AFP donates SBD $430,000 in police training equipment to RSIPF
Police said the Australian Federal Police has handed over operational safety and medical equipment to the RSIPF Operational Safety Training Unit at the Tactical Training Centre.
20 hours ago
Education ministry lists 14 infrastructure projects for Waimapuru NSS
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development says 14 building projects for Waimapuru National Secondary School are in the 2027 development budget.
Yesterday
Pacific tourism operators report revenue growth but flag flight links as top barrier
A joint report by Pacific Trade Invest Australia and the Pacific Tourism Organisation finds 47 per cent of Pacific tourism operators grew revenue in the past year, with air connectivity the leading constraint.
Yesterday
Leatherback nests at Isabel's Haevo beach up 10 per cent a year since harvest stopped
About 381 critically endangered leatherback turtles nest on four community-guarded beaches, a new study estimates. At Haevo in Isabel, nests have risen 10.6 per cent a year since the harvest stopped in 2013; at Sasakolo, protected on and off, they have fallen.
Yesterday
PNG non-resource growth back near boom-era levels since 2022, economists write
Papua New Guinea's non-resource economy has grown by an average 2.3 per cent a person a year since 2022, close to the 2.8 per cent of the boom years, Stephen Howes, Rubayat Chowdhury and Dorothy Kaupa wrote on the Devpolicy Blog.
21 Oct 2026
West Kwaio Gets 53 Water Tanks and New Community Hall
Fifty-three water tanks and a community hall at Foubaba Community High School have been delivered in West Kwaio constituency under the Solomon Islands-Australia Community Partnerships programme.
20 Oct 2026Government sends drought relief and water mission to Rennell and Bellona
The National Disaster Management Office says an emergency mission is delivering water to drought-hit communities in Rennell and Bellona Province until 25 October 2026.
20 Oct 2026 EconomyPolice investigate video of alleged gang assault at Tuvaruhu
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force says it is looking into a video shared online in which boys calling themselves the "Nine Six Gang" allegedly attack a student at Tuvaruhu.
20 Oct 2026
The label that sells the recording behind 'Sweet Lullaby' asks to be put in touch with Afunakwa's family
14 hours ago
Malaita woman is the voice of the world hit 'Sweet Lullaby'. A new film finds her family and Deep Forest names her
20 Oct 2026
Dance scholar credits Suva childhood for research into Siva Samoa
5 Oct 2026
West Papuan researcher graduates with doctorate on Muyu noken string bags
28 Sep 2026
Solomon Islands Chase First Beach Soccer Title in 13 Years in Tahiti
Yesterday
Samoan-Cook Islands rower Arie Rasmussen Magasiva wins Auckland Pasifika Blues Award
19 Oct 2026
Jerome Leong Returns to Honiara as an ADF Volleyball Coach
8 Oct 2026