Solomon Islands News Archives

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says voting at yesterday's Savo-Russells bye-election was conducted in a fair and orderly manner.

The Australian Defence Force has completed the latest in a series of deployments in support of Operation RENDER SAFE, working to rid the Solomon Islands of unexploded ordnance left in the wake of some of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

Weeks after announcing Divande from Solomon Islands as winner of Pacific Break 2009 today, Radio Australia has again announced a new winner.

All 14 pacific islands countries, including Solomon Islands have confirmed their participating at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.

The Fiji government has given notice of intention to suspend the operation of Part Two of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations , Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has announced.

The High Court of Solomon Islands has quashed the decision of the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission to grant increases and new awards in the 2009 entitlements of Parliamentarians.

Thank you for inviting me to address this milestone conference in the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs' 75th anniversary year.

Peacekeeping Fiji style ... RAMSI Police Force representatives from Fiji Millie Ducia, left, and Sala Vakatuturaga in the Solomon Islands THE contribution of Fijian women in the Regional Assistance Missions to the Solomon Islands has been highly commended by RAMSI Special Co-ordinator, Graeme Wilson during the Fiji Independence day celebrations.

Tsunami threat 'won't deter tourists' 13/10/2009 Despite the threat and impact of natural disasters, tourists will continue to flock to the Pacific, says a touring Australian Pacific diplomat.

Bob McMullan, the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for AusAID Tonga's economy and those of its neighbouring Pacific countries grew by less than 2% in 2008, compared to a 5.1 % growth rate of the region combined.

Solomon Islands agencies defied a court order when they deported the country's former attorney-general Julian Moti, so he could face child sex charges in Australia, a court has been told.

The prime minister met with three visiting prime ministers at Natadola in Sigatoka this morning.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.

The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare will arrive today for a three-day visit to Honiara.

Solomon Islands has made an appeal to developed country parties to recognise the right to survival of countries like Solomon Islands on this planet Earth.

The wide scale Pacific tsunami warning triggered by a powerful quake between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu has been lifted, but the warning prompted evacuations in a number of island countries.

Four powerful earthquakes with a magnitudes ranging between 7.0 and 7.8 occurred Thursday in the vicinity of the South Pacific island nations of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu sparked panic in the Pacific island nations on Thursday, amid concerns of repeating last week's devesting tsunamis in the region.

The tsunami warning issued for Solomon Islands following an 8.1 magnitude earthquake which struck 260 kilometres south of Santa Cruz island has been cancelled.

A TSUNAMI warning issued after two powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago has been cancelled.

Undersea earthquakes caused panic in the South Pacific on Thursday, sending islanders fleeing to higher ground on fears of a second devastating tsunami in as many weeks, but the wave proved to be tiny and harmless.

Papua New Guinea prime minister Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare will make an official visit to Solomon Islands from the 12 to 14th of this month, October.

Please find attached photos for media use following the visit by New Zealand Governor-General, His Excellency The Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, to RAMSI Headquarters, Solomon Islands.

Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand is in the Solomon Islands to observe New Zealand peace efforts.

Defense & Security News - By Australian Department of Defence on October 1, 2009 at 5:57 am Loading ... The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today met with his New Zealand counterpart, the Hon.