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Fiji Bati squad named for RLWC
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Toa Samoa name powerful team
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Pacific Games organisers earmark 30 schools to help with festivities
Thirty schools in Honiara and the province of Guadalcanal have been identified to take part in ceremonies at the 2023 Pacific Games.
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Solomon Islands unhappy with indirect China references in draft agreement with Washington, insists it would not ‘choose sides’
Solomon Islands foreign minister Jeremiah Manele said veiled references to China in an American-led Pacific declaration were one of the reasons his country was...
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
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Solomons-New Zealand meeting ‘significant’ – Pacific security expert
Solomon Islands says consultation between Pacific nations could be improved, ahead of a foreign affairs bilateral meeting in New Zealand.
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PM Sogavare dubs the two-day Biden-Pacific leaders’ summit as ‘productive engagement’
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, has had a very productive engagement at the U.S President Joe Biden Summit with Pacific Island Leaders last...
Foreign minister: Solomon Islands may take longer to shed least developed status
The Solomon Islands may not shed its least-developed country status by the 2024 target after suffering economic setbacks, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said Monday.
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