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The University of the South Pacific said its representatives contributed to sessions on climate science, finance and youth at the Pacific pre-COP31 programme in Nadi, Fiji, which ended on 9 October.
Australian High Commissioner Jeff Roach said three women students from Solomon Islands National University have completed a six-week internship with contractor Hatanga on the new Seghe Market, now more than 75 per cent complete.
The Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara has moved to round-the-clock birthing and primary medical care, six weeks after it opened, the Australian High Commission said.
Australian Army Private Jerome Leong, who spent much of his childhood in Honiara's Chinatown, has returned to Solomon Islands as a volleyball coach with the Australian Defence Force's International Sports Program.
The Australian Defence Force has presented new working uniforms to members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime Department and Explosive Ordnance Department, the Australian High Commission said.
The Solomon Islands Immigration Division says it has briefed the Diplomatic Corps in Honiara on the Government's new Border Management System, e-Visa regime and online payment gateway.
Remittances reached 43 per cent of people in the poorest fifth of Solomon Islands households in 2005 while state assistance reached 2 per cent, development economist Emilia Tjernstrom wrote on the Devpolicy Blog.
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.
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.
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.
The National Disaster Council says SB$75 million has been allocated to rebuild homes lost to tropical cyclone Maila in Western and Choiseul Provinces.
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.
The Oceania Football Confederation has released the fixtures for the second season of the OFC Pro League, with Solomon Islands hosting the finals series from 25 May to 6 June 2027.
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.
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.
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.
Solomon Water said it gave three tanks to the Ziata landowning community at Noro, Western Province, in recognition of the community's support.
The Ministry of Communication and Aviation said the new complex at Honiara International Airport was opened and handed over on 30 September 2026.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said its National Traffic Department is examining a crash at King George VI market in the early hours of 3 October 2026 in which a driver died.
Teuila Hughes, a doctoral candidate in Dance Studies at the University of Auckland, said her childhood in Fiji laid the foundations for her research into Siva Samoa, the university said.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources said the beche-de-mer fishery will be closed from Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Ahead of the pre-COP in Fiji from 5 to 8 October, Transparency International said Pacific governments should push for independent ethics oversight, conflict-of-interest rules and disclosure of fossil fuel ties at COP31.
British High Commissioner Paul Turner and Central Bank Governor Dr Luke Forau launched the new Solomon Islands 50 cent coin bearing King Charles III's effigy on 1 October in Honiara.
The second Exercise Coastwatchers for 2026 has ended with 173 Royal Solomon Islands Police Force personnel completing 22 courses across nine training categories, the Australian High Commission said.
The National Consumer Price Index stood at 136.6 in August 2026 after a 1.3 percent increase, according to a statement published on the Solomon Islands Government portal.
A SIART media release says the money has gone to groups in Malaita, Guadalcanal and Makira/Ulawa provinces, with 532 households said to be better off.
The British High Commission says the UK has agreed the next stage of its energy programme with the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, including legal work for an independent energy regulator.
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.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre will run around the clock from 6 October.
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.