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ACCountplan Ltd. Partners With MoneyGram to Enable Cross Border Transfers in The Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS, September 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ACCountplan Ltd., a money transfer service company that’s completely owned by a Solomon Islander, today announced a partnership with MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for...

Solomon Islands Copra Industry Boosts Economy with Record $100 Million Contribution
Solomon Islands Copra Industry Boosts Economy with Record $100 Million Contribution The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA), trading as Solomon Commodities, has announced a record-breaking […]

GDI offers us confidence, resilience to stand on own feet: Civil servant from Solomon Islands
Beijing, China, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The high-speed train glides past lush early spring fields. From Beijing to Nanjing, the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, the train travels at over 300 kilometers per hour. Eric George...

Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry
Strengthening Maritime Collaboration: Solomon Islands and Tuvalu Discuss International Shipping Registry February 28th 2025 Solomon Islands Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, held […]

ADB, Solomon Islands, Tonga Sign Agreements for Sustainable Energy Transition Projects at COP29
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...

Cocoa Industry Injects SBD 261 million into the Solomon Islands Economy in 2024 – A Remarkable Increase from 2023
Cocoa Industry Injects SBD 261 million into the Solomon Islands Economy in 2024 – A Remarkable Increase from 2023 The Commodity Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) […]

Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...


Solomon Islands acknowledges IRENA and calls on International Community to support its renewable Energy needs.
Solomon Islands acknowledges IRENA and calls on International Community to support its renewable Energy needs. Solomon Islands attended the 28th Meeting of the International Renewable […]

Solomon Islands Accedes to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Solomon Islands Accedes to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Solomon Islands officially accedes to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the instrument of accession deposited by the...

Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, Minister for Infrastructure Development, presenting instruments of accession to...

Solomon Islands and China celebrate 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Solomon Islands and China celebrate 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) successfully celebrated the 5th Anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations which also coincided with the...

Solomon Islands Government Hosts Key Consultation on National Medicines Policy
Solomon Islands Government Hosts Key Consultation on National Medicines Policy The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) partnered with World Health Organization (WHO) to host a stakeholder consultation to review and update the 2015...

Solomon Islands reaffirms its supports for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the eradication of colonialism.
Solomon Islands reaffirms its supports for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the eradication of colonialism. Head of delegation to this year’s United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External...

Solomon Islands appreciates growing friendship with Gulf States
Solomon Islands appreciates growing friendship with Gulf States Solomon Islands is enjoying rapidly growing bilateral relations with the Gulf States of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. To further strengthen these relations, Prime...
Transforming health care in the Solomon Islands: 1984th U.S. Army Hospital’s impactful mission in Munda
HONIARA, Solomon Islands – The 1984th U.S. Army Hospital Pacific (USAH-P),a brigade of the 9th Mission Support Command, continued their Global Healthcare Engagement (GHE) in Solomon Islands for two weeks in August of 2024. The teams were spread...


ADB, Partners Mark Start of Construction of Tina River Hydropower Project in Solomon Islands
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (5 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today joined project partners in Solomon Islands for a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the Tina River main dam structure. Solomon Islands Prime...


ADB Joins in Opening Ceremony for New USP Campus in Solomon Islands
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (3 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today joined with partners in Solomon Islands for the official opening of a new campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Honiara. The new campus will offer...