Shiprider Agreement: The U.S. says its newly signed Shiprider deal with Solomon Islands is meant to strengthen sovereignty, with Solomon Islands officers keeping law enforcement powers while boarding U.S. Coast Guard vessels to tackle illegal fishing and sea crime; Parliament Oversight Push: Opposition and the Independent Group want the agreement tabled in Parliament for debate, arguing it was signed without proper consultation and scrutiny, while the government says it will be made public and says media access was affected by weather and safety; Maritime Security & UXO: Defence partners continue work on safer seas and unexploded ordnance clearance, including U.S. support for UXO disposal; Governance & Pay Reform: Independent MP Peter Shanel Agovaka calls for a full overhaul of public-sector wages via an independent review, as sector ministries begin consultations to align policy and infrastructure with the GREAT Coalition plan; Environment & Land Rights: The Lukulobere Tribe in Choiseul celebrates official protected area status for 563 hectares of forest after earlier logging threats; Health: A world-first scabies control program has cut cases in Solomon Islands and Fiji through mass ivermectin treatment; Infrastructure: Honiara’s Hot Bread roundabout road upgrade enters final finishing works; Culture & Tourism: Guadalcanal Province announces a four-day weaving festival, and Tulagi opens the Nambawan Haus Museum as a heritage tourism push.