Solomon Islands

The police in Solomon Islands have arrested a German man for illegally entering the country through it's maritime border with Papua New Guinea.

A former senior Solomon Islands government executive has been found guilty of 16 counts of official corruption by the Honiara Central Magistrates Court.

Lautoka FC will contest its first OFC Champions League football final next month after beating Marist FC of Solomon Islands 1-0 in Honiara yesterday to advance 2-1 on aggregate.

Australia and Vanuatu have qualified for the Youth Olympics in men's and women's hockey with a day to spare at the Oceania Qualifier in Port Moresby.

Lautoka football coach Kamal Swamy claims the pressure will be on hosts Marist FC in Sunday's OFC Champions League semi final decider.

Redevelopment of the Gizo town market in Solomon Islands' Western Province has begun with this week's ground breaking ceremony.

Australia remain unbeaten after two days of competition at the Oceania Youth Olympic hockey qualifier.

Australia made an ominous start to the Oceania Youth Olympic Hockey Qualifier, with the men thumping Vanuatu 20-0 before outclassing the hosts Papua New Guinea 21-2 on the opening day in Port Moresby.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and the Australian Federal Police have signed a memorandum of understanding to work more closely together.

Nine West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura today for a small protest over a surprise visit by a Solomon Islands delegation.

It's all square after the first leg of both OFC Champions League football semi finals, but Marist FC will return to Solomon Islands with a vital away goal in the bank.

Staff at the Solomon Islands Visitor Bureau are receiving counselling after one colleague died and another went missing during an assessment by several staff of a hiking track.

Police in Solomon Islands are investigating the alleged rape of a five-year-old last week in Rurunga Village on Ugi Island.

The Solomon Islands minister of communication and aviation, Peter Shanel Angovaka, has told parliament that the first international commercial flight from Brisbane into Munda is expected in June.

The Speaker of the Temotu Provincial Assembly in Solomon Islands, Johnson Levela, has been found guilty of abuse of office.

Solomon Islands police have increased patrol on the border with Bougainville amid concerns of Bougainvilleans crossing illegally.

Nominations for candidates are now open for a by-election in the Gizo Kolombangara constituency of Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands won their first ever Commonwealth Games medal on a historic night on the Gold Coast.