China has formally handed over the main stadium for this year's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara.

Increased numbers of Australian police will provide security during the Solomon Islands' staging of the Pacific Games in November and its subsequent elections in 2024, the Government has said.

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games ticketing and sponsorship programme is underway following a ceremony in capital city Honiara.

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee (GOC) has strongly condemned the publication and distribution of the Community Group registration forms throughout Honiara due to scams reported.

An automated external defibrillator (AED) has been installed at Honiara’s Henderson Airport where visitors to the 2023 Pacific Games (Sol2023) will be welcomed in November.

Australian company Ausmart has been appointed as the official merchandise provider for the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands, it has been announced. 

Solomon Airlines is seeking to expand its fleet before the 2023 Pacific Games by leasing a second Airbus A320.

Officials have insisted that all venues and building work for November’s Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands (Sol2023) will be completed by the end of August.

An agricultural Field Experimental Station (FES) on land due to become the site of the national stadium that will host the Opening Ceremony and key events at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands has been successfully relocated.

Pacific Games organisers have called for bids to provide a "world-class" sound system for the showpiece Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games volunteer programme has received 373 applications since its opening on April 15.

A total of Solomon Islands $3 million (£292,000/$363,000/€331,000) new funding will go towards making the 2023 Pacific Games more accessible and inclusive for those with disabilities.

Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has said the Government is no longer providing sufficient services because of the "cheap arguments" about the economic power of the Pacific Games set for the capital Honiara at the end of this year.

Honiara authorities are working on a strategy to reduce anti-social behaviour on the streets prior to the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games, which are due to take place in the city later this year.

The former site of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) housing in Honiara is set to be turned into a temporary car park for this year's Pacific Games.