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Post-conflict trauma haunts Solomon Islands

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Post-conflict trauma haunts Solomon Islands By Catherine Wilson HONIARA, Solomon Islands – After 10 years of working towards peace and reconciliation in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, following a five-year civil conflict known as the “Tensions” (1998-2003) which left 30,000 people displaced and hundreds unaccounted for, people now go about their daily lives in improved freedom and personal security. Continue reading →

Solomon Islands tragedy revealed

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A graphic and vivid official account of how the Solomon Islands plunged into civil war a decade ago has been leaked after the government there refused to release it saying they feared its contents would bring tragedy back to the nation. It contains horrific first hand accounts of the massacres staged by a now imprisoned warlord, Harold Keke. Continue reading →

NASA Spacecraft Makes 1st Complete Map of Planet Mercury

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The surface of the planet Mercury has been completely mapped for the first time in history, scientists say. The closest planet to the sun hasn’t received as much scientific attention as some of its more flashy solar system neighbors, such as Mars, butNASA’s Messenger spacecraftis helping to close the gap Continue reading →

Solomons Islands To Establish Mission In New Zealand

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OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION UNIT Media Release 04-03-13-Gh Solomons Islands To Establish Mission In New Zealand The Solomon Islands Government will establish a Diplomatic Mission in New Zealand later this year. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Continue reading →

Solomon Islands – Development, Society, Environment

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dialogue On Development, Society And Environment Opens In Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands, 4 March 2013 (IUCN) The Prime Ministers High Level Roundtable on Development, Society and Environment, opened this morning in Honiara, Solomon Islands, with representatives of government, the private sector and civil society present to discuss important development issues with the hope of agreeing on a development model that incorporates the needs of society and the environment and also considers the long-term needs of the country. The Dialogue was officially opened by the Honorable Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. Prime Minister Lilo indicated that the challenges being faced by Solomon Islands are huge, a result of small populations geographically dispersed over a large ocean. Continue reading →

McCully welcomes Solomon Islands counterpart

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Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will meet his counterpart from the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Clay Forau, for official talks tomorrow. Continue reading →

WSPA Disaster Response Team in Solomon Islands

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Following the 8.0 earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands on Wednesday, WSPA teams in the region have been on high alert and ready to help stray and injured animals and assist with the limited veterinary capacity on the islands. As a result, WSPA has now deployed two members of its Disaster Response Team to Santa Cruz Islands in southern Solomon Islands, to determine how the disaster has affected local animal populations and what response is required. Animals are often the forgotten victims of disasters, but they too suffer the immediate dangers and terrible aftermaths of unexpected and violent events. Continue reading →

Powerful aftershocks continue to rattle Solomon Islands

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HONIARA (AFP) – Powerful aftershocks continued to rattle the Solomon Islands Sunday as aid agencies struggled to get a clear picture of the devastation four days after a 8.0-magnitude quake triggered a deadly tsunami. Continue reading →

Solomon Islands hit by five-foot tsunami, leaving six dead

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A tsunami hit the Solomon Islands, leaving six reported deaths and damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties. The tsunami followed an 8.0 earthquake near the Pacific Island chain. A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific island chain. Continue reading →

Quake rocks Solomon Islands – Video

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Quake rocks Solomon Islands Quake rocks Solomon IslandsA massive earthquake near the Solomon Islands has sent panic around the Pacific, and briefly put Australia on tsunami watch. By: worldwidechannel33 Continue reading →