Economy

Police arrest 30-year-old over Lalana Island stabbing

Police in Auki detained a 30-year-old man on 28 September 2026 over an alleged knife attack that left a 45-year-old man in critical condition, according to a police statement published on the Solomon Islands Government portal.

29 Sep 2026 · 2 min read Read story →

File photo: A close-up of a Royal Solomon Islands Police Force shoulder patch on an officer's uniform. Source: File

SIART invests $8.7 million in 20 community pig farming groups

A SIART media release says the money has gone to groups in Malaita, Guadalcanal and Makira/Ulawa provinces, with 532 households said to be better off.

15 hours ago

British High Commissioner Paul Turner with Permanent Secretary Chris Vehe, William Kadi and Director Gabriel Aimaea.

Politics

UK to help draft laws for new Solomon Islands energy regulator

The British High Commission says the UK has agreed the next stage of its energy programme with the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, including legal work for an independent energy regulator.

16 hours ago

A farmer from the Ngalifasi Farmers Association, an ABPO in north Malaita supported by SIART.

Economy

SIART expects coconut output to rise in three provinces

A media release from the SIART Project says copra production should increase among the 14 producer organisations it supports in Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira/Ulawa.

29 Sep 2026

Economy

Ministry says Naha health centre goes 24/7 from 6 October

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre will run around the clock from 6 October.

29 Sep 2026

Mr Vasco Nuno Carvalho, WHO Solomon Islands Technical Officer for Health Information Systems, speaks to participants at the workshop in Honiara.

Economy

Health ministry reviews reporting forms to cut workload for health workers

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has begun a national review of health indicators and reporting forms to reduce clutter and make routine data easier to use, the World Health Organization said.

29 Sep 2026

Ms Erin Ferguson, Senior Program Manager for the Health Team at DFAT, hands over the echocardiography machine to Deputy Secretary Health Improvement Dr Nemia Bainivalu and a representative of people living with rheumatic heart disease.

Economy

Health ministry marks World Heart Day with call to act on rheumatic heart disease

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services and its partners marked World Heart Day in Honiara on 29 September, where an ultrasound machine for echocardiography was handed over by the Australian Government through DFAT.

29 Sep 2026

Economy

Solomon Islands rejoins global extractives transparency initiative

Solomon Islands has rejoined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the United Nations Development Programme said on 29 September, as gold and nickel projects expand the mining sector.

29 Sep 2026 Regional

Drought may raise risk of sorcery accusation violence in PNG, researchers write

Researchers say drought losses can trigger sorcery accusations in Papua New Guinea and that planning for the coming El Nino should include prevention measures, in an article on the Devpolicy Blog.

29 Sep 2026

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