Solomon Islands
Provincial Solomons airport reopens
A major provincial airport in Solomon Islands will be reopened temporarily for a prime ministerial visit after several years of closure.
Solomons' police being readied for UN deployment
Solomon Islands is set to provide police staff as United Nations peace-keepers from the beginning of next year. Audio
Solomons police to train as UN peacekeepers
Solomon Islands police could be sent on their first peace keeping duties with the United Nations early next year.
Quake hits Solomons
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck of the coast of Solomon Islands this afternoon.
Solomons govt to address public concerns
The Solomon Islands Government is welcoming the outcomes of a public forum on governance in Honiara last week.
McCully to lead NZ delegation to PNG, Solomons
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully is to travel to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands this week leading a delegation of aid officials and business people.
Solomons government pledges to build 5000 new homes
The Solomon Islands government says it will build 5000 homes over the next four years, as part of its commitment to helping locals achieve a better standard of living.
Solomons aims to increase indigenous businesses
The Solomon Islands government is seeking to increase the number of businesses reserved for locals.
Tension over foreign bus operators in Solomons
A bus strike amid tensions in Solomon Islands over who should be running the capital's bus services. Audio
Farmers become first Chocolate makers in Solomon Islands
A group of cocoa farmers in Solomon Islands is undergoing a training programme to become the first chocolate makers in the country. Audio
Solomons USP students sacked for failing
Over 50 students from Solomon Islands attending the University of the South Pacific in Fiji will be sent home for failing their courses.
Solomons to reserve more businesses for locals
The Solomon Islands government is seeking to increase the number of business sectors reserved for indigenous citizens.
New chocolate making trade begins in Solomon Islands
It's hoped a training programme for Solomon Islands cocoa farmers will open a new market for locally made chocolate products.
Farmers aim to become first Chocolate makers in Solomons
A group of cacao farmers in Solomon Islands are undergoing a training programme to become the country's first chocolate makers.
Solomons government approves tailings dam discharge
The Solomon Islands government has given the go-ahead for the controlled release of millions of litres of untreated waste water into a Guadalcanal river.
Meteorologists monitor rare early season cyclone in Pacific
A tropical depression over the Solomon Islands is being watched closely by meteorologists and climate experts alike in case the deep low pressure system forms into a second rare early season cyclone…
NZ charity throws Solomons hospital a lifeline
Solomon Islands national hospital is being thrown a much needed lifeline of donated medical supplies sourced by New Zealand non-pofit organisation Take My Hands. Audio
NZ charity throws Solomons hospital a lifeline
Solomon Islands national hospital is being thrown a lifeline of medical supplies donated by a New Zealand NGO, Take My Hands.
Solomons bauxite miners' land titles legal
Land title claims by two bauxite mining companies in Rennel and Bellona Province in Solomon Islands have been declared legal by the attorney general.
Solomons government signs major road project
A landmark contract worth $US5.4m has been signed for a road project in the Solomon Islands.
