Solomon Islands lawmakers selected Jeremiah Manele as their new Prime Minister on Thursday. Watch to know more.

Solomon Islands chooses 'China-friendly' Jeremiah Manele as PM

Solomon Islands chooses China-friendly Manele as Prime Minister

Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands on Thursday (May 2) elected the country's former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister. Manele's appointment as PM suggests that the Solomon Islands would maintain close ties with China.

Solomon Islands elects ex-foreign minister Jeremiah Manele as new PM

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Maldives FM likely to visit India on May 9 | Solomon Islands gets pro-China PM

Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands, has bowed out of the race for leader after an inconclusive election.

Pro-China Sogavare out of the race as Solomon Islands votes for next leader

The incumbent prime minister of Solomon Islands was set to fall short of an outright election majority Monday, forcing the pro-Beijing Pacific leader to woo an unwieldy mix of potential coalition partners. Watch in for more details!

Pro-China Solomon Islands PM out of race, says 'not competing for new term'

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Solomon Islands' Pro-China PM wins | Elon Musk postpones trip to India

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Elon Musk postpones India visit | Solomon Islands' Pro-China PM wins

Now elections have successfully concluded in the Solomon Islands thousands of Islanders cast their vote with issues of health education and looming over the Pacific Nation. Watch in for more details!

Solomon Islands Elections 2024: Elections closely watched by US, China

A leading contender to become the Solomon Islands' next prime minister has vowed to rip up a security pact with China, as the Pacific nation began counting votes Thursday in a pivotal general election.

Solomons' PM contender vows to abolish China security pact

Solomon Islands Elections 2024: First election after cutting ties with Taiwan, backing China

Preparations are underway in the Solomon Islands as the country goes to polls on Wednesday. But on the eve of the Elections locals especially business owners hope for a riot-free and peaceful process.

Election-eve at Solomon Islands

The leaders of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands will skip this week's annual Pacific Islands Forum that starts on Monday in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, reports said.

China tussle? Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands leaders to skip Pacific Islands Forum meet

A commitment to reducing carbon emissions has cost a researcher his job. How? Gianluca Grimalda is in the Solomon Islands for a research trip. The climate activist has been refraining from flying for over a decade.

A researcher's climate pledge cost him his job. Here's how

The leader of the Solomon Islands skipped the US-Pacific Islands Summit this week saying that it was to avoid being subjected to a quote-unquote lecture about the United States equalities. He also called for greater respect from the US for leaders of the Pacific and island nation-states.

Solomon Islands' PM blasts US after missing Pacific Summit

In a move that might be seen as an offence in China, the Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands has invited Australia to extend the stay of its police forces in the country until elections take place in June next year.

Australia to boost police mission in Solomon Islands ahead of elections

Local media in the Solomon Islands, a strategically placed country in the Pacific, have been accused of compromising their independence in return for hefty Chinese money.

Local media in Solomon Islands pledged loyalty to China in return for $140K

China and the Solomon Islands have strengthened their relations by signing a police cooperation deal and upgrading their partnership to a "comprehensive strategic partnership.

Solomon Islands signs controversial policing deal with China, upgrades ties with Beijing

China is continuing its expansionist policies in the Greater Pacific region. A Chinese state company has reportedly bagged the multi-million dollar contract to redevelop an international port in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.

China continues its expansionist policies, to redevelop Solomon Islands port

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is in the midst of his first visit to the Solomon Islands where he discussed global security with the island nation’s leader Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

Japan is ‘closely monitoring’ security pact between China, Solomon Islands, says foreign minister

A Solomon Islands lawmaker attributed as a 'vocal critic of China' was removed from the office after he lost a no-confidence vote in a provincial legislature. Daniel Suidani, premier of the Solomon Islands' Malaita province has been a longtime critic of his South Pacific nation's deepening relations with China.

Daniel Suidani, Solomon Islands' prominent China critic, ousted from office

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale struck Southwest of Malango, Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning. Around half an hour later, a second quake with a magnitude of 6.

Two quakes jolt the Solomon Islands, no tsunami warning

On Tuesday, Solomon Islands foreign minister Jeremiah Manele revealed that the country had initially refused to sign the United States government’s much-touted Pacific partnership deal until “indirect” references to China were removed from the agreement.

Solomon Islands wanted 'indirect' Chinese references removed from US-led Pacific partnership deal

The United States has agreed on a historic partnership with leaders from the Pacific islands which can result in “big dollar” help for the region. It was a step taken by the US to stop the growing influence of China in the region as the aid is expected to be announced at the Pacific Islands Country Summit.

United States and Pacific island nations agree to ‘declaration of partnership’, says Blinken

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