Illegal Fishing Crackdown: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in Solomon Islands holds “Tui Moana” sting operations with regional partners to stop vessels operating outside normal patterns and catch misreporting. Ocean Governance Boost: Wildlife Conservation Society signs a MoU with Makira-Ulawa Provincial Government to strengthen marine spatial planning, protected areas, fisheries management and community-led ocean governance under the Bezos Earth Fund project. Border Tech Goes Live: Munda International Airport starts using the Solomon Islands Border Management System for electronic cross-border processing, with online visa plans next. Education for Prosperity: Prime Minister Matthew Wale flags free education expansion from early childhood to TVET and SINU from January 2027, plus stronger STEM/innovation focus. Blue Economy Digital Push: UNDP highlights why Pacific blue-economy resilience needs “invisible” digital infrastructure and climate-ready financial tools. Regional Security Shock: China’s nuclear-capable missile test over the South Pacific sparks Pacific-wide anxiety and renewed calls for transparency and regional cooperation to reduce nuclear risk.