A fishing village in the Solomon Islands is confronting an urgent crisis as rising seas swallow the coastline.

The Solomon Islands, the Pacific country most friendly to Beijing, looks set to deepen its strong ties with China following Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele’s elevation to prime minister on Thursday.

IT IS A 20 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN, KNOWN AS IRONBOTTOM SOUND. IRONBOTTOM SOUND WAS THE SITE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NAVAL BATTLES, ACTUALLY ...

Tybee Island is considering paving and modifying parts of Solomon Avenue, one of its last remaining dirt roads. Residents have raised concerns about dust, traffic confusion, and pedestrian safety on ...

As the region’s premier political and economic body, the PIF brings together 18 members to build consensus, address shared challenges, and amplify the Pacific’s voice on the global stage. 1 The U.S.

The secret garden features perennials and a rotating display of annuals and spring bulbs. While the garden is meant to be discovered, staff will assist guests in finding it. The Grand Hotel, opened in ...

A group of researchers from the University of New Hampshire uncovered sunken World War II history. The group recently returned from a 21-day expedition surveying and mapping the ocean floor around the ...

The governments of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced their commitment to create a massive multinational Melanesian Ocean Reserve. If implemented as envisioned, the reserve would become ...

HONIARA, June 5 2025 — Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking ...

Although a small Pacific Islands state with an estimated population of 740,000 people, Solomon Islands has been at the center of a geopolitical power play since 2019 when then prime minister Sogavare ...

When I walked into the new luxury capsule hotel in Waikiki, it felt like any other hotel, with a front desk and seating area set off to the side. But the hotel, which is on the 14th floor of the ...

The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move off their sinking home. A pod of dolphins off the coast of South Malaita in ...