep sea prospecting and mining, reaffirming its commitment to protect the nation’s rich marine environment and support sustainable ocean use. This decision was...
SI reaffirms commitment to protect blue ecosystems
Solomon Star
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June 10, 2025
NICE, France – SOLOMON Island’s strong commitment to protecting vital blue ecosystems, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves has been highlighted at the 3rd United Nations Oceans Conference. Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele...
FFA Director General welcomes judicial symposium participants
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General Noan Pakop has welcomed chief justices, high court judges and international fisheries legal experts for the Judicial Symposium 2025 currently underway in Honiara. The symposium brings...
Solar Projects That Make Us Smile
CleanTechnica
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June 29, 2025
Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for...
Rainbow Reefs Revealed: The Secret 112-Million-Year Saga of Glowing Fish
ScienceDaily
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New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History sheds light on the ancient origins of biofluorescence in fishes and the range of brilliant colors involved in this biological phenomenon. Detailed in two complementary...
Kaniki making waves in marine conservation
Solomon Star
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June 8, 2025
As the world marks World Ocean Day 2025, Australia Awards alumnus Henry Kaniki is making waves in marine conservation across Solomon Islands, turning academic expertise and community passion into real-world impact. From protecting endangered...
The best bespoke yacht trips for children and parents
The Times
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For those families with dreamy budgets, who can travel wherever they fancy on their own or with a chartered superyacht, the British travel company Pelorus (pelorusyachting.com) has a simple answer to the perennial question of “what should we do...
Finding the Missing Link Between a Super-Eruption & Geology
Labroots - California
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Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth moves up through the mantle, and if these plumes were responsible for some volcanic hotspots. In recent years, this theory seems to...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
RSIPF rebut ‘rogue cops, 500kg cocaine gone’ article
Solomon Star
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June 7, 2025
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has rebutted an article authored by Alfred Sasako on 5 June 2025 and 6 June 2025 entitled “ROGUE COPS, 500KG COCAINE GONE, and Police officer refuses to sell drug. The Office of the Commissioner of...
World's soft coral diversity retains signature of an ancient, vanished sea
Phys.org
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June 24, 2025
On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've learned just about everything about them by now....
Books that bring the plantation to life
Borneo Post
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June 29, 2025
After spending over three decades in the plantation industry, I’ve come across a handful of books that didn’t just inform me, they inspired me. These aren’t just pages filled with facts and anecdotes; they’re stories that speak directly to the...
NCPD and CPLT on community engagement
Solomon Star
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June 5, 2025
The National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Chinese Police Liaison Team (CPLT) have conducted a community engagement program at Tasahe B in west Honiara on 1 June 2025. The awareness program...
The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court
Rolling Stone
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June 27, 2025
There is no English equivalent for the word the women of Yakel use to describe the shame they feel when they are unable to carry out their customary duties. It is not exactly embarrassment. It is not simply sorrow. It is something deeper — a...
Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the third United Nations Ocean Conference,...
Mai-Maasina Green Belt’s revolutionary model to conservation to celebrate World Environment Day
Solomon Star
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June 6, 2025
As the world marks World Environment Day on June 5, the United Nations Development Programme in Solomon Islands as part of the Pacific MCO contributes widely to a more sustainable environment using natural resources sustainably and increasing...
Pacific leaders call for peace amid Middle East tensions as Melanesia eyes regional solidarity
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific leaders have voiced their worries about the ongoing political unrest around the world, especially the conflicts involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. The concerns were shared during a meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group...
Story of the world’s first digital money
The National
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DID you know that someone once bought two pizzas for over K1 billion? It sounds crazy but it’s a true story — and it’s the beginning of something big: Bitcoin, the first-ever digital currency. Today, we hear about Bitcoin, USDT, ETH, Ripple, T4G...