Food Security Under El Niño: Honiara shoppers report slippery cabbage supplies are tightening as the prolonged dry season suppresses harvests, with vendors linking the shortage to El Niño and smaller bundles being sold to stretch limited stock. Transport & Infrastructure: Road works on Honiara’s main road between Hot Bread Roundabout and Honiara City Council are progressing, including subgrade/subbase preparation and concrete works around the Hotbread Roundabout to improve safety and traffic flow. Ports & Logistics: Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) commissioned the Kulabule Jetty and says it will expand the Honiara Domestic Port with a new wharf, extra loading ramps, and possible reclamation near the Central Market to ease congestion. Climate-Resilient Skills: A Solomon Islands delegation completed a 14-day climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries seminar in China, with youth and MRD officers learning smart farming and aquaculture approaches. Science & Heritage: Solomon Islands National University’s Dr Clyde Puilingi was appointed to a UNESCO expert task force on traditional pharmacopoeia in sport ethics and integrity, while another story highlights how Indigenous oral traditions can improve volcanic hazard understanding across the Pacific. Governance & Accountability: The World Bank backed the Office of the Auditor General’s Community Participatory Audit initiative to strengthen transparency and community involvement in how public funds are used.