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  Solomon Islands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Solomon Islands is a Constitutional Monarchy with Elizabeth II a Commonwealth Realm.
The political stage of the Solomon Islands is further influenced by its diplomatic importance to China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Solomon_Islands   (1365 words)

  
 Politics of the Solomon Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in the Solomon Islands by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
The Governor-General of the Solomon Islands is elected by parliament.
Solomon Islands have a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Solomon_Islands   (1230 words)

  
 Solomon Islands
Queen Elizabeth II is recognised as Queen of the Solomon Islands, and is represented by a governor general, chosen by the Parliament for a 5-year term.
The Solomon Island are a wide island nation that lies East of Papua New Guinea and consists of many islands: Choiseul, the Shortland Islands, the New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel, the Russell Islands, the Florida Islands, Malaita, Guadalcanal, Sikaiana, Maramasike, Ulawa, Uki, San Cristobal, Santa Ana, Rennell, Bellona and the Santa Cruz Islands.
The national flag of Solomon Islands is divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner representing the sun; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue representing the blue sky with five white five-pointed stars in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green representing the greeny patch of lands.
creekin.net /n169-solomon-islands.html   (837 words)

  
 MapUp.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Although little prehistory of the Solomon Islands is known, material excavated on Santa Ana, Guadalcanal, and Gawa indicates that a hunter-gatherer people lived on the larger islands as early as 1000 B.C. Some Solomon Islanders are descendants of Neolithic Austronesian-speaking peoples who migrated from Southeast Asia.
In 1960, an advisory council of Solomon Islanders was superseded by a legislative council, and an executive council was created as the protectorate's policymaking body.
Solomon Islands was particularly hard hit by the Asian economic crisis even before the ethnic violence of June 2000.
mapup.com /oceania/solomonislands.html   (2267 words)

  
 Chauvet - The Easter Islanders
While most of the islanders went bareheaded, it is likely that some of the more important ones (teachers of rongorongo, according to Tomenika, or ariki) wore a kind of large diadem made of fl rooster feathers (Figures 6, 8, 10, and 15) that was sometimes as much as a meter in diameter.
The defeated islanders, who were now slaves, were kept imprisoned in caves and were only allowed out to work, namely, to grow the food that would assure the survival of their new masters.
The harmful consequences of the poor nutrition of the islanders led not only to the progressive weakening of the race and to creation of progressively more fertile ground for the spread of disease but also, via damage to their health and endocrine functions, to obvious and progressive morphological changes in their bodies.
www.chauvet-translation.com /easterislanders.htm   (11642 words)

  
 ED: Lists of Postsecondary Minority Institutions
This list of minority institutions was compiled based on the definition of “minority institution” found in § 365(3) the Higher Education Act (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)), and on Fall 2004 enrollment data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
NCES has determined that each of the colleges and universities on this list reported an enrollment of a single minority group, as the term “minority” is defined under § 365(2) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067k(2)), or combination of those minority groups, that exceeded 50 percent of its total enrollment.
For the purposes of this list, “minority” is defined as American Indian, Alaska Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin) and Hispanic.
www.ed.gov /about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list.html   (607 words)

  
 Let the people decide! - The Pacific's BIGGEST NGO - PCRC - re: SOLOMON ISLANDS : Melbourne Indymedia
In August 2000 a National Peace Conference organized by the Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) in Honiara, which was a collective effort by Solomon islanders at addressing a comprehensive peace process clearly pointed in the direction of “…demilitarization under international control”, amongst other principles which they saw fundamental to the peace process and regaining stability.
A hundred and fifty (150) Solomon islanders from the island provinces, church delegates, women and youth organizations as well as the business sector and the traditional authorities such as the village elders and chiefs participated in this conference convened on board the New Zealand frigate Te Kaha off the coast of Honiara.
To reiterate, Solomon Islanders have clearly outlined the foundation in which they want the rebuilding of their country to take shape and it will be opportune to fully exhaust the mechanisms within the United Nations first.
www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2003/07/51026.php   (751 words)

  
 CSP - Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The "begin" and "end" years listed for each episode (below) are those considered by the author to be those most likely to capture the transformative "moments" (beginning and ending) of the episodes, according to a comparison of the varying claims of the sources noted.
The number listed represents a scaled indicator of the destructive impact, or magnitude, of the violent episode on the directly-affected society or societies on a scale of 1 (smallest) to 10 (greatest).
Countries intervening in the episodes are not listed as the violence does not take place on their territory and, so, these intervening actors are considered to be indirectly, or remotely, affected by the violence.
members.aol.com /CSPmgm/warlist.htm   (1093 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Solomons - Birding the Solomon Islands by Jon Hornbuckle
This group of mountainous islands, stretching some 1000km east to west, is one of the least visited regions in the Pacific, and holds a high number of restricted range and threatened species.
A list of specialities in relation to specific islands is also given.
The two other island groups holding endemics in the Solomons are the Shortlands, for Bougainville Crow and Monarch, and Santa Cruz with 3 white-eyes and a monarch.
www.worldtwitch.com /solomons_jh.htm   (2258 words)

  
 THE GIANTS OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND THEIR HIDDEN UFO BASES
The first discovery is about how the people of the Solomon Islands have shared their Islands with ‘previously undiscovered to the modern world’ race of hominoids for millennia right to this present day, and for a variety of reasons explained, this has not been known about by the rest of the World, until now.
The Solomon Islands people name the undiscovered hominoids mentioned “The Giants”, which is linguistically ironic for the isolated Solomon Islanders, as throughout history, including in the Bible and other prominent books, the same name has been used in other parts of the World to describe these huge elusive hominoids.
I must point out, that the Solomon Islanders, and I suppose the PNG and Vanuatu people are lacking understanding that their Giant race living with them are something big in scientific discoveries to the rest of the World.
www.thewatcherfiles.com /giants/solomon-giants.htm   (9876 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Solomon Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Solomon Islands are divided into 7 provinces and 1 town*:
Note: There may be two new provinces of Choiseul (Lauru) and Rennell/Bellona and the administrative unit of Honiara may have been abolished.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Solomon_Islands   (701 words)

  
 WorldFish Center - The Grub and Poor Coastal Communities
The population of the Solomons, for example, is likely to double to one million within 20 years.
In the Solomons, WorldFish is developing sustainable, community-based management schemes in collaboration with ACIAR and the islands' Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources.
The islanders are now more willing to seriously consider reducing their sea cucumber catches, knowing that what they leave behind will not be taken by somebody else.
www.worldfishcenter.org /cms/list_article.aspx?catID=32&ddlID=86   (1161 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Solomon Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
No less than 5 major sea battles took place in the waters of the Solomon Sea; including 'The Battle of Savo' and 'The Battle Of Santa Cruz', during which carrier-borne and land-based aircaft of both sides played important roles in the outcomes of the engagements.
Solomon Islands is a Constitutional Monarchy with Elizabeth II the Queen of the Solomon Islands recognised as the head of the State of Solomon Islands, a Commonwealth Realm.
Solomon Islanders speak 80 to 100 languages, the exact number depending on the definition.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/solomon_islands   (1573 words)

  
 Solomon Islands - Gurupedia
Volcanoes with varying degrees of activity are situated on some of the larger islands, while many of the smaller islands are simply tiny atolls covered in sand and
Most of the islands are part of the Solomon Islands rain forests ecoregion, which also includes the islands of Bougainville and Buka, which are part of
The Santa Cruz Islands, which are west of the main group of the Solomons, are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion, together with the neighboring archipelago of
www.gurupedia.com /s/so/solomon_islands.htm   (684 words)

  
 Solomon Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Solomon Islands is the second largest Pacific Island nation in terms of land area and the third largest in terms of population.
Persons residing in the Solomon Islands are regarded, for exchange control purposes, as permanent residents, unless granted temporary residential status by an authorised dealer or the Central Bank.
The Solomon Islands is a party to SPARTECA, LOME IV and the GSP, all of which provide both tariff and trade concessions to exporters.
www.forumsec.org.fj /docs/IG/P14.htm   (2537 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Solomon Time: An Unlikely Quest in the South Pacific: Books: Will Randall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
English schoolteacher Randall decamped for the Solomon Islands, enjoined to fulfill the will of a plantation owner who commanded that his legacy be applied to a project for the islanders.
The conversations with the islanders were very good, the desciptions of the island scenery and people was great and i feel like i came away knowing a remote village in a far flung corner of the map, which is always an indication of a good book.
Solomon Time is a case study of the naive Westerner in a tropical location who arrives to do good and stays to go native.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/074324396X?v=glance   (1937 words)

  
 South Pacific Tourism Organisation - Solomon Islands - Guide To Tourism Investment
The Solomon Islands' Government welcomes and encourages investors whose development proposals are compatible with its national aims and objectives in respect of the environment and social structure.
Exchange control approval is also required for companies incorporated in the Solomon Islands to issue and register shares in the name of non-residents and to dispatch the scrip from the Solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands Investment Board is empowered by the Solomon Islands Investment Act to negotiate investment incentive packages tailored for individual proposals.
www.spto.org /spto/cms/investment/solomons.shtml   (564 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Index
List of cities in the Republic of the Congo
List of Lords Justices of Appeal of England and Wales
List of Taiwanese counties and cities by population density
encyclopedie-en.snyke.com /ndx/page_666.html   (487 words)

  
 Solomon Islands - Solomons - Country Profile - Melanesia - South Pacfic
The Solomon Islands consist of six major and approximately 900 smaller volcanic islands, coral atolls and reefs, more than 300 of them are inhabited.
Following an urgent request from the Solomons government for help, Australian-led regional forces landed in the capital Honiara on July 2003 to rescue the Solomon Islands from collapse.
Solomon Islands peace building wireless email network for distance education, farmer's networking, grassroots news, business and market advisory, consultations on constitutional and policing reform, rights awareness women's networking and more.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/solomon_islands.htm   (858 words)

  
 CDNN :: Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands Angry At Iraq War Sarcasm
Palau, the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean are among nearly 50 nations listed in a coalition that the Bush administration says represents 1.23 billion people.
Solomon Islands denies that it backs the coalition, although the White House website's list of coalition members still features the South Pacific country's name.
The Washington Post stoked their ire when it pointed out in a light hearted story questioning administration portrayals of the coalition on Tuesday that the Pacific island states could hardly be considered military superpowers.
www.cdnn.info /industry/i030327a/i030327a.html   (572 words)

  
 IS THERE A WAY FORWARD IN THE SOLOMONS? - April 26, 2006
It would be better for Solomon Islands to have a grouping within Parliament who already have their policies and strategies in place once elected, rather than have a group who only start to think about their policies and strategies after forming the government.
It may be counter argued that Solomon Islanders are not yet ready for election of Parties because of the wantok system, low levels of understanding of government, and the electoral processes.
The suggestion that Solomon Islanders are not sophisticated enough to appreciate a strong party system has two implications.
archives.pireport.org /archive/2006/April/04-26-com1.htm   (2178 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Solomon Islands: Sacred grave yard uncovered by Cyclone Zoe
Solomon Islands: Sacred grave yard uncovered by Cyclone Zoe
Honiara, Solomon Islands: A shallow grave yard regarded as sacred by the Tikopian islanders was exposed by the Cyclone Zoe as parts of bones are seen strewn on the beaches of the island.
The islanders themselves said "it was a miracle".
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/c7b81d0c6718716fc1256ca8004f7684   (821 words)

  
 [Coral-List] Announcement - Charity Auction, Solomon Island Pearls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The pearls form the result of an international aid project by WorldFish Center, aimed to benefit the livelihoods of Solomon Islanders.
ANNOUNCEMENT: PEARLS OF PROMISE The tranquil waters of Solomon Islands have yielded a harvest of hope - exquisite fl pearls that promise a lifetime of pleasure to those who acquire them and new livelihoods for people emerging from years of civil unrest.
All profits from the auction will be given to the hospital in the Western Province of Solomon Islands, the area where the pearls were grown.
coral.aoml.noaa.gov /pipermail/coral-list/2004-June/001093.html   (353 words)

  
 Florida Historical Quarterly
Farrell is listed as the interviewer for several of the WPA Slave Narratives consulted in the preparation of this study.
Rebecca Hooks and her husband Solomon left the plantation of William Lowe in Jones County, Georgia, during Reconstruction, and share-cropped on various Georgia plantations before moving to Florida around 1887.
One of her early memories was of a sermon in which she was urged to obey her master and to be thankful that she had been removed from darkest Africa.60 Bill Austin, who settled in Jackson County, Florida, around 1882, experienced slavery as a child in Green and Hancock counties, Georgia.
fulltext10.fcla.edu /cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=fhq;q1=SN00154113;rgn=div1;type=boolean;subtype=bib;list=titles;view=text;cc=fhq;sort=occur;idno=SN00154113_0065_004;node=SN00154113_0065_004:3   (7364 words)

  
 Resource List | Course Companion Web Site for Developing Cross-Cultural Competence, Third Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This brief list of books, plays, films, and World Wide Web sites is intended to open the door, to provide a sampling of media that can expand the heart and challenge the mind to increase our understanding of what it means to live one’s culture.
No attempt has been made to develop a list that is exhaustive or one in which each group discussed in the book is equally represented.
In addition to the films based on many of the books listed in the first section of “Suggested Readings and Resources,” there are a number of other films that address cross-cultural issues or provide insight and understanding about worldviews that may be different from one’s own.
textbooks.brookespublishing.com /lynch/resource_list.htm   (4234 words)

  
 IUCN
The coup in 1999 and subsequent economic collapse in the Solomon Islands has resulted in the islanders being even more dependent on their natural resources for sustenance and cash.
According to Simbo Islanders, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the number of birds on the island and the harvest of eggs declined dramatically.
Since the introduction of the new management plan, Simbo Islanders believe there are now more megapodes on the island, although the theft of eggs and predation of hatchlings by feral cats and dogs remain problems.
www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/news/megapode.htm   (368 words)

  
 SPC - Funds expansion of email network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Solomon Islanders in remote rural communities will be able to communicate and access information online through email stations funded by SPC.
In the Solomon Islands, where most of the population lives in isolated rural communities and relies on subsistence agriculture, the availability of communication technologies is crucial to achieving agricultural development objectives.
PFnet is a project of the Rural Development Volunteers Association (RDVA) a non-profit organization established by the Solomon Islands Department of Provincial Government and Constituency Development.
www.spc.org.nc /AC/Land/landnews_solomonIslands.htm   (437 words)

  
 Marriage in Solomon Islands
Work permits, or Permits to Enter and Reside in Solomon Islands, must be approved before the permit-seeker arrives in Solomon Islands (otherwise the person may be refused entry).
A person who is the spouse of a Solomon Island citizen does not have to depart the country pending approval of a Permit.
The issued Permit will list the conditions of the entry and residence, including the expiration date of the Permit, permitted professional/business activity (if applicable), and name of employer (if applicable).
travel.state.gov /law/citizenship/citizenship_761.html   (580 words)

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