Solomon Islands

At least 20.000 people in remote communities in Solomon Islands have been highly impacted by the series of earthquakes that struck off the south coast of Guadalcanal earlier this week, with the largest quake reaching magnitude 7

National Disaster Management Office with Australian Defence Force conducted evacuation exercise in Savo to test community evacuation arrangements and operational procedures to coordinate evacuation response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief

The country bolstered the armament of its police force with a donation of water cannons from China on Friday, just days after receiving weapons from Australia

The Organising Committee of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands has issued a tender for the supply of uniforms and related items

A total of 35 women from Malatoha and Belaha, in central Guadalcanal, will take part in a training in the frame of the Gender Action Plan for the Tina River Hydroelectric Development Project

PM Sogavare told a meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Alliance of Small Island States that Solomon Islands fully supports the organisation's objective of pushing for the adoption of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index

The bill postponing elections until 2024 has been approved; the 11th Parliament will dissolve on 31 December 2023 and the law will cease to be effective on 1 January 2024: national general elections will be held within four months of that date

The country obtained a $66 million loan from China to finance technology giant Huawei in the construction of 161 telecommunication towers across the nation; it is the first large-scale financing received by Beijing since the signing of the April pact

The country has joined the global call to conclude work on the Marine Biodiversity Treaty beyond national jurisdictions by the end of this year

There is no military base, nor any other military facility or institutions, in the country’s security agreement with China signed last April - PM Sogavare assured once again, stressing that that’s a very important point that he will continue to reiterate