PNG urges Australia, NZ to support Fiji Oct 14, 2009
"It will be difficult for them to change but with a lot of explanation and understanding, if Australia and New Zealand see what is happening in Fiji, there could be a change of mind and attitude," Somare told reporters after talks with his Solomon Islands' counterpart Derek Sikua. Bainimarama toppled Fiji's elected government in a 2006 coup. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Diversity Lottory: Ghana Tops Oct 9, 2009
General News of Friday, 9 October 2009. General News of Friday, 9 October 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Early marks all round as workers run for the hills Oct 9, 2009
PNG and the Solomon Islands were on full alert after powerful earthquakes to the south-east rocked the island nation of Vanuatu, sparking tsunami warnings across the Pacific. View in a larger map. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tsunami watch for Hawaii canceled Oct 8, 2009
The Warning Center immediately issued a regional tsunami warning for 11 nations and territories, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji and Kiribati ... The Warning Center immediately issued a regional tsunami warning for 11 nations and territories, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji and Kiribati. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tsunami warning canceled in Pacific Oct 8, 2009
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami warning is in effect for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Kosrae, Wallis-Futuna, and Howland Baker island. A tsunami watch is in effect for Marshall Islands, Tokelau, NewZealand, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Australia, Niue, Cook Islands, Chuuk, Kermadec Island, Pohnpei, Indonesia, Wake Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Island, Guam, Northern Marianas, Johnston Island, Yap, Marcus Island, and... (Xinhuanet, China)
Magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu Oct 8, 2009
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued a regional tsunami warning for nations and territories in this region, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji, Kiribati, Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand. "An evaluation of the Pacific wide tsunami threat is underway and there is a possibility that Hawaii could be elevated to a watch or warning status," said a statement from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. (Xinhuanet, China)
Powerful quake strikes South Pacific Oct 8, 2009
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued a regional tsunami warning for 11 nations and territories, including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji and Kiribati. Officials expanded the tsunami warning to include Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. (MSNBC -- International)
Tsunami advisory issued for Hawaii Oct 8, 2009
The warning center said the warning is in effect for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis-Futuna and Howland-Baker ... The warning center said the warning is in effect for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis-Futuna and Howland-Baker. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tsunami warning cancelled after South Pacific quakes Oct 8, 2009
The initial earthquake struck 294 kilometres from the Espiritu Santo islands at a depth of 35 kilometres, triggering a tsunami alert for islands including Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Fiji and Kiribati. No tsunami warning was issued for Australia and a tsunami watch for waters offshore from north Queensland was cancelled. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pacific quakes stir panic but tsunamis tiny Oct 8, 2009
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the entire southwest Pacific, which included island resorts and Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, after the quakes struck beneath the seas between Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands ... "People on the coastal areas have noticed a tide difference. The hospital is on alert," a hospital spokesman on tiny Nendo island in southwest Solomon Islands said by telephone. (AlertNet)
Indigenous health lags behind Oct 6, 2009
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have the same rate of survival as children born in East Timor and the Solomon Islands,'' said Suzanne Dvorak, the group's Australian chief executive. The report, Newborn and Child Survival in Australia, showed the infant mortality rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants was 12. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* Fewer allies voice support at UN Oct 3, 2009
Taiwans allies that showed support were Palau, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Burkina Faso, Sao Tome and Principe, Gambia, Tuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Swaziland, the Solomon Islands, Belize, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. When presenting their statements at the general debate, all of these nations expressed support for Taiwan to gain meaningful participation in the UNs specialized agencies, conventions and planning sessions of the UN. They also urged... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
From skateboarders to Afghanistan Oct 2, 2009
The Melbourne duo Lyndell Brown and Charles Green were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq in 2007; others have recently gone to East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Gladwell's last exhibition, MADDESTMAXIMVS: Planet & Stars Sequence, part of this year's Venice Biennale, included his videos of a black-clad motorcyclist tenderly picking up ''road kill'' kangaroos in the outback and of the figure ''surfing'' a car top. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Samoa tsunami lesson: Early warning system too slow Oct 2, 2009
Australia and New Zealand experienced in helping their neighbors following a string of natural disasters in the Pacific, including a smaller tsunami in the Solomon Islands in 2007 are playing a leading role. Both countries have sent military planes carrying medical and emergency supplies, while the United States has dispatched two disaster recovery teams to American Samoa. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Recent major quakes, tsunamis around the world Oct 1, 2009
0-magnitude quake in the Western Solomon Islands triggers a tsunami that kills more than 50 people and displaces thousands. -- March 6, 2007: A 6. (India Times, India)
Paradise rocked Oct 1, 2009
A national drill was held in 2007 after a tsunami had killed over 20 people in the Solomon Islands. But Misa Telefoni, Samoa s deputy prime minster, said that the speed of Tuesday s disaster left people with desperately little time to respond. (The Economist)
Quake triggers tsunami Sep 30, 2009
A tsunami watch was issued for Vanuatu, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Kosrae Island, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Pohnpei in Micronesia, the Wake Islands, Pitcairn and the Midway Islands. The USGS said the region was struck by a 5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Scores dead in tsunami in Pacific islands (Update 3) Sep 30, 2009
April 2007: At least 28 people in the Solomon Islands die in a tsunami and earthquake measured at a magnitude of 8. 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A future Anzac force would have many advantages Sep 25, 2009
Such a force would be bereft without a form of multi-lateral and multi-agency command and coordination arrangement typified by the special coordinator role set up for the Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands in 2003. A future Anzac force concept holds many practical Trans-Tasman advantages. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Country profile: Australia Sep 25, 2009
Australia has mediated between warring groups in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and deployed thousands of peacekeepers in newly-independent East Timor. AT-A-GLANCE. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Malaria parasite's resistance to top drug grows-WHO Sep 24, 2009
The 10 countries are Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Korea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Vietnam. In 2008, these 10 states reported 248,141 confirmed cases of malaria and 1,005 deaths. (AlertNet)
Researchers Work To Keep Terrapin Turtle Off Endangered Species List Sep 23, 2009
22, 2009) University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers exploring strategies for conserving the Diamondback Terrapin along Alabama's Dauphin Island coastline are working to keep the once-celebrated turtle off the endangered species list. The Diamondback Terrapin has been a national delicacy, a source of state taxes and a casualty of commercial development and victim of new predators, but now its prospects are improved by a UAB-based turtle hatchery that may accelerate the growth of the... (Science Daily)
Virgin Blue Group Entrusts Core Business Application Monitoring to Verizon Business Sep 22, 2009
Multi award winning airline Virgin Blue and international carriers V Australia, Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue currently operate a fleet of 80 modern Boeing 737, Boeing 777 and Embraer E-Jet aircraft flying to 42 across 11 countries including Australia, New Zealand, America, Bali, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa. Virgin Blue was the first airline in the world to launch a Government-certified carbon offset program, where Guests can offset the... (PR Newswire)
Sushi lovers tense in Tokyo Sep 16, 2009
In mid-2008, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and other island nations declared two areas of the Pacific Commons adjacent to their territories to be off-limits to tuna boats. These nations were frustrated by the lack of oversight and the otherwise poor fishery management practices of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to which they belong, along with other Pacific island nations and Australia, Korea, Chinese Taipei, China, Canada , France, the Philippines, Japan, New... (Asia Times Online)
First scholarships awarded under China-PIF scholarship scheme Sep 10, 2009
Of the first nine scholarships awarded under the Scheme, five are from Samoa, two from Fiji, one from Solomon Islands and one from Papua New Guinea. The scholarships cover fees and a living allowance as well as expenses for travel to China and within China. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. Conservatives Attack UNESCO's Sex-Ed Guidelines Sep 4, 2009
Williams says the reaction and press coverage has largely been supportive, including in "conservative places like the Solomon Islands and Ethiopia, which have to balance traditional values with pressing problems created by unwanted pregnancy and disease.". So what happens now. (Time.com)
Coral "Triangle" Launched Sep 2, 2009
People in coastal communities rely on the ocean for their livelihood, and so the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and East Timor recently adopted one of the most comprehensive and specific plans for ocean conservation. The ten-year Coral Triangle initiative aims to address growing threats to the region's coral reefs, and coastal ecosystems. (National Geographic)
New Quantico Hall Honors Marine Raiders Sep 1, 2009
Raiders played major roles in the battles of the Solomon Islands and New Georgia, at Guadalcanal. No Raider likes the term disbanded, but, as former Raider O Donnell put it, that s about what happened to us in February of 1944. (Human Events Online)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Offers of aid and condolences still pouring in: MOFA Aug 22, 2009
While Taiwan has received millions of dollars in aid from foreign countries, the story of a US$120 donation from a tribe in the Solomon Islands has attracted attention. The Chinese-language United Daily News reported yesterday that a Solomon Islander employed at Taiwans technical assistance mission in the Solomon Islands learned of the disaster on a visit to Taiwan this week ... Two hundred families in his tribe donated a total of 1,000 Solomon Islands dollars (US$120). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Moon rocks deserve top security Aug 19, 2009
What s ironic is some nations have their moon rocks on display in unsecured display cases, such as in the Solomon Islands; yet they haven t been touched. A world traveler, Gary Arndt, went to the National Museum in the Solomon Islands and was shocked to see an actual goodwill moon rock on display in an unlocked and open display case. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
'Gung Ho:' Honoring Marine Raiders Aug 17, 2009
Raiders would play major parts in the campaigns in the battles of the Solomon Islands and New Georgia, at Guadalcanal, and at the battle of Tarawa. No Raider likes the term disbanded, but, as former Raider O Donnell put it, that s about what happened to us in February of 1944. (Human Events Online)
Bolt's 9.58 shatters 100m record Aug 17, 2009
6, Pauline Kwalea, Solomon Islands, 13. 67. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Forced Fungus Sex Could Unlock Key Energy Sources Aug 12, 2009
It was originally discovered in the Solomon Islands during World War II eating away at the canvas and garments of the U.S. Army. Improving this fungus was difficult because scientists thought it was asexual, which meant they couldn't breed different useful strains of it together for offspring better tailored to degrade cellulose. (Fox News)
Fungus sex a path to biofuels? Aug 12, 2009
It was originally discovered in the Solomon Islands during World War II eating away at the canvas and garments of the U.S. Army. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Dolphin hunt film sparks dilemma for tourists Aug 8, 2009
Businesses around the world hoping to mimic that cash flow journey to places like Taiji or the Solomon Islands which also has a drive hunt ... Sea World and these other parks know who traffics from Japan and the Solomon islands ... Hammond has been instrumental in brokering Taiji sales and has consulted for the Solomon Islands capture operations. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Pacific calls for climate action Aug 7, 2009
The country's Melanesian allies, including Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, have failed to get the Fijians reinstated ... But the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, Derek Sikua, said it was important that members of the forum did not isolate Fiji. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Venomous Sea Snakes Play Heads Or Tails Aug 6, 2009
To build upon this discovery researchers examined 98 Sea Kraits from three major museum collections in Paris, Berlin and Copenhagen while also monitoring the behaviour of wild Sea Kraits in Solomon Islands during the Danish Galathea 3 Expedition. The research confirmed that all snakes of this species had a distinctive colouration pattern, with a bright yellow horseshoe marking on the tip of the head and the tail. (Science Daily)
Kennedy Library displays tokens of war story Aug 5, 2009
The custom money from the Solomon Islands was laid on Kennedy s grave in a ceremony attended by members of the Kennedy family in November ... The bracelet-shaped custom money from the Solomon Islands came from Eroni Kumana, one of two islanders who helped save Kennedy and his crew after Kennedy s boat, PT-109, had been rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer in World War II.. (Boston Globe)
Keeping up with the commodore Aug 1, 2009
He has tried to work up some sympathy through an earlier huddle with Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in a sub-group called the Melanesian Spearhead, but most of the others will be much less sympathetic. What has been happening in Fiji is causing a lot of anguish in the smaller island nations that long regarded it as a bastion of good governance, education, medical facilities, supplies and expertise on which they could depend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Study Catches Two Bird Populations As They Split Into Separate Species Jul 30, 2009
Monarch flycatchers are small, insect-eating birds common in the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea ... Monarch flycatchers are small, insect-eating birds common in the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea. (Science Daily)
29,000 Jehovah's Witnesses arriving Jul 29, 2009
Fitzgerald said the convention is expected to include delegates from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Fiji, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Taiwan. He said sessions at the convention center in Wai- kiki are free and open to the public. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Swine flu spreads to remote corners of world Jul 28, 2009
These include holiday destinations such as the Seychelles, Turks and Caicos, St. Kitts and Nevis, Netherlands Antilles, Belize and France's Reunion Island, as well as isolated spots such as Tonga and American Samoa in the Pacific and the Solomon Islands in the Indian Ocean. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pacific Islanders cry for help Jul 27, 2009
In the Solomon Islands officials were looking for land to resettle people from low-lying outer atolls, and those living in the outer atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia were facing food and water shortages and moving to higher ground. "People are facing increasing food and water shortages, losing land and being forced from their homes, dealing with rising cases of malaria and coping with more frequent flooding and storm surges," Mr Hewett said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Poor countries 'need to change' Jul 17, 2009
The 41 least developed countries are: (Africa33):Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia; (Asia 10): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao... (BBC News -- Business)
Island History Jul 11, 2009
Prior to being ordered to Kaua i, then-Major Rasmusen had served in combat in the Solomon Islands as commander of a squadron of B-17 bombers. From August 1942 to February 1943, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, while operating out of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) and refueling at Guadalcanal s Henderson Field, Rasmusen s squadron participated in 26 bombing missions against Japan s ships, aircraft and shore installations. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
John H. Schools; Waltham firefighter fought in WWII Jul 7, 2009
Starting in 1943, Mr. Schools served as a private first class with the Army s Company L of the 164th Infantry Regiment in the North Solomon Islands and the South Philippines during World War II.. He received a Purple Heart and several medals. (Boston Globe)
Charities being used to launder terror funds Jul 7, 2009
"They (terrorist groups) set up charities, so you have the people with the best intentions donating money to a terrorist organisation and the money is laundered,'' he said. New legislation has been introduced to strengthen the criminal asset confiscation regime, which includes unexplained wealth provisions that mean individuals must prove their wealth was legally acquired, Mr O'Connor said. In a first, last week the Australian money laundering watchdog, the Australian Transaction Reports and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Man of the water Jul 1, 2009
He's filmed in the Amazon, in Polynesia, around the Solomon Islands, the Mediterranean, Aldabra in the Seychelle Islands, Cocos Keeling, Australia, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic. In 50 years of exploring sea caves and canyons, few marine creatures escaped his lens. (Honolulu Advertiser)
* Parliamentarians group to meet in Taipei in August Jun 28, 2009
Other members of the organization include Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mongolia, Laos and the Solomon Islands. According to Wang, the upcoming meeting will focus on the theme of human security and is expected to draw nearly 100 parliamentarians from the member states. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 27, 2009
The ministry said National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University and Fu Jen Catholic University would form six student groups to visit Taiwans diplomatic allies in the Pacific X Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Nauru and Kiribati X during the summer vacation. The universities will also organize activities to exchange culture and knowledge with youngsters from those countries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Officials call for greater UN role in tackling crisis Jun 26, 2009
Steve William Abana, minister for national planning and aid coordination of the Solomon Islands, said that the international financial structure was significantly flawed, and that any reform must aim to give low income countries increased representation. GREATER UN ROLE IN TACKLING CRISIS. (Xinhuanet, China)
WWII fighter pilot's paintings rededicated at Fort Harrison Jun 25, 2009
There are the Marines raising the flag at Mount Suribachi in 1945 after taking Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Coral Sea near the Solomon Islands in 1942. One panel commemorates the Army Air Corps attack over Northern France in 1944, while the last panel remembers the Doughboys who stormed Hollandia Beach in New Guinea in 1943. (Missoulian, MT)
There's no such thing as a free ute; now someone will have to pay for it Jun 22, 2009
The company logged the Solomon Islands to within an inch of its life during the 1990s. Turnbull bought into the company for $200,000 and sold out a year later at $25 million. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Obama Taps Big Donors for Ambassadorships Jun 20, 2009
Obama also tapped career diplomats for posts in the Solomon Islands, Croatia, Tajikistan, Georgia and Uganda. Obama nominated Louisville, Ky. (Newsmax)
Global health funding soars, boosted by unprecedented private giving Jun 19, 2009
Some small island nations with relatively healthy populations like Micronesia and the Solomon Islands receive more health aid per capita than disease-stricken countries like Niger and Burkina Faso. Mali and Colombia have about the same level of sickness, but Colombia receives three times as much health funding. (EurekAlert!)
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In 1943, when his class graduated, he said he was in the Solomon Islands. I wish Id stayed in school, he said. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
* Britain confirms swine flu death Jun 16, 2009
The geographic spread was highlighted on Monday when the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, reported its first suspected case. A man who had been studying in Australia and returned home last week for a holiday had flu symptoms, said James Auto, of the countrys swine flu task force. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Argentina reports first H1N1 flu death Jun 16, 2009
They will be hit the hardest and take the longest to recover," she told a UN forum on global health. The virus' geographic spread was highlighted on Monday when the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, reported its first suspected case. In Australia, the government said it was ready to ratchet up its H1N1 flu alert as the national tally hit 1,458 cases. Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the whole country would soon move to the "sustain" phase, Australia's second-highest,... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Donald Byers, commander in Navy; at 96 Jun 16, 2009
He saw combat in the midnight attack on Cape Esperance in the Solomon Islands and troop landings in Sicily, Salerno Bay, New Guinea, and the Philippines. During WWII, Mr. Byers met his wife. (Boston Globe)
International Peacekeepers March in... Jun 6, 2009
Most of them have served in countries like Cambodia, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Kuwait, and many more. Coming from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police, these men and women have served the UN and have made Australia proud since their involvement in peacekeeping commenced in 1947 in Indonesia. (Suite101.com)
Obituary: William Kanis Jun 6, 2009
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He joined in May 1941 and served until the end of World War II. He participated in battles in the British Solomon Islands, the Marianas Islands, and on Saipan and Tinian. As a member of the 5th Marine Division, he landed at Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Thomas M. Franck; advised nations on international law May 31, 2009
Dr. Franck later served as legal adviser to the governments of Kenya, Mauritius, the Solomon Islands, El Salvador, and Chad. From 1995 to 2007, he was counsel to Bosnia before the International Court of Justice in the case against Serbia concerning the July 1995 massacre of about 8,000 Bosnians in Srebrenica. (Boston Globe)
Analyst queries future defence funding May 27, 2009
7 billion extra for the cost of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Dr Thomson said the last nine years of increased defence spending meant the Australian Defence Force was well placed to perform the sort of operation conducted in East Timor in 1999. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Kulim expands planting area abroad May 27, 2009
JOHOR BARU: Kulim (M) Bhd is allocating RM80mil in capital expenditure to expand its planting area in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands this year ... He said Kulim had identified new area of 6,000ha in PNG scheduled to start planting by year-end and 4,100ha next to its existing plantation in Solomon Islands where planting on 1,000ha would start soon ... The prospects in the oil palm plantation business in PNG and Solomon Islands are good as there are still large tracts of land, Ali... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Flights to Fiji from $565 round-trip May 27, 2009
Honiara, Solomon Islands: $725. And more. (MSNBC -- Travel)
