Full Coverage: Solomon Islands

07/14/2005 The "The Impact of ICT on Rural Development in Solomon Islands: the PFnet (People First Network) Case" research aimed to examine the impact of Internet on lives of poor grass root rural people in the Solomon Islands.

07/23/2003 E' atteso per domani l'arrivo ad Honiara del contingente della missione multinazionale guidata dall'Australia chiesta dal governo di Salomone per ristabilire l'ordine nell'arcipelago in preda a bande di miliziani. Protettorato britannico fino al 1978, le isole non hanno superato la guerra civile (1998-2000) che ha gettato il Paese in stato di bancarotta.

05/09/2002 Taiwan is discussing dumping low-level nuclear waste in the politically troubled Solomon Islands, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

09/24/2001 The Solomon Islands observed International Threatened Species Day earlier this month by raising awareness of the plight of the endangered Ghizo White-eye bird found only in the thick woodland vegetation of Ghizo Island.

12/20/2000 Human rights campaigners have condemned a sweeping amnesty law passed by the Solomon Islands parliament yesterday which covers abuses committed during two years of ethnic conflict.

11/02/2000 Media esittää nykymaailman useimmiten paikkana, jota hallitsevat globaalit yhtiöjätit länsimaiden tuella. Näemme kuvan valtavien turistijoukkojen täyttämästä yhtenäiskulttuurin maailmankylästä, jota yhdistävät esimerkiksi talous, media, televiestintä ja liikennevälineet. Tässä kuvassa paikalliset kulttuuriperinteet ja omaleimaisuus ovat ohutta kuorrutusta turismiteollisuuden ja kansainvälisen median tuottamilla etno-kulttuurisilla ruokalistoilla, joista turistiasiakkaat voivat valita itselleen sopivimman.

10/05/2000 A ceasefire is now in place in the Solomon Islands while peace talks continue aboard a New Zealand navy ship anchored off the island's capital Honiara. But this is just one of a string of bitter ethnic splits in the Pacific region which has its roots in a struggle for land control, says Debbie Singh.

09/08/2000 Efforts to end the civil war in the Solomon Islands are being undermined by human rights atrocities and a culture of impunity, says Amnesty International.

06/08/2000 The Solomon Islands is suffering the worst violence in its history as an independent state with ethnic groups from the islands of Malaita and Guadalcanal vying for power.

12/27/1999 Amnesty International is calling for the release of all hostages taken during a year-long ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands which has led to widespread human rights abuses.

07/22/1999 Five people have been killed and 10,000 have fled their homes after three weeks of turmoil sparked by a rebel group demanding land rights on the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal.

07/05/1999 Journalists covering ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands have been warned they could run up against new emergency powers which outlaw reporting 'likely to cause racial disharmony'.