Latest News Archive March 2018

Over-fishing is a growing problem in the Pacific, as nations try to stop their stocks from being depleted beyond repair. Sam Sachdeva visited Suva to learn about Fiji’s efforts to stop illegal fishing in its tracks and how New Zealand is lending a helping hand.

The first Oceania Rugby Under 18s Sevens Championship has been announced and will take place in Sydney next month.

Four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations, a United Nations expert committee announced.

A watershed moment for the Solomon Islands tourism industry, the destination has surpassed the 25,000 international visitor mark for the first time since numbers were first recorded in 1990.

The underwater research vessel R/V Petrel—the ship-hunting craft funded by co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen—added to its astonishing list of recently discovered shipwreck when it detected the final resting spot of the U.S.S. Juneau.

This week, the Solomon Islands Melanesian Arts & Cultural Festival (MACFest) Committee is calling on all musicians in the country to submit entries for the Festival Theme Song.

The Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division collected more than $1 billion in revenue in 2017 for the first time in history.

Genomic studies provide details about the complex peopling of Vanuatu — one of the last places on Earth reached by humans.