Obituaries in the news Nov 15, 2009
The squadron shot down 94 Japanese planes over the Northern Solomon Islands and Rabaul. The unit was the subject of a television series titled "Baa Baa Black Sheep" from 1976 to 1978. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Pacific Islanders cry for help Jul 27, 2009
In the Solomon Islands officials were looking for land to resettle people from low-lying outer atolls, and those living in the outer atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia were facing food and water shortages and moving to higher ground. "People are facing increasing food and water shortages, losing land and being forced from their homes, dealing with rising cases of malaria and coping with more frequent flooding and storm surges," Mr Hewett said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Obama Taps Big Donors for Ambassadorships Jun 20, 2009
Obama also tapped career diplomats for posts in the Solomon Islands, Croatia, Tajikistan, Georgia and Uganda. Obama nominated Louisville, Ky. (Newsmax)
PNG riots hit Chinese businesses May 18, 2009
Many Chinese fled the neighbouring Solomon Islands after riots in 2006 ... Expatriate Chinese also fled neighbouring Solomon Islands in large numbers after racially-charged disturbances in 2006. (BBC News)
Fiji, Facing Suspension From Pacific Forum, Rejects Calling New Elections May 1, 2009
Along with Fiji, Australia and New Zealand it includes Tonga, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. To contact the reporter on this story: in Sydney at. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Profile: Archbishop Tutu Apr 3, 2009
He advised non-governmental groups seeking reconciliation in Northern Ireland and has been invited to the Solomon Islands to help set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission there. Zimbabwe 'basket case. (BBC News -- Africa)
Community moves to protect reefs Feb 26, 2009
The project aims to endorse the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI), a program proposed by several countries to halt the degradation of vulnerable coral colonies and conserve threatened marine species in the coral triangle area, which comprised Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The six countries will sign the initiative at the first ever World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi, in May this year. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Maintaining peace Feb 23, 2009
A parliamentary panel in the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, is debating the future of an Australian-led peacekeeping force ... The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) is not one of the world's best-known peacekeeping forces ... Bringing law and order to the Solomon Islands was hard enough for the local police force. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* World News Quick Take Feb 9, 2009
The funds will be donated to The Fred Hollows Foundation, which operates blindness-prevention programs in the Solomon Islands ... During a later trip to Papua New Guinea for a Pacific Islands Forum meeting, which included a stopover in the Solomon Islands, the cast was signed by several dignitaries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Solomons declares floods disaster Feb 7, 2009
The Solomon Islands has declared a national disaster after heavy rain and flooding killed at least nine people. Emergency workers say nine more people are missing on Guadalcanal island, and dozens have been evacuated from there and nearby Savo island. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
