Solomon Islands election puts China ’s Pacific influence in spotlight
Incumbent Manasseh Sogavare’s development and security pact with Beijing has stoked western concerns#beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?
The Canary Islands—
More than 1000 years ago, a young man stood on the northern shore of the island now known as El Hierro. Across the wave-swept Atlantic Ocean, he could see the silhouettes of other islands, a volcanic peak on one soaring toward the clouds only 90 kilometers away. Yet, for him, those islands were as unreachable as the Moon.
His body betrayed the rigors of life on his arid volcanic outcrop. His molars were worn almost to the gums from grinding fibrous wild fern roots. His ancestors here had farmed wheat, but he and his contemporaries grew only barley and raised livestock such as goats. His gen...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nikkei Film: Solomon Islands, the divisions created by pro-China policy
HONIARA -- The government of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific has worked hard to strengthen ties with China in recent years. The National Stadium being built in the capital, Honiara, for international sports events, the installation of cell towers in suburban areas to improve…#honiara #solomonislands #southpacific #nationalstadium #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inclusive and resilient shelter guide: accounting for the needs of informal settlements in Solomon Islands - Vahanvati M, McEvoy D, Iyer-Raniga U.
PURPOSE This paper aims to highlight the localised shelter solutions to fulfil adequate and disaster resilient housing needs of urban informal settlers of Honiara, the capital city of Solomon Islands, in a way that is sensitive to their unique challenges, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Solomon Islands, Soramitsu team up for Bokolo Cash CBDC proof-of-concept
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has launched a proof-of-concept for a central bank digital currency called Bokolo Cash. Japanese blockchain Soramitsu is providing support. Bokolo Cash will be worth one Solomon Islands dollar. Project participants can use it in retail settings in the island…#centralbank #bokolocash #soramitsu #solomonislands #honiara #hyperledger #iroha #fearlesswallet #manassehsogavare #papuanewguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experience and impact of gender-based violence in Honiara, Solomon Islands: a cross-sectional study recording violence over a 12-month period - Chadwick V, Kluckow H, Mapstone K, Whiffin V, Ryder B, Rimon M, Hebala H, Hill S, Martiniuk AL.
This study aims to collect data on the experience and impact of gender-based violence experienced by women attending health clinics in Honiara, Solomon Islands. METHOD: Any woman over the age of 18 who attended a local health clinic in H... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Chinese party delegation visits Solomon Islands, Chinese state media reports
File photo: Flags of Solomon Islands and China flutter near the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A Chinese communist party delegation has visited the Solomon Islands, calling the "flourishing"…#solomonislands #tiananmengate #beijing #pacific #communistparty #guoyezhou #manassehsogavare #sogavare #liqiang #pacificarchipelago (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US'disappointed' Solomon Islands leader Sogavare to miss White House summit
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. is disappointed Solomon Islands Prime…#manassehsogavare #ungeneralassembly #newyorkcity #sydney #solomonislands #pacificislands #pacificislandsforum #australian #abc #jeremiahmanele (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australia says it will send more police to Solomon Islands, extend mission
Australia said on Sunday it would send additional police to the Solomon Islands to boost security for the Pacific Games in November, keeping them there until June to assist with a general election. The extended Australian police presence comes after the Solomon Islands upgraded ties with China,…#solomonislands #pacificgames #australian #newzealand #pacificislands #fiji #papuanewguinea #manassehsogavare #taiwan #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Australian police to stay in Solomon Islands until 2024 election
Australian police will stay in the Solomon Islands to provide security for a regional sporting event in November and national elections in 2024, the Pacific Island nation's government has said. The number of officers will increase before November's Pacific Games, when 5,000 athletes from two dozen…#australian #solomonislands #pacificisland #pacificgames #anthonyalbanese #fiji #newzealand #richardmarles #beijing #sogavare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands newspaper pledged to promote ‘truth about China’s generosity’ in return for funding
Local media in Solomon Islands have been accused of compromising their independence by entering into agreements with Chinese news organisations and accepting thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment from the Chinese embassy. Since the Solomon Islands government signed a high-profile security…#solomonislands #pacific #solomonstar #pacificislands #honiara #occrp #aubreybelford #belford #guardian #iphones (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solomon Islands leader visits Beijing, highlighting the U.S.-China rivalry in South Pacific
Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the country’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang. Sogavare…#solomonislands #beijing #southpacific #manassehsogavare #xijinping #liqiang #sogavare #taiwan #communistparty #kiribati (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Zealand to maintain 15 defense personnel in Solomon Islands
New Zealand's government on Monday said it will maintain defense personnel in the Solomon Islands at the request of local authorities until at least Dec. 31, 2023, extending a peacekeeping mission by as much as seven months. New Zealand deployed defense force staff to the Pacific country in late…#newzealand #solomonislands #pacific #fiji #papuanewguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the Rise of Timor-Leste ’s Aquaculture Sector Is a Blueprint for Other Small Island Nations
Fish farmers harvest genetically improved farmed tilapia. Credit: Shandy SantosBy Jharendu PantPENANG, Malaysia, May 3 2023 (IPS) For Timor-Leste, as with most other islands in the Pacific, fortunes are to be found in fish – an equity food available to all regardless of status.
Nevertheless, the island is highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, hampering domestic food production and contributing to Timor-Leste’s ranking of 110th out of 121 countries for malnutrition. Meanwhile, the country is highly dependent on imported foods – including aquatic foods.
But a national strategy to prioritise the sustainable ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jharendu Pant Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Environment Gender Headlines Health Labour Sustainability TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
As US-China rivalry heats up in the Pacific Islands, the press gets stuck in the middle
Earlier this month—on the same day that officials went public about a Chinese spy balloon flying over the US, triggering weeks of media coverage—the US officially opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands, an archipelago nation in the southern Pacific. The embassy was itself a response to…#solomonislands #pacific #dorothywickham #solomons #pacificgames #taiwan #western #katelyons #pacificforguardians #australian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
