Business

Solomon Islands wins Scuba Diving Magazine Readers Choice Award in New Orleans

Tourism Solomons said the country received a Scuba Diving Magazine 2027 Readers Choice Award at the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association show in New Orleans on 4 November.

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Receiving the Scuba Diving Magazine Readers' Choice Award, from left: Tourism Solomons Marketing Officer Eldona Lokay, PADI Media Group Director Jeff Mondle and Tourism Solomons Head of Sales and Marketing Fiona Teama. Source: Tourism Solomons

Police charge suspended IRD team leader in Taskforce Janus case

Police say the suspended Inland Revenue Division team leader was arrested and charged over the alleged unauthorised disclosure of protected taxpayer information.

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Hon Franklyn Derek Wasi hands over the boats and engines to recipients, witnessed by DST Noel Matea.

Politics

Ministry hands over 11 boats and 25 engines to East Makira

The Ministry of Rural Development said it handed over a $1.5 million maritime transport project, funded by the People's Republic of China, to East Makira Constituency at Namuga Station on 26 October 2026.

9 hours ago

The N-POC panel session "Pacific Knowledge, Pacific Futures: Emerging Pacific Research Shaping Climate Policy and Negotiations" at the Pacific pre-COP31 event in Nadi, Fiji.

Politics

USP scholars present ocean and forest research at pre-COP31 in Nadi

The University of the South Pacific said five Pacific PhD scholars under the Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme presented research on coastal water quality, forest genetics and displacement at the pre-COP31 event in Nadi, Fiji.

4 Nov 2026

Business

Solomon Airlines Cuts International Fares by 20 Per Cent Until 2 December

Solomon Airlines has announced a spring sale with 20 per cent off its lowest year-round business and economy fares on 12 international routes, bookable until 2 December 2026 for travel through to September 2027.

4 Nov 2026

China Aid Auki Road completion Inspection Acceptance Signing session after the road site inspection

Economy

Auki road project passes technical acceptance inspection

The Malaita Provincial Government says the Technical Acceptance Inspection of the China-Aid Auki Road Project has been completed, with a handover ceremony set for 17 November 2026.

4 Nov 2026

Members of the Suisae Piggery Association in West Kwaio with pig feed processing machines funded by SIART.

Economy

West Kwaio farmers open piggery under SIART project

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock says 20 households in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, have built their own piggery with support from the SIART Project, which is funded by the World Bank.

4 Nov 2026

Economy