Solomon Islands ministers and officials visited the Wellington Chocolate Factory this week as part of a broader trip to New Zealand aimed at strengthening agricultural partnerships and expanding market opportunities for Pacific farmers. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Franklyn Derek Wasi and Minister for Health and Medical Services P...

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) Board Chairman Solomon Kalu and Chief Executive Officer Johnson Honimae paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele today at the Prime Minister’s Office to present SIBC’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 and provide an update on the broadcaster’s operations. Since its removal as a State-Owned Enterpri...

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka honoured industry leaders and businesses at the ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards 2025, highlighting tourism’s continued role as a key driver of the country’s economy. Speaking at the awards ceremony held in Nadi on 28 February, Rabuka said Fiji’s tourism industry continues to demonstrate resilience and adaptabil...

Fiji Airports and its chief executive Mesake Nawari have received international recognition at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards 2026 held in Berlin, Germany, with Nadi International Airport named Best Airport – South Pacific Islands. Nawari also received the PATWA Gold Award – Excellence in Leadership – Ai...

Air Niugini has launched a companywide Customer Experience Transformation (CXT) programme aimed at improving service standards and positioning the national carrier for a higher international airline rating. The initiative was introduced during the airline’s first staff town hall of 2026 held last Friday in Port Moresby, which also marked the formal wel...

The Ministry of Policing and Communications is advancing a major legislative review aimed at modernizing Fiji’s telecommunications regulatory framework to support the country’s expanding digital economy. Minister for Policing and Communications Ioane Naivalurua said the first round of stakeholder consultations was successfully completed from 23 to 27 F...

A delegation of members of the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council (APIBC), led by President Simon Gorman, will embark on a Northern Pacific business mission commencing on 4 March, with Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to be signed in Nauru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Guam. The MoU with Nauru will be formally signed in person on 4...

Pacific Tourism Organisation has announced a strategic partnership with Fiji Airways as platinum partner for the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2026. The event will be held from March 25 to 26, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Resort & Spa under the theme “Tourism that Connects: Culture, Climate, Community”. SPTE 2026 will highlight the Pacific’...

The Alisuri Sustainable Livelihood Association in Marokafo village, an inland community in the northern region of Malaita Province, is helping women save money to support their families. The association is one of 45 Agribusiness Producer Organisations (ABPOs) in Malaita Province supported by the Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) ...

The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Paul Turner, visited the Tina River Hydropower Development Project site on 20 February to observe progress on the country’s flagship renewable energy initiative. Turner, accompanied by a team of UK energy specialists, began the visit at Garivera Campsite, where the delegation received an induct...

Regional growth and trade resilience are under renewed scrutiny as Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) launched the 2026 Pacific Islands Export Survey, inviting businesses across 16 Forum Island Countries to participate in the region’s only longitudinal study of exporter sentiment. The survey comes at a time when global trade conditions are increasingly shaped ...

On the sidelines of the 2026 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Investment Convention in Toronto, Canada, Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Mining Solen Loifa, MP, announced a sweeping suite of regulatory and institutional reforms designed to transform PNG into the Asia-Pacific region’s most conducive destination for mining investment...

The Government of Fiji and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) have taken a significant step toward advancing private sector-led growth and strengthening economic ties between Fiji and the United States. The Compact Development Funding Agreement was signed by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Fiji’s Minister for Finance, Comm...

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele met with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on the margins of The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit to advance bilateral cooperation and shared regional priorities. Prime Minister Manele expressed appreciation to the Government of the United States for convening the...

The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) has been recognised as an Associate Member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), marking a major milestone for the country’s financial regulator and enhancing its standing within the global financial community. IOSCO is the international standard-setting body for securities...

The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has reaffirmed its national development priorities during a bilateral meeting with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the margins of the Pacific Agenda Summit in Honolulu. Minister of Finance and Treasury Rexson Ramofafia and Minister for National Planning and Aid Coordination Trevor Manemaha...