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Statistics office reports 27.7 per cent rise in international arrivals
The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office said 15,358 international arrivals were recorded in the second quarter of 2026, up 27.7 per cent on the previous quarter.
RSIPF drone unit returns from Palau and Tuvalu deployments
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force says officers from its Drone Support Unit have brought back operational experience after supporting security operations in Palau and Tuvalu.
Goodbye canoe: Solomon Islands' tourism logo is now a ring of nine islands
Tourism Solomons is retiring the dugout canoe logo it has used since 2018. The new one, nine island-shaped shells in the colours of the flag, comes with a new slogan for the country: Hapi Isles – Real, Rare, Raw.
Rennell and Bellona signs education agency agreement with ministry
Premier Hon Erick T. Saueha said the agreements with the education ministry must mean better support for teachers and fairer access to schooling in remote parts of the province.
Australia Trains 33 Contractors and Officers in Project Management
Australia has delivered project management and construction delivery training to 33 local contractors and Ministry of Infrastructure Development officers, the Australian High Commission said on 29 October 2026.
Solomon Water warns of supply cuts as source levels fall
Solomon Water says water levels at its sources in Auki, Noro and Tulagi are deteriorating and that supply could be cut off or become intermittent.
Naha health centre swaps paper registers for digital patient records
The Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara has moved its patient records onto the DHIS2 digital system, with training from WHO and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, WHO said on 29 October.
Kastom, church and clinic: many Solomon Islands families turn to all three when a child is sick
Many Pacific families move between traditional belief, Christian faith and Western medicine when seeking care, says a Fijian doctor, who sees the same in Solomon Islands. Health systems built on Western medicine alone miss that, she argues in a new paper.
Solomon Islands and Japan sign JDS scholarship grant agreement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade said the agreement will allow three more Solomon Islanders to study in Japan next year.
Hospital receives new TB isolation wing from Lee Kwok Kuen Family
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the Lee Kwok Kuen Family has handed over a new Tuberculosis Isolation Wing to the National Referral Hospital.
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