PNG and Solomon Islands expand economic ties

PAPUA New Guinea and the Solomon Islands will deepen cooperation in mining, fisheries, trade and investment after talks between Prime Ministers James Marape and Matthew Wale in Honiara.

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Fiji and Solomon Islands reaffirm commitment to Pacific cooperation

FIJI and the Solomon Islands have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership, pledging to deepen cooperation on shared regional priorities and to strengthen Pacific solidarity amid growing regional and global challenges.

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‘Pacific Towing Tugs Respond to Two Emergencies n PNG and Solomon Islands’

Pacific Towing (PacTow) carried out two recent emergency towage operations involving vessels that suffered engine failure in Papua

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Solomon Islands police chief suspended in narcotics scandal

SOLOMON Islands police chief Ian Vaevaso has been suspended after a long-running dispute over a methamphetamine case which exposed cracks in the country’s anti-narcotics response and raised new questions about police

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Solomon Islands tightens control over natural resources 

SOLOMON Islands Finance Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has moved to cancel all previous MOUs relating to the tax exempt status of

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Solomon Islands minister says security and development must move together

THE Solomon Islands’ new government sees security and development as closely linked, while pushing for stronger national ownership

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Canberra visit signals fresh start in Australia–Solomon Islands ties

SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale used his first official visit to Canberra to signal a reset in relations with Australia, saying both countries were committed to rebuilding trust after recent strains.

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“People need to know their rights”: What Solomon Islands youth want from leaders

LESS corruption. More transparency. Development that reaches rural villages, not just urban centers. These are the demands of young Solomon Islanders in a governance survey, and unless political leaders start listening,

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Solomon Islands finance, insurance sectors decline

A NEW analysis has revealed that Financial Intermediation and Insurance Services were the only industries in Solomon Islands to record negative real GDP growth between 2023 and 2024.

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Change is coming – Wale’s promises to Solomon Islands

SOLOMON Islands' new Prime Minister, Matthew Cooper Wale, has promised the country that "change is

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SOLOMON Islands’ new opposition coalition has claimed that the country’s government is illegitimate.

CLAIMING the support of 28 of 50 Members of Parliament, Peter Kenilorea Jr. and Peter Shanel Agovaka declared that Prime

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China’s grip grows on fragile Solomon Islands’ media

SINCE the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific archipelago has

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