Solomon Islands

The Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit scheduled to take place in the next two weeks in Port Moresby has been postponed again.

The Solomon Islands Police will be conducting a memorial service in honour of its first Commissioner, John Holloway who died last week at his home in Australia.

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has defended his criticism of Indonesia over its alleged failure to engage with the region over West Papua.

Solomon Islands is on track to introduce electronic passports and border control management systems for the country by the end of the year.

An Asian Development Bank report says further reforms to Solomon Islands businesses are needed to attract investment to diversify the economy and bring growth.

The Japanese government has announced the winning bidder for the Honiara Highway upgrade in Solomon Islands.

The Solomon Islands government has formalised a deal for the reconstruction of seven bridges on Guadalcanal damaged by floods two years ago.

The European Union is advocating better fiscal management and accountability in Pacific countries to allow it to provide direct budgetary support to the region's governments.

A group of 15 Papua New Guineans have been taken to the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara after drifting at sea for three weeks.

The Solomon Islands prime minister has reiterated his support for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group for the United Liberation Movement of West Papua.

Solomon Island MPs may yet keep their tax free salaries if an appeal against a court ruling declaring them illegal is successful.

The Solomon Islands Ports Authority Board has approved the sponsorship of the country's national futsal team, the Kurukuru.

The Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital is to be relocated because its current locations is prone to natural disasters.

Solomon Islands police have raided the offices of the Ports Authority, removing documents and laptops.

Civil society organisations in Solomon Islands are urging the prime minister to push on with legislation aimed at setting up the country's first Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Two of the three main operating theatres at the Solomon Islands' main hospital which were condemned in December have been cleared to reopen.

The Solomon Islands will liaise with a range of parties to ensure they have the best preparation possible for hosting the 2023 Pacific Games.

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group says the regional body is pushing for an urgent intervention by the United Nations in West Papua.