Economy

Police arrest 30-year-old over Lalana Island stabbing

Police in Auki detained a 30-year-old man on 28 September 2026 over an alleged knife attack that left a 45-year-old man in critical condition, according to a police statement published on the Solomon Islands Government portal.

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File photo: A close-up of a Royal Solomon Islands Police Force shoulder patch on an officer's uniform. Source: File

SIART expects coconut output to rise in three provinces

A media release from the SIART Project says copra production should increase among the 14 producer organisations it supports in Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira/Ulawa.

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Economy

Ministry says Naha health centre goes 24/7 from 6 October

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre will run around the clock from 6 October.

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Mr Vasco Nuno Carvalho, WHO Solomon Islands Technical Officer for Health Information Systems, speaks to participants at the workshop in Honiara.

Economy

Health ministry reviews reporting forms to cut workload for health workers

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has begun a national review of health indicators and reporting forms to reduce clutter and make routine data easier to use, the World Health Organization said.

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Ms Erin Ferguson, Senior Program Manager for the Health Team at DFAT, hands over the echocardiography machine to Deputy Secretary Health Improvement Dr Nemia Bainivalu and a representative of people living with rheumatic heart disease.

Economy

Health ministry marks World Heart Day with call to act on rheumatic heart disease

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services and its partners marked World Heart Day in Honiara on 29 September, where an ultrasound machine for echocardiography was handed over by the Australian Government through DFAT.

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Economy

Solomon Islands rejoins global extractives transparency initiative

Solomon Islands has rejoined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the United Nations Development Programme said on 29 September, as gold and nickel projects expand the mining sector.

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Drought adaptation training in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Regional

Drought may raise risk of sorcery accusation violence in PNG, researchers write

Researchers say drought losses can trigger sorcery accusations in Papua New Guinea and that planning for the coming El Nino should include prevention measures, in an article on the Devpolicy Blog.

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Business

Australia Backs Phone Repair Training for Deaf Solomon Islanders

Australia has partnered with Honiara business Smart Technology to train 10 hearing-impaired Solomon Islanders in mobile phone repair, with participants to receive tools, mentoring and support at the end.

28 Sep 2026 Culture and Arts

West Papuan researcher graduates with doctorate on Muyu noken string bags

Dr Veronika Triariyani Kanem, from the Muyu region of South Papua in West Papua, graduated with a PhD from the University of Auckland on 24 September for research on the cultural and environmental significance of noken string bags.

28 Sep 2026

Culture & Arts