Solomon Islands to host 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference

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...

Samoa backs Solomon Islands' move to defer partner talks at Pacific Islands Forum

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa at the 99th USP Council Meeting in Auckland. 21 May 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis Samoa's caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa backs the Solomon Islands' plan to essentially block at least...

Warning on nickel ore shipments from the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands ready to host 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed that preparations are well underway for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), which will be held in Honiara in September 2025. The official logo and theme for the...

Solomon Islands pushes for more scholarships and youth opportunities with New Zealand

BY NED GAGAHE The Solomon Islands government is advocating for increased educational scholarships and expanded youth employment opportunities with New Zealand, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele announced during a recent press conference. Following...

Solomon Islands offers to host next Forum Leaders Meeting

By Pita Ligaiula Solomon Islands has made its intention known to the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMMM) that it wants to host the next Forum Leaders Meeting in 2023. This was part of the Forum Foreign Ministers communique...

PNG heads to Solomon Islands for OFC Junior Championship for the first time in seven years

Papua New Guinea's men's Under-16s football team has qualified for the OFC Junior Championships for the first time since 2018, under the leadership and guidance of head coach Mathew Witu, The team left Papua New Guinea yesterday, set to compete in...

Solomon Islands reported to restrict meeting to members amid dispute over Taiwan's participation; expert slams DPP, external forces for manipulation

In Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, boats dock at sea on November 24, 2018. Photo: VCG Solomon Islands could try to defuse a potentially explosive stoush over participation of island of Taiwan in a key regional meeting next month by...

Solomon Islands needs its own bank: Wale urges government

By Irwin Angiki The Leader of Opposition has called for the government to create a national bank for the country. Matthew Wale made the statement in parliament on Monday concluding deliberations on the impact of the Bank of South Pacific’s (BSP)...

Pacific unity at risk over Forum snub: Fiji PM Rabuka

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed he has been formally informed by the Solomon Islands about its decision to exclude nearly two dozen countries from the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum meeting. The list includes major donors such as...

Solomon Islands PM calls for pause on Forum dialogue partner meeting

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, right, at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has made his case as to why at least...

Foreign ministers meet

THE Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude Taiwan from the upcoming Pacific Forum meeting is a threat to regional unity, Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said yesterday. Rabuka said the move threatened to fracture decades of Pacific unity and...

Rabuka – Taiwan snub threatens unity

THE United States has joined the ranks of countries who have expressed disappointment over the Solomon Islands’ decision not to invite Taiwan and other dialogue and development partners to a regional meeting next month. An unnamed State Department...

Fiji U16 sets target

The Fiji Football U16 boys are in their final stages of preparation for the OFC U16 Championship in the Solomon Islands, with hopes of securing back-to-back FIFA U17 World Cup qualifications. Head Coach Sunil Kumar said the team has been in camp...

Solomon Islands Bars US, China, Taiwan From Key Pacific Political Summit

Home China Solomon Islands Bars US, China, Taiwan From Key Pacific Political Summit The Solomon Islands, China's biggest security ally in the Pacific Islands, is hosting the annual meeting of the 18-member bloc's forum in September. Solomon...

Solomon Islands defends blocking almost two dozen leaders from Pacific Islands Forum

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has defended his move to block almost two dozen nations from a critical Pacific meeting in Honiara next month, saying he made a "sovereign" decision in the region's best interests. Solomon Islands...

Pacific unity at risk over forum snub

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed he has been formally informed by the Solomon Islands about its decision to exclude nearly two dozen countries from the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum meeting. The list...

world Solomon Islands blocks US, China and Taiwan from Pacific's top political meet

SYDNEY - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, will not be invited to the region's top political meeting, a move that follows pressure from Beijing to exclude...

Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit

WASHINGTON: Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan and the United States. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said earlier this week he...

MRF-D joins U.S. Ambassador, Solomon Islands Government to honor Allied sacrifice for 83rd Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary

HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, SOLOMON ISLANDS 08.08.2025 HONIARA, Solomon Islands — On August 6, 2025, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) stood alongside U.S. and Solomon Islands...