U.S. considers Solomon Islands tuna plant investment

The United States is considering investing in a tuna-canning facility under construction in the Solomon Islands. The United States, Australia, and New Zealand have been competing with China for influence in the Pacific.

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U.S. opens embassy in Solomon Islands

The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the Pacific as a counter to China. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced plans to

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Solomon Islands striker signs for top Bosnian football club

Solomon Islands hotshot Raphael Lea’i has signed for Bosnian footballing giants FK Velež Mostar, to become the first Solomon Islander to ever sign for a professional European club. Lea’i signed a one-year

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Solomon Islands focuses on Pacific Games and Elections

Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement’s (DCGA) key policy priorities for 2023 is hosting the 17th Pacific Games and the preparation of the 2023 General Election. This is according to the 2023

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Solomon Islands not ready to graduate from LDC status

Solomon Islands Foreign Minister, Jeremiah Manele says his country is not ready to graduate from its least developed country status. The Minister met with a team from the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Support for

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Solomon Islands ratifies Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Solomon Islands has ratified the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) last Friday, 20 January 2023 – the 14th Pacific Island nation to join. The ratification was marked with a ceremony at United

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Damages from Solomon Islands earthquake reach US$223,858

The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands last Tuesday has left an estimated total loss of roughly around $1.85 million (US$223,858.48) from damages it caused to buildings in Honiara. This

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Powerful earthquakes hit Solomon Islands

Damaged buildings and widespread power outages have been reported in the Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, after two earthquakes occurred off the southwest coast of Guadalcanal Province on Tuesday.  The first

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Solomon Islands PM assures region of a thrilling safe Pacific Games

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured the visiting Pacific Games 2023 Chiefs of Missions that Solomon Islands is ready to deliver one of the most thrilling and safe chapters of the Pacific Games

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Solomon Islands benefit ‘significantly’ from labour scheme

Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) has acknowledged that among the most significant benefits of the PACER plus agreement to the Solomon Islands is the labour mobility scheme,

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Real partnership with Solomon Islands must be based on truth

Last week, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Australia’s Anthony Albanese met in Canberra for the first time, less than a month after Australia offered to fund Solomon Islands’ elections to avoid

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Solomon Islands may remain least developed till 2024: Manele

Solomon Islands may not shed its least-developed country status by the 2024 target after suffering economic setbacks, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said Monday. More than 40 countries are classified by the UN as

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