2025 in the Solomon Islands
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Events in the year 2025 in the Solomon Islands.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 8 February – The 2025 Miss Pacific Islands pageant is held in Honiara.[1]
- 27 February – Australia launches a driver training program in the Solomon Islands[2]
- 31 March – Senior Sergeant Raymond Togapada becomes the 1st person from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force to graduate from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy.[3]
- 9 April –
- The Saudi Fund for Development signs a development cooperation agreement with the Solomon Islands.[4]
- The Central Bank of Solomon Islands grants IumiCash with a Money Transfer Service (MTS) license.[5]
- 6 August – The Solomon Islands block the United States, China, Taiwan, and 18 donor countries from attending the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, citing an incomplete review of relationships with Pacific nations and following pressure from Beijing.[6]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 19 April – Easter Saturday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 7 July – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – National Day of Thanksgiving
Deaths
[edit]- 7 March – Sir David Vunagi, 74, governor-general (2019–2024) and archbishop and primate of Melanesia (2009–2017).[8]
- 10 March – Sir Francis Billy Hilly, 76, prime minister (1993–1994).[9]
- 4 August – Snyder Rini, 77, prime minister (2006).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Samoa's Litara Ieremia Allan crowned 2025 Miss Pacific Islands charges". Radio New Zealand. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Women Empowered with Driver Training for PALM Jobs". Solomon Times. Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ "Empowering Aiwoo Speakers Through Literacy Training". Solomon Times. Archived from the original on 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ "Solomon Islands and Saudi Fund Enters into Landmark Agreement". Solomon Times. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ "CBSI Grants Money Transfer Service License to IumiCash Solomon Times". Solomon Times. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ Needham, Kirsty (2025-08-08). "Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacific's top political meet". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ "Solomon Islands Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Death reported of the former Archbishop of Melanesia". Anglican Ink. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Former Solomon Islands PM Sir Francis Hilly dies". Islands Business. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Former PM Snyder Rini dies, 77". Island Sun. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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