Pacific Delegation Takes Violence Prevention Evidence to SVRI Forum in Bangkok
A 27-member Pacific delegation, including work from Solomon Islands on faith- and sport-based prevention, is presenting 16 sessions on preventing violence against women and girls at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok from 5 to 9 October.
15 hours ago
Dodo Creek rice trial reaches first harvest
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said the trial at Dodo Creek, run with the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences of China and JQY, is testing whether rice can be produced in Solomon Islands.
15 hours ago
CBSI says consent not needed for first credit data upload
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands says a credit reporting system is being set up through the Credit & Data Bureau Solomon Islands, with existing customer records to be uploaded without consumer consent.
17 hours ago
Government to rebuild around 1300 homes destroyed by cyclone Maila
The National Disaster Council says SB$75 million has been allocated to rebuild homes lost to tropical cyclone Maila in Western and Choiseul Provinces.
6 Oct 2026
Food tax cut gave poorest PNG households eight toea in the kina, economists write
Three economists write on the Devpolicy Blog that Papua New Guinea's removal of tax from ten basic foods has cost close to half a billion kina, with stores and wholesalers keeping 36 toea in every kina given up.
6 Oct 2026
Samoan graduate Estee Aiolupotea earns law and arts degrees in Auckland
Estee Aiolupotea, who was born in Samoa and raised in South Auckland, graduated from the University of Auckland on 24 September with a conjoint Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, the university said.
6 Oct 2026Kiribati minister proposes climate fund window that repays islands after works are built
Kiribati's Minister for Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs has set out a proposal for an ex-post reimbursement window in multilateral climate funds, in an article published on the Devpolicy Blog.
5 Oct 2026 RegionalPacific scholars press for faster climate action as pre-COP31 opens in Fiji
Pacific leaders and academics meeting at the University of the South Pacific called for faster climate action, better access to climate finance and recognition of island realities as pre-COP31 began in Fiji on 5 October.
5 Oct 2026
Dance scholar credits Suva childhood for research into Siva Samoa
5 Oct 2026
West Papuan researcher graduates with doctorate on Muyu noken string bags
28 Sep 2026
Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh visits Tuvalu for first time
27 Sep 2026
