Quad & Pacific Infrastructure: Foreign ministers from the U.S., India, Japan and Australia agreed to jointly develop port infrastructure in Fiji after a New Delhi meeting, alongside plans covering maritime surveillance, energy security and emerging tech like 6G, Open RAN and undersea cable resilience. Local Transport Disruption: Honiara’s Mendana Avenue roadworks are set to continue through the CBD until end of July, with lane closures, drainage and pavement works, and traffic controllers on site. Food & Farming Research: Japan’s SATREPS programme officially kicks off in Honiara with a five-year project on a sweet potato seedling management system to strengthen national food security, led by MALD and Solomon Islands National University with Japanese research partners. Regional Fisheries Tech: Pacific governments wrapped up Operation Tui Moana 2026, a three-week, intelligence-driven fisheries surveillance push that included vessel inspections and follow-up investigations across multiple EEZs. Connectivity & Policy: A U.S.–Solomon Islands Investment Incentive Agreement signed in Honiara aims to mobilise private capital for jobs and priorities including ICT connectivity and energy. Bidding Rules: Pacific firms say strict “tick-box” qualification requirements in donor procurement are blocking local companies from major infrastructure contracts despite strong proposals. Marine Life Policy: Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa says it will stop sourcing wild dolphins from the Solomon Islands and suspend captive breeding, with a panel to decide the dolphins’ future. Capacity Building: Solomon Islands officials attended a China seminar on building capacity for sustainable special economic zones, including field visits to science and industry sites in Hainan.