For 100 years, the Melanesian Brotherhood has played a vital role in spreading the Gospel, fostering peace and reconciliation ...

Eighty years after some of World War II’s fiercest battles, unexploded bombs still endanger communities across the Solomon Islands. The HALO Trust and local authorities are racing to clear tens of ...

Japanese and Allied forces waged a savage campaign across the Solomon Islands from 1942 to 1945, in which tens of thousands were killed. They left behind bombs now buried under homes, schools, ...

Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after ...

AUKI, Solomon Islands -- Joycelyn Funusui leaves her home most mornings before dawn, crammed among fellow travelers in the open-air back of a truck, lugging bananas and potatoes to sell in the ...

The Australian has obtained photos showing Chinese police in the province demonstrating the use of riot batons during sessions described as “command and control”, and on a separate mission signing up ...

Eric George has seen decades of broken promises on his home island, Malaita. From bridges that have never been fixed, building projects that never came, or just the pot-holed roads in a perpetual ...

Each year, Pacific Break uncovers the best original, unsigned talent from across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Ready to make waves, meet the ten finalists for Pacific Break, the Pacific's biggest music ...

New Zealand started with patient build-up play, testing the Solomon Islands’ defence with early shots from Dylan Manickum and Jordan Ditford. Though, their opponents defence held firm with goalkeeper ...

In situations where "hatred seemed to have permeated every aspect of life," modern Christian martyrs showed that love is stronger than death, Pope Leo XIV said at an ecumenical prayer service. The ...

At the Commemoration of Martyrs and Witnesses of the Faith in the 21st Century, Pope Leo joins representatives of Christian denominations and communities in remembering the examples of the martyrs, ...