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Honiara11
  • Capital Territory includes Honiara the national capital and largest city in the Solomon Islands. (pacificwrecks.com)
  • The 17th iteration of PP22 exercise opened in Honiara, Solomon Islands on 29 August. (naval-technology.com)
  • The Pacific Games opened on Sunday in the capital Honiara. (or.jp)
  • In November, Sogavare's misrule resulted in deadly riots in the capital of Honiara, on the island of Guadalcanal, where 1,600 Americans died in 1942 and 1943 freeing the island from Japanese control. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • The Pacific Eden was the first large cruise ship to visit Gizo and the first to berth at the new Japanese-built wharf in Honiara. (com.sb)
  • The author traces the historic roots of Guadalcanal underdevelopment and marginalization (for want of better words) as well as Malaitan initiatives in resisting British colonialism and building Solomon Islands as a nation-state, including in Honiara and its environs, such that Malaitans resisted their expulsion through the formation of the MEF. (ubc.ca)
  • As tensions between rural Guadalcanal and the national government increase again today over issues unaddressed after the conflict, such as the expansion of Honiara, resource extraction not benefiting the local population, and lack of employment and infrastructure, Greed and Grievance would be useful reading for Solomon Islands politicians and the general public. (ubc.ca)
  • The Solomon Islands government has conveyed to the Australian government its concern on the conduct of bilateral relations via the media through the Australian High Commission Office in Honiara. (abc.net.au)
  • In 2021, anger over the treatment of Malaita by the central government and the Solomon Islands's approach to Beijing helped drive unrest in Honiara, which is on the neighbouring island of Guadalcanal. (aljazeera.com)
  • PIDF will be recruiting 4 Consultant Trainers, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands for the duration of this phase of the project. (pidf.int)
  • The main belligerents were from the province of Malaita-the most populous province - and the island of Guadalcanal, which is home to the capital, Honiara. (arac-international.org)
Manasseh Sogavare8
  • The prime minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, has been ousted in a vote of no-confidence. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Beijing-aligned Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare skipped the summit, which concluded Tuesday. (politico.eu)
  • In the opening ceremony, Solomon Island's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare highlighted the contributions made by partner countries, especially the largest donor China. (or.jp)
  • Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the Solomon Islands, a nation of about 700,000 people, was not taking sides. (afr.com)
  • Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a diplomatic visit to Beijing in 2019. (afr.com)
  • Pictured: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shows the way to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, in Beijing on October 9, 2019. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare argues the country can not afford to hold an election and the Pacific Games in the same year. (abc.net.au)
  • Hon Manasseh Sogavare is the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands elected in 24 April 2019. (pidf.int)
Papua New Gu9
British Solomon Isla3
  • Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP). (pacificwrecks.com)
  • In early 1942, the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP) government ordered all Europeans evacuated from the Solomon Islands . (pacificwrecks.com)
  • Tuberculosis in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate : 1958-1965 / by E. P. Hamblett. (who.int)
20237
  • How did hiring in the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry perform in Q3 2023? (naval-technology.com)
  • Pacific Nickel has upgraded both the overall tonnage and grade of the resource at its Kolosori nickel project in the Solomon Islands as it moves to start DSO production in mid-2023. (solomontimes.com)
  • The 2023 Pacific Games has a new body to oversee the procedures leading up to the games. (com.sb)
  • Dr Rodgers explained, the body established was provided for by the Pacific Games 2023 Act gazetted on October 26th 2018. (com.sb)
  • He added, while the Act is the overall governing body for the games preparations, the NHA will assume its role to govern the rules and procedures to ensure a successful 2023 Pacific games. (com.sb)
  • Meanwhile, National Hosting Authority's board member and Pacific Games Council President Vidya Lakhan explained, the formation of this new body is stated in the contract signed by the Solomon Islands Government, National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands and the games council upon winning the bid to host the 2023 games. (com.sb)
  • The Solomon Islands opposition has accused Manasseh Sogavare's government of undermining democracy and trying to 'bulldoze' through a constitutional amendment that would delay the election until after the Pacific Games in late 2023. (abc.net.au)
Sogavare6
  • The wake-up call was a controversial security pact Sogavare inked with Beijing in 2022, spurring a U.S. diplomatic charm offensive to Pacific island countries. (politico.eu)
  • The fact that that Prime Minister Sogavare didn't come and is not open to any U.S. overtures is the real fly in the ointment as far as U.S. [summit] success," said Patricia O'Brien , a Pacific Islands expert at Georgetown University, who spoke to several regional leaders and diplomats at the summit's conclusion. (politico.eu)
  • Sogavare has been strident in his defence of the proposed agreement, incensed by criticism that it would destabilise the region, or suggestions that the Solomon Islands had been coerced or duped into striking the bargain with the Communist power. (afr.com)
  • Suidani's continued support for Taipei brought him into direct conflict with the Solomon Islands's One China policy and led to an increasingly acrimonious and public spat between him and Sogavare. (aljazeera.com)
  • When the government of the newly elected Prime Minister Sogavare switched Solomons' diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 2019-without any real debate allowed in the country-it was apparent the now-centralized, softened system could easily be controlled through elite capture. (arac-international.org)
  • PM Sogavare doesn't represent the democratic will of the people of Solomon Islands, who want Part IV of the Townsville Peace Agreement, devolution of power, and strategic independence-which would align them more naturally with the West, from a position of strength, not vassalhood. (arac-international.org)
Vanuatu5
  • The U.S. committed $7 billion in development assistance this March as part of its attempt to renew ties with the region.Outreach efforts, documented in an exhaustive White House fact sheet published on Monday , included the opening of new embassies in the Solomon Islands and Tonga and plans for future diplomatic outposts in Vanuatu and Kiribati. (politico.eu)
  • PIDF has partnered with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), through a Grant Agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to implement the project "Capacity building to strengthen sustainable implementation of renewable energy technologies for rural energy access" in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and PNG. (pidf.int)
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of national language and cultures in Fiji/Vanuatu/Solomon Islands/PNG (subject to the country you are applying for). (pidf.int)
  • The invitation 13-a-side competition will feature four multi-sport clubs from around the main island of Guadalcanal and will be used as a selection trial for the upcoming International between the Solomon Islands national team and Vanuatu. (asiapacificrl.com)
  • Economics of public health in the South Pacific : an overview of health status, health services and health expenditure in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Western Samoa and Kiribati / Richard Taylor. (who.int)
Archipelago2
  • The Solomon Islands archipelago has seen annual sea levels rise as much as 0.4 inches, according to research published in Environmental Research Letters . (time.com)
  • The area of Roviana in the Solomon Islands has been more resilient to sea level rises than other parts of the archipelago. (cnn.com)
20193
  • Solomon Islands recorded a 67.5% drop in remittances in Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019. (spc.int)
  • China pledged its highest amount of aid for the Solomon Islands in 2019, when the country switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing. (or.jp)
  • Solomon Islands is the former Chair of PIDF (2016-2019). (pidf.int)
China's9
  • President Joe Biden 's U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit this week in Washington failed to display the locked-armed unity officials sought to counter China's own outreach to the region. (politico.eu)
  • In Australia, security analysts watched the story unfold with a mixture of dread because of the potential blow to Canberra's strategic interests, and vindication that years of assessments about China's military intent in the Pacific had seemingly been confirmed overnight. (afr.com)
  • Some who had in the past been critical of the motivations behind Australia's Pacific Step-Up - narrowly defined as pushing back against China's influence in the Pacific - were now saying it had not done enough. (afr.com)
  • The embassy announcement fits with a new Biden administration strategy for the Indo-Pacific that emphasises building partnerships with allies in the region as a way to counter China's growing influence and ambitions. (abc.net.au)
  • The four nations form the Quad, a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies that was created to counter China's regional influence. (abc.net.au)
  • This move by Beijing expands China's maritime strategic presence and bolsters its hard power in the region, while also enhancing its soft power through similar agreements with other Pacific Island nations. (af.edu)
  • The pact carries major ramifications for China's regional hard power, economic and military, while offering soft power advantages through similar agreements with other Pacific Island countries. (af.edu)
  • Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's recent claim about the China-Solomon Islands security cooperation. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • The United States has been stepping up its engagement in the Pacific amid China's growing influence. (aljazeera.com)
Allies1
  • During World War II, the island was spelled 'Ballale' by the Allies. (pacificwrecks.com)
20161
  • Coconut oil was the Solomon Islands' fourth biggest export commodity in 2016 accounting for 12 per cent of exports. (com.sb)
Malaita5
  • The prime minister has also mismanaged the country, for instance marginalizing the country's most populous island, Malaita, and threatening its premier, Daniel Suidani. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • The author concentrates on the perspectives of the two principal protagonists, the Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM), bitter at historic Malaitan occupation of rural Guadalcanal, and the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF), a response to the IFM's violent expulsion of Malaitans from the island. (ubc.ca)
  • The 2013 report of the government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), unfortunately available only as Allen's book was going to press, documents that the majority of deaths and human rights abuses in the conflict were intra-ethnic and intra-island rather than Guadalcanal vs. Malaita. (ubc.ca)
  • Legislators brought the vote after accusing Suidani, premier of Malaita province in the Pacific Islands nation, of misappropriating funds, according to ABC. (aljazeera.com)
  • Malaita province: north Malaita island. (joshuaproject.net)
Kokonut Pacific6
  • Photo credit: www.trethewey.com.au The Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV will be airing a program about Solomon Islands' Kokonut Pacific on its 'Landline' program tomorrow. (com.sb)
  • Kokonut Pacific, a coconut oil producing company was one of three companies from the Solomon Islands invited to attend Auckland's Pasifika Festival earlier in March as part of the PTI Pacific Path to Market programme. (com.sb)
  • Managing Director of Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands Bob Pollard said, "The festival has confirmed the opportunity in the New Zealand market and the standards and market concerns. (com.sb)
  • Ian Furlong, PTI Trade Development Manager said, "It was great to have Bob and his team involved in the Pasifika Festival as part of the PTI Pacific Path to Market Programme and we look forward to continuing to work with Kokonut Pacific as they launch their products into the New Zealand market. (com.sb)
  • Kokonut Pacific already has a New Zealand distributor for its Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) in Blue Coconut. (com.sb)
  • Kokonut Pacific was set up as a joint venture with Kokonut Pacific (Australia) in 2004 to introduce Direct Micro Expelling or DME technology to the villages. (com.sb)
Melanesia2
  • Jane's Solomon Islands Home Page __ 'The Solomon Islands, Treasured Islands of Melanesia and the Pacific, has something for everyone. (archaeolink.com)
  • Melanesian Mythology - Solomon Islands __ 'In the Solomon Islands as throughout Melanesia beliefs about origins, not only of men but also of animals, plants, and social customs are frequently linked with certain archetypal themes, one of which is the myth of the ogre-killing child born to an abandoned woman. (archaeolink.com)
Sogavare's1
  • Opposition MP Peter Kenilorea Jr slammed Mr Sogavare's response, saying it proved the Prime Minister's real ambition was simply to hold on to power in Solomon Islands. (abc.net.au)
Bougainville2
  • After the Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal in early February 1943, American forces advanced into the Central Solomons and Bougainville . (pacificwrecks.com)
  • The collection revisits near forgotten aerial battles fought over WW2 hotspots like New Georgia, Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, Bougainville Shortland Islands, raids from Guadalcanal to the Russell Island Group, Henderson and Carney Field, Buka Airfield to name a few. (booksonwaraustralia.com)
Guadalcanal Province1
  • Guadalcanal Province comprised of Guadalcanal Island where land, sea and air battles 1942-1943. (pacificwrecks.com)
10001
  • 30.3 births per 1000 made the Solomon Islands the Pacific country with the highest estimated crude birth rate in 2020. (spc.int)
Shortland Islands5
  • To the south is Shortland Island and the Shortland Island Group (Shortland Islands) . (pacificwrecks.com)
  • As long as the people of the Shortland Islands can remember, this island was uninhabited. (pacificwrecks.com)
  • To the people of the Shortland Islands, Ballale was considered 'sacu-sacu' (haunted). (pacificwrecks.com)
  • The labor force was comprised of islanders from the Shortland Islands and laborers from as far away as Choiseul Island that worked to collect coconuts, harvest and dry the copra and maintain the plantation. (pacificwrecks.com)
  • During early 1942, the Europeans living in the vicinity were evacuated just before the Japanese arrived to occupy Faisi Island and the Shortland Islands. (pacificwrecks.com)
Munda1
  • Marovo Lagoon, Munda and Ghizo Island are the three unmissable destinations in the Western Province. (lonelyplanet.com)
Choiseul Island2
  • Choiseul Province comprised of Choiseul Island and offshore islands. (pacificwrecks.com)
  • Traditionally, war parties from Buka Island would used this uninhabited island to cannibalize their victims after successful tribal warfare and headhunting raids to Choiseul Island . (pacificwrecks.com)
Western Province3
  • The Pacific Eden anchoring off Gizo island, Western Province. (com.sb)
  • Objective: To identify the etiology and risk factors of undifferentiated fever in a cluster of patients in Western Province, Solomon Islands, May 2014. (who.int)
  • Discussion: This outbreak represents the first laboratory-confirmed outbreak of scrub typhus in the Western Province of Solomon Islands. (who.int)
19431
  • Starting in January 1943, the island was the target of hundreds of Allied bombing missions, fighter sweeps and strafing runs. (pacificwrecks.com)
Indo-Pacific2
  • The establishment of Chinese naval bases in the Solomon Islands would be a significant development with far-reaching implications for the Indo-Pacific. (af.edu)
  • A key Chinese objective is breaking the maritime encirclement of island chains to expand its Indo-Pacific presence. (af.edu)
Population2
  • The Solomon Islands is a nation made up of hundreds of islands, with a population of about 640,000 people. (time.com)
  • Solomon Islands : report on the census of population. (who.int)
Fiji3
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Fiji to meet Pacific leaders and discuss the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic and disaster assistance. (abc.net.au)
  • The revelation came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Fiji on Saturday midway through a Pacific tour that began in Australia and finishes in Hawaii. (abc.net.au)
  • In Fiji, Mr Blinken plans to meet with Pacific Island leaders to discuss the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic and disaster assistance. (abc.net.au)
Country6
  • Country profile: Solomon Islands __ An overview of the Solomon Islands and people. (archaeolink.com)
  • The federal government deploys AFP and ADF personnel to Solomon Islands amid civil unrest in the Pacific country. (abc.net.au)
  • He adds plans are in place to add new activities, attractions, tour packages and new destinations within the country to make the Solomons an exciting new destination for Carnival cruise passengers. (com.sb)
  • Earlier, Penny Wong denied that the government's offer was a direct response to the Solomon Islands opposition's appeal for an intervention, stressing that Australia already had a track record of backing recent elections in the Pacific Island country. (abc.net.au)
  • The selected consultant(s)/trainer(s) will work with and support the respective PIDF/GGGI In-Country Project Coordinators to travel and conduct training(s) in selected remote communities, and where appropriate assist in the coordination and implementation of the Solomon Islands component of the project. (pidf.int)
  • The six-stage programme involves attending a Pacific Path to Market workshop in their own country, followed by an invitation to Pasifika Festival, a Gap Analysis workshop and one-to-one business meetings with prospective buyers, importers and distributors. (com.sb)
Embassy4
  • The US previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993. (abc.net.au)
  • The United States has a strategic interest in enhancing our political, economic, and commercial relationship with Solomon Islands, the largest Pacific Island nation without a US Embassy,' the State Department wrote. (abc.net.au)
  • Australia, New Zealand, and the United States have expressed apprehension, with Washington reopening the US embassy in the Solomon Islands and negotiating exclusive military use rights with other nations. (af.edu)
  • [2] The recent reopening of the US embassy in the Solomon Islands after 30 years and subsequent negotiations with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands for exclusive military use rights amplified US concerns, further heightened when the Solomon Islands refused a port call by a US Coast Guard vessel in summer 2022. (af.edu)
20224
  • Conclusions of the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting, 2022. (ilo.org)
  • Closing ceremony of the Pacific Partnership 2022 mission in Solomon Islands aboard US Navy's hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). (naval-technology.com)
  • The multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness exercise Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) has concluded aboard the US Navy's hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). (naval-technology.com)
  • The leaked security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands in April 2022 had a seismic impact on the geopolitics of the Pacific Islands states and Oceania, comparable to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Europe that same year. (af.edu)
Climate Resilience1
  • These two research papers capture the local experiences of climate resilience, adaptation, and migration in Solomon Islands. (worldbank.org)
Imperial Japa2
  • On November 3, 1942 the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), 18th Construction Battalion landed on Ballale Island to begin building an airfield with a contingent of 370 personnel later augmented by 517 British Prisoners Of War (POWs)) and local people as laborers. (pacificwrecks.com)
  • The garrison defending Ballale Island were both Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) personnel. (pacificwrecks.com)
Region16
  • The administration created an entire Pacific strategy hinged on "broader and deeper engagement" with the region. (politico.eu)
  • In the political arena, accusations came thick and fast that the federal government had "dropped the ball" in the Pacific and that diplomacy in the region had failed. (afr.com)
  • Australia demonstrates leadership in the region by being the largest aid donor and primary guarantor of security in the Pacific, not least of which through our comprehensive contributions to regional COVID-19 and natural disaster responses. (afr.com)
  • But for Pacific countries to transition to economic independence, Australia should pursue opportunities for greater economic integration with the region. (afr.com)
  • Despite controversies around Chinese business practices in major resource and infrastructure projects throughout the region, China remains the main customer for Pacific goods and resources. (afr.com)
  • For decades, Washington allowed Canberra and Wellington to manage the Solomons and its region. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • For decades, Washington allowed Canberra and Wellington to manage the Solomons and its region, and both Western powers, through the corrosive combination of neglect and condescension, allowed China to make significant inroads. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is the civil aviation authority that provides safety and security services across the Pacific Region. (epicflightacademy.com)
  • This article explores the leaked security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, which has significant implications for the geopolitical landscape of the South Pacific region. (af.edu)
  • The US Pacific Fleet commander, ADM Samuel Paparo, warned of "potential of conflict within our region within a couple of years because of the incredible unpredictability of events. (af.edu)
  • This diverse Commonwealth region includes vibrant economies like Australia and New Zealand, Pitcairn Islands, the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean, and states leading Commonwealth climate change and blue economy initiatives. (af.edu)
  • While no finalized agreement on Chinese naval bases in the Solomon Islands has been reached, such a development would represent the most significant Chinese move in the Pacific region since the turn of the millennium. (af.edu)
  • BEIJING, April 28 -- The security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands benefits the Solomon Islands' long-term peace and order, and also serves the common interests in the South Pacific region, a Chinese defense spokesperson said on Thursday. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • The cooperation benefits the Solomon Islands' social stability and long-term peace and order, and also serves the common interests in the South Pacific region, Snr. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • We urge relevant parties to stop hyping up the 'China military threat theory' and do more practical things that serve peace, stability and prosperity in the South Pacific region," Tan added. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • Considering the social dimensions of climate change is essential to building resilience and developing effective policy and programs within Solomon Islands and throughout the Pacific region. (worldbank.org)
Australian6
  • F ive of the Solomon Islands have disappeared into the Pacific Ocean due to rising seas and erosion, in what Australian researchers say is the first major effect of climate change on the coastlines and people of the Pacific. (time.com)
  • The Minister also used the opportunity to convey the Government's appreciation to the Australian Government for the support in developing the cruise ship sector in the Solomon Islands. (com.sb)
  • The Solomon Islands government has slammed an Australian offer to fund national elections next year, calling it an 'assault' on its democracy and an attempt at foreign interference. (abc.net.au)
  • Recently, Australian officials and media have repeatedly hyped up the security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands, deliberately distorting facts and creating tension, which is extremely irresponsible. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • The study, by a group of Australian scientists, used aerial and satellite imagery of 33 islands between 1947 and 2014 to track changes in land surface areas. (cnn.com)
  • After the end of the civil war, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)-led by an Australian peacekeeping force-was deployed in Solomons for over a decade. (arac-international.org)
Resilience1
  • This new World Bank research shares local perspectives in Solomon Islands that offer valuable insights on community-based climate adaptation, socials resilience, and climate-driven migration. (worldbank.org)
China-Solomon Islands1
Programme4
  • Opening remarks by Educational Quality & Assessment Programme (EQAP) Director Dr Michelle Belisle Good morning and a warm welcome to all of you as we begin our very first Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment, or PILNA, data workshop. (spc.int)
  • The Consultant/Trainer will assist the PIDF Programme Management Team, to ensure regular information sharing amongst the team, and will be responsible for assisting in the planning, coordinating, and conducting of training in the identified communities of Solomon Islands. (pidf.int)
  • Coconut oil from the Solomon Islands could be introduced to the New Zealand market thanks to the Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Pacific Path to Market programme. (com.sb)
  • He was positive about his experience in Auckland on the Pacific Path to Market programme. (com.sb)
Islanders2
  • The State Department said Solomon Islanders cherished their history with Americans on the battlefields of World War II, but the US was in danger of losing its preferential ties as China 'aggressively seeks to engage' elite politicians and business people in Solomon Islands. (abc.net.au)
  • After adjusting for confounders, younger non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics, Alaska Natives, and Asian/Pacific Islanders were 1.12 to 1.50 times as likely to smoke as their older counterparts. (cdc.gov)
PIDF2
  • The PIDF is a multilateral and multi-stakeholder organization focusing on a distinctive Pacific model of green growth in blue economies aligned to sustainable development principles. (pidf.int)
  • PIDF is an action-oriented platform to identify innovative solutions and works closely with Regional and International counterparts to engage state and non-state actors to develop high-impact collaboration on sustainable development and poverty reduction in the Pacific Islands. (pidf.int)
20241
  • Foreign Minister Penny Wong earlier on Tuesday confirmed that Australia made an offer to help fund elections in Solomon Islands next year as the country's parliament debated a deeply controversial bill to defer the national poll until 2024. (abc.net.au)
Security Cooperation1
  • The pact, titled "Framework Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Solomon Islands on Security Cooperation," highlights a disturbing trend: China, after years of persistent commercial, diplomatic, and military efforts, is taking over the Pacific. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
Australia9
  • He has a strained relationship with Australia, which has had a peacekeeping mission in the Solomon Islands since 2003, when it was invited there by the government to restore order. (bbc.co.uk)
  • The US, Australia, New Zealand and other regional powers are concerned that the deal could lead to an increased Chinese military presence in the Pacific. (or.jp)
  • Regardless of its contents, a security agreement between the Solomon Islands and China implies a degree of trust and closeness in the two countries' relations - much like AUKUS does between Australia, Britain and the US. (afr.com)
  • It is important for Australia to continue to provide development assistance to the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries. (afr.com)
  • It has not tried to outspend Australia on aid in the Pacific and, if anything, appears to have scaled back this arm of statecraft in recent years. (afr.com)
  • The visit marks the beginning of regular, scheduled cruise ship visits for Carnival Australia to Solomon Islands. (com.sb)
  • No, this is because Australia has always historically supported democracy in Solomon Islands,' she said. (abc.net.au)
  • When Australia gave $17 million for the Pacific Games it was heartily welcomed with smiles. (abc.net.au)
  • To understand the situation, we need to look at three distinct strands: domestic Solomon Islands, China, and Australia. (arac-international.org)
20201
  • The administration has recognized the need to engage, just belatedly," said Michael Walsh , chair of the Asia-Pacific Security Affairs Subcommittee on the Biden Defense Working Group during the 2020 presidential campaign. (politico.eu)
Countries11
  • Some 5,000 athletes from 24 countries and territories are taking part in the event, known as an Olympics for Pacific island nations. (or.jp)
  • As the nation heads toward an election, recent events in the Solomon Islands are a reminder that strong economic relationships with Pacific countries are important to security. (afr.com)
  • Pacific countries often say they do not want to be drawn into geopolitics. (afr.com)
  • China has substantial economic relationships with Pacific Island countries. (afr.com)
  • Notably, the Solomon Islands recently switched recognition from Taiwan to China after substantial Chinese investment, holding significance as four of the remaining 14 countries recognizing Taiwan reside in the South Pacific, including Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Nauru. (af.edu)
  • As two independent and sovereign countries, China and Solomon Islands, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, carry out cooperation in maintaining social order, protecting the safety of people's lives and property, conducting humanitarian aid and tackling natural disasters, etc., the spokesperson said. (chinamil.com.cn)
  • It is a space for catalyzing, mobilizing and mainstreaming action in support of sustainable development through green/blue economy in Pacific Island Countries. (pidf.int)
  • Previous experience in similar work in Pacific island countries would be an advantage. (pidf.int)
  • Solomon Islands, like many Pacific countries, is vulnerable to both sudden climate shocks like tropical cyclones and flooding, but also more gradual climate-driven changes like sea level rise and saltwater intrusion. (worldbank.org)
  • All national law and policy reports from the regional thematic study on displacement in the context of disasters and climate change in ten countries across Asia and the Pacific. (lu.se)
  • Pacifi c Island countries, and non-Asia-Pacifi c countries. (cdc.gov)
Geopolitics1
  • However, the proposed security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands shows that geopolitics is well and truly thriving. (afr.com)
Beijing2
  • Beijing is moving from island group to island group, and soon the People's Liberation Army will be in striking distance of Hawaii. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • The five-year deal, subject to automatic renewals, will allow Beijing to use the islands to base its military and to do pretty much what the Chinese military wants. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
Search1
Completely disappeared2
  • Using aerial footage, radiocarbon dating of trees and traditional knowledge, researchers discovered that five tiny islands that existed in 1947 had completely disappeared by 2014. (time.com)
  • Five of the Solomon Islands have completely disappeared under water over the past seven decades, one drawing its last breath as recently as 2011, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters . (cnn.com)
Prime Minister1
  • As Oren Gruenbaum pointed out, then-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was gravely concerned, while David Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia, said he feared the pact could put Pacific islands " at the epicentre of a future confrontation" between China and the US. (af.edu)
Kiribati1
Suidani2
  • Putting his life at risk, Suidani has resolutely opposed the Chinese takeover of the Solomons. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
  • Daniel Suidani, a vocal critic of China and leader of the Solomon Islands's largest province, has been removed from office after a no-confidence vote in the provincial legislature, according to Australia's public broadcaster ABC. (aljazeera.com)
Cooperation1
  • In its approach to the Pacific, China has used the language of economic cooperation. (afr.com)
Government8
  • This article was originally published by the Solomon Islands Government. (spc.int)
  • Transparency provisions set out that the Solomon Islands government would not be able to disclose activities carried out under the agreement without permission from China. (afr.com)
  • The State Department said the Peace Corps was planning to reopen an office in Solomon Islands and have its volunteers serve there, and that several US agencies were establishing government positions with portfolios in the Solomons. (abc.net.au)
  • Stage of Change is one of the grantees of the SPC's Human Rights and Social Development Programme's Pacific People Advancing Change Project which is funded by the Government of Sweden. (spc.int)
  • He further added, the audit and oversight committee- the National Hosting Council must include the Solomon Islands Government, NOCSI and the Pacific Games Council. (com.sb)
  • And on that, the Government of Solomon Islands has four seats, NOCSI has three seats, the Game Council has one seat. (com.sb)
  • On Tuesday morning, Senator Wong confirmed the federal government had made a formal offer to help Solomon Islands hold the election next year, although she did not lay out the scope of that offer. (abc.net.au)
  • But late on Tuesday, the Solomon Islands government issued an angry statement calling the offer 'inappropriate' and scolding the Foreign Minister for making it public while MPs are debating the bill to delay the poll. (abc.net.au)
Organisation1
  • The documentary explored the support of this organisation in the implementation of Solomon Islands Family Protection Act at the local level by raising awareness through the establishment of gender based violence and referrals pathway committees. (spc.int)
Coordination2
Sovereign1
Secretariat1
Implications1
  • [1] The implications have generated widespread apprehension across the Pacific. (af.edu)
Project5
  • Oceania Project: Solomon Islands __ You will find general information and links to related resources. (archaeolink.com)
  • Kolosori is an advanced stage direct shipping ore nickel laterite project located at the southern end of Isabel Island, in the Solomon Islands. (solomontimes.com)
  • Solomon Islands National Forest Resources Inventory Project. (edu.au)
  • 001b - Solomon Islands National Forest Resources Inventory Project. (edu.au)
  • 002a - Solomon Islands national forest resources inventory: Project working paper No.15. (edu.au)
Conflict1
  • This book Pacific Adversaries Vol 4 details historical stories of the Pacific air war during the New Guinea Solomon Islands conflict. (booksonwaraustralia.com)
Country's1
  • On March 25, the Solomon Islands announced it was "expanding" security arrangements, "diversifying the country's security partnership including with China. (gatestoneinstitute.org)
People4
  • Category:Solomon Islands people __ Index of Wikipedia articles related to Solomon Islands. (archaeolink.com)
  • Comprising literally thousands of large islands, small islands and islets, it has a multiplicity of cultures and diversity of people that is forever fascinating. (archaeolink.com)
  • This mess took decades to create, three parties to action, and it isn't what the majority of the people of Solomon Islands want. (arac-international.org)
  • Cyclones, flash floods, and other weather-related events have already forced about 26,000 people within Solomon Islands to relocate since 2008 [1]. (worldbank.org)
Office3
Nuatambu2
  • One of the islands affected was Nuatambu, which lost half its habitable area since 2011, including 11 houses. (time.com)
  • The inhabited island of Nuatambu, however, has lost more than 50 percent of its surface area - more than 14,000 square meters - forcing some families to move to a higher volcanic island nearby. (cnn.com)
Provinces1
  • Five out of nine provinces in the Solomon Islands have endorsed gender equality policies, a positive indication of how gender equality has become a national development priority. (spc.int)