カテゴリー: Solomon Islands
Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big lossesAs the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps …
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple with higher fuel prices amid the Iran warThe leaders of some Pacific countries have appealed for help with oil supplies while others urg…
A luxury Chinese sedan gifted to Fiji is the latest in a string of vehicles donated by foreign countries to deepen partnerships and seek influence in the regionAt a ceremony in January, a shiny black luxury sedan rolled into the leafy, rain-soaked grou…
Beijing and Canberra have adopted different strategies to support policing in the Pacific nation and observers are split on which is proving more effectiveAt a church hall on the outskirts of Honiara, dozens of community leaders gathered for a training…
Respected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places in Solomon IslandsScientist Katy Soapi’s earliest memories are of the sea. She grew up on Rendova, a lush island in western Solomon Islands, …
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentialsChina, the climate crisis and security concerns dominated the agenda as Pacific leaders gathered for t…
Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon IslandsClimate change, rising seas and China’s push for influence are set to dominate talks at the Pacific Islan…
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attendingTuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting nex…
Crucial for coastal communities, mangroves are threatened by land clearing, development and rising seasAs the morning light hits Oibola village in Solomon Islands, the receding tide drains water through a maze of tangled mangrove roots.Dressed in muddy…
Claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster, which saw more than 300 tonnes of fuel leak into the water, filed in the Solomons High courtThe companies allegedly responsible for the one of the worst environmental disasters in Solomon Islands’ history ar…
Thinktank’s report says Beijing has emerged from Covid-induced lull with a ‘more competitive, politically targeted model’ of engagement in the regionChina has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after char…
Police dug up and removed the rust-caked projectiles, which belonged to US troops during the second world warWorkers at a school in Solomon Islands discovered a buried stockpile of the second world war munitions as they “dug a hole for sewage”, police …
Member countries from the global south were intimidated in an attempt to dissuade them from attending summit, says executive directorChina’s attempts to stop foreign parliamentarians from attending a summit in Taiwan were “massively overstepping” acts …
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisationAs competition for influence in the Pacific region intensifies, analysis by the Guardian has mapped a v…
Cathy Nori is one of just three women elected to Solomon Islands’ 50-seat parliament in last month’s electionIn the final days of her election campaign, Cathy Nori considered giving up. The 57-year-old had been trekking up a mountain, near her home in …