The Latest Breaking News from Solomon Islands

US opens new embassies and promises millions to Pacific Islands in move to counter China

US Vice President Kamala Harris assured Pacific island leaders of more U.S. engagement after acknowledging Wednesday the United States may not have previously provided the diplomatic attention the region deserved.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2022

More than meets the eye? The ‘complicated’ Pacific PM who hugged Albanese

Before the Australian and Solomon Islands leaders met, Mr Albanese had confidently predicted that the relationship was about to improve.

The New Daily · Jul 13, 2022

Solomon Islands PM meets Australian, New Zealand leaders over China pact

The Solomon Islands prime minister met counterparts from Australia and New Zealand for the first time since striking a security pact with China that sparked concern among U.S. allies over Beijing's military ambitions in the Pacific islands.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare thanks China, refuses to answer questions from Australian press

In a speech to mark the Solomon Islands' national independence day, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says China demonstrates a "genuine intention" to be a "worthy partner" in the country's development.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Chinese Communist Party donates police equipment to Solomon Islands

Senior Australian officials are expressing their unease about China's growing police cooperation with Solomon Islands, as Australia has always been the major provider of police training in Honiara.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022

Samu Kerevi restoring pride in the family name through Australia form

The centre left Fiji as a child with the Kerevi name notorious for the wrong reasons but he is inspiring a positive outlook

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

How China’s presence has grown in the Pacific in the past decade

China’s presence in the Pacific has taken new forms. What was once purely economic, is now much deeper.

360info · Jul 3, 2022

China's influence hard to ignore in Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, as Australia warned it could be 'left behind'

Solomon Islands has been shut off from the world for more than two years. It was thrust into the global spotlight during that time when it signed a security pact with China. Now it has opened up again, what do the people of Solomon Islands think?

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Solomon Islands ends COVID-19 isolation, reopens to world for first time since China deal announced

Solomon Islands becomes latest country to reopen after COVID-19 protocols, ending more than 800 days shut off from the outside world.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Breakthrough in Solomon-Aus relationship

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he and his Solomon Islands counterpart Manasseh Sogavare have broken ground with a "constructive discussion".

AAP · Jun 27, 2022