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The Latest Breaking News from Solomon Islands

Miss Pacific Islands pageant sparks diplomatic dispute after judges stopped at border

Judge accused of vote rigging after a tie-break between two contestants

The Independent UK

Solomon Islands landowners seek compensation over catastrophic oil spill

Claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster, which saw more than 300 tonnes of fuel leak into the water, filed in the Solomons High court

The Guardian - AU

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with Beijing

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Australia Agrees Deal To Finance, Train Solomons Police

Australia said Friday it has agreed to help boost Solomon Islands' police force with a finance and training package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China.

International Business Times

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

A security pact between Australia and Solomon Islands will strengthen the Pacific nation's domestic police force and reduce the need for any Chinese assistance.

AAP

Manele stares down Solomon Islands no confidence vote

A no-confidence motion in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele failed to eventuate in parliament.

AAP

No-confidence motion filed against Solomon Islands PM

As he faces political trouble at home, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has reportedly reached a deal with Australia to grow his country's police.

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World's biggest coral — so big it can be seen from space — discovered by chance off Solomon Islands

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the Solomon Islands.

LiveScience

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years

The Guardian - UK

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands

Scientists say coral ‘pulsing with life and colour’ is 300 years old and three times larger than previous record holder.

Al Jazeera

Scientists Say World's Largest Coral Found Near Solomon Islands

Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and colour".

International Business Times

Researchers discover world’s largest coral in the Solomon Islands

The mega coral, which is visible from space is believed to be about 300 years old.

The Independent UK

Expanded World Cup offers Oceania teams extra incentive

Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia are among the unlikely nations that could score a first trip to the expanded FIFA World Cup showpiece in 2026.

AAP

Solomon Islands Voices 'Concern' Over Pacific Police Deal

Solomon Islands aired reservations Friday about a landmark Pacific policing deal brokered by Australia, saying it should not preclude them from working alongside newfound ally China.

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Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Attempts by the Solomon Islands to downgrade the membership of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum appear set to fail.

International Business Times

Papua New Guinea Backs Creation Of Multinational Pacific Police Force

Papua New Guinea said Wednesday it supported the creation of a multinational Pacific police force, a landmark proposal pushed by Australia that could significantly blunt China's regional ambitions.

Radio France Internationale

Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan Wednesday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's security role in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means

Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisation

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AAP

Aust, NZ fund Solomons airfield in development race

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has welcomed a $55 million investment in Seghe Airfield that could unlock the region's tourism potential.

AAP

NZ's Peters follows Wong in Pacific tour de force

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters will lead a delegation of six Kiwi MPs to the Solomon Islands, Nauru and Niue this week.

AAP

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Pacific mission

A high-level delegation of New Zealand ministers and MPs will head to Solomon Islands, Nauru and Niue next week.

AAP

Australia to aid Solomons police, seeks to block China

Australia will work with the Solomon Islands to double police force numbers under a staged plan to ensure security and stability in the Pacific nation.

AAP

Newly elected Solomon Islands PM to visit Australia

Jeremiah Manele will make a week-long visit to Australia ahead of talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

LiveScience

Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process

A Western Pacific leatherback migrating from her nesting grounds in the Solomon Islands dove to a whopping 4,409 feet, conservationists say.

International Business Times

Shadowy Exotic Pet Trade Thrives In Pacific Island Nation

The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign collectors sourcing exotic species including some subject to trade bans, an AFP investigation has found.

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