PNG and Solomon Islands strengthen border cooperation

Prime Minister James Marape and Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, signing the security cooperation agreement in Honiara this morning (PMs Media) Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have signed the updated border agreements to...

Corrupt deals affects indigenous entrepreneurs

SOME local gold dealers in the country allegedly complicit in a corrupt scheme that favors foreign business partners at the expense of indigenous entrepreneurs. This troubling revelation surfaced during the recent Bills and Legislative Committee...

Australian Prime Minister Doorstop – Munda, Solomon Islands

Prime Minister Well, this has been a very successful meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum here in the Solomon Islands. We have made real advances in our common interests. We are all members of the Pacific family and it’s important that we...

Solomon Islands welcomes Pacific Leaders in Colorful Ceremony; Palau Prepares to Host in 2026

HONIARA, Solomon Islands — “The cultural performance that began this morning’s ceremony is not only a celebration of our diversity but a reminder of just how special this moment is for any nation,” said Tongan Prime Minister Aisake Valu Eke, as...

Kologeto calls for stronger parliamentary oversight and more active political parties

By Alfred Pagepitu Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Fredrick Kologeto has called for stronger parliamentary oversight and more active political parties, as Solomon Islands commemorated the International Day of Democracy yesterday. Speaking at the event...

Marape backs Solomon Islands’ move to defer Development Partners Dialogue

Prime Minister James Marape yesterday announced his full support for the Solomon Islands’ decision to postpone the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Development Partners Dialogue. The Solomon Islands, as the current PIF Chair, will defer the event until...

Australian Prime Minister Press conference – Honiara, Solomon Islands

Prime Minister : Australia is a proud member of the Pacific family, and it’s been a great pleasure so far to participate in my fourth meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum. Investing in the security and prosperity of our Pacific neighbours helps...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets Pacific leaders in Solomon Islands

Fijian PM Sitiveni Rabuka greets NZ PM Christopher Luxon at the Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara. Photo: RNZ/Giles Dexter Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the matter of excluding dialogue partners from this year's Pacific Islands Forum...

Unprecedented gathering of regional leaders congratulates PNG

Papua New Guinea has received strong, supportive congratulatory messages from all visiting heads of government, and from around the world, including a personal video message from His Majesty King Charles III. The messages, received by Prime...

'Our strength lies in our solidarity': Solomon Islands PM calls for regional unity at PIF summit

The 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting is held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. 10 September 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham Solomon Islands prime minister has called for Pacific solidarity in an "evolving global and strategic...

U.S moves to reinvigorate Pacific partnership with big pledges in Port…

The United States has rolled out a sweeping package of economic, security, and health commitments to Pacific Island nations, signalling what it calls a “reinvigorated” partnership with the region. At a U.S-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) roundtable in...

Cabinet hails contents of Amir's speech at opening of Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and...

PNG, Solomon Islands launch business council to deepen ties

The Governments of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have taken a decisive step to strengthen their economic and cultural bonds with the soft launch of the Papua New Guinea–Solomon Islands Business Council. Held in Port Moresby, the event...

What Pacific Resilience Facility meant to Solomon Islands

BY BEN BILUA FORUM Leaders will endorse the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty on Wednesday this week. The Treaty signifies huge achievement at the regional and national level but what is the treaty meant to Solomon Islands and its people?...

Visit To Vanuatu And Solomon Islands

Prime Minister Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands from 9 to 11 September 2025. On 9 September Prime Minister Albanese will meet the Prime Minister of Vanuatu the Hon Jotham Napat and make a courtesy call on...

Moetai Brotherson backs Solomon Islands' decision to exclude external partners at Honiara meeting

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson in Honiara for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting from 8-12 September 2025. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson says Pacific leaders will...

Solomon Islands PM Welcomes Media to Pacific Islands Forum, Stresses Role in Public Trust

By: L.N. Reklai HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Island Times) — “The media plays a vital role. You are not here as observers. You are participants and partners in shaping the future of our region,” Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele told...

Felled by its own Failures – How Australia’s inaction to reform logging in the Solomon Islands has let China in

By William Kadi and DIrk Heinz We have watched these past few weeks as the evolving situation surrounding the Solomon Islands/China security pact has unfolded. It appears that every journalist and political commentator is suddenly an expert in the...

Solomon Islands – First Pacific Country To Scrap Tax On Period Products

Press Release – ChildFund New Zealand The historic win comes after a year of work by a voluntary team, including ChildFunds Country Representative Hika Joseph Gone. In a landmark step the Solomon Islands Government has become the first Pacific...

Pacific Leaders endorse key regional priorities at Honiara meeting

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Forum Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says Pacific leaders have agreed on a series of major outcomes from their annual meeting in Honiara, including the endorsement of the Ocean...