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	Politics of the Solomon Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Solomon Islands is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth, with a unicameral Parliament and a ministerial system of government.
		In July 2003, Australian and Pacific Island police and troops arrived in the Solomon Islands under the auspices of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
		Politics of Melanesia: Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Solomon_Islands (1174 words)

	Solomon Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea.
		The capital of Honiara on Guadalcanal was increasingly populated by migrants from the island of Malaita.
		The political stage of the Solomon Islands is further influenced by its diplomatic importance to China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solomon_Islands (2366 words)

	Solomon Islands - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		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.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Solomon_Islands (956 words)

	SOLOMON CASE
		The Issue The Solomon Islands, a country of the western South Pacific, have seen drastic increases in logging in recent years, to unsustainable levels that could decimate the nation's tropical forests within a decade, endangering indigenous flora and fauna.
		The Solomon Islands does not appear to be on a clear path to sustainability, with potentially dire results for the country's natural systems and populace.
		Geographic Impact: Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands are in the western South Pacific, east of Papua New Guinea.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/SOLOMON.htm (1680 words)

	Solomon Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Solomon Islands is a nation in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the British Commonwealth.
		However, the present state of lawlessness in the Solomons is such that it is not considered reasonable to send police alone to deal with it, and both Australia and New Zealand are also expected to provide a substantial number of soldiers to act as a backup with sufficient force to overawe any gang.
		On 11 July, 2003, Australia was accused by a former Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands of engaging in neo-colonialism.
	usapedia.com /s/solomon-islands.html (682 words)

	History of the Solomon Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Malaitans took over some armouries at their island and Honiara and helped by that June 5 the MEF seized the parliament by They claimed that the government of the Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa’alu had failed to compensation for loss of Malaitan life and Ulufa’alu was forced to step down.
		In July 2003 the Governor General of Solomon Islands issued an official for international help which was subsequently endorsed a unanimous vote of the parliament.
		In mid-July 2003 the Solomons parliament voted in favour of the proposed intervention.
	www.freeglossary.com /History_of_the_Solomon_Islands (1462 words)

	Solomon Islands
		The Solomon Islands is a Constitutional Monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom recognised as the head of the State of Solomon Islands, a Commonwealth Realm.
		The Solomon Islands 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 and Bellona; and the Santa Cruz Islands.
		Solomon Islands is hosting Foreign ministers and officials from the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries.
	www.transporteon.com /Airlines-S/Solomon_Islands.php (1249 words)

	Solomon Islands - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The strait between the Florida Island group and Guadalcanal became known as 'Iron Bottom Sound' due to the large amount of tonnage of vessels sunk there between August 1942 and March, 1943.
		Solomon Islands is a Constitutional Monarchy with Elizabeth II a Commonwealth Realm.
		Solomon Islanders speak 80 to 100 languages, the exact number depending on the definition.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Solomon_Islands (1190 words)

	Trends in Motives and Organisation in Solomon Islands Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The object of this paper is to outline the changes that have occurred in Solomon Island Melanesian agriculture since the arrival of the Europeans, and to see whether some of the concepts of economics may be used to this end, supplementing the current anthropological approach.
		It is beyond our present task to examine the ways in which patterns of agricultural activity arise — the interplay of upbringing, of adaptation to the activity of the family fellow-villagers and acquaintances, of limitations and possibilities imposed by the environment, of the influence of developments in near-by communities.
		Except in limited areas of the Western Solomons, the sago palm was not cultivated for its food value by Melanesians, but for its leaf, though in times of shortage the pith was occasionally eaten.
	www.anthropologising.ca /writing/agriculture.htm (8004 words)

	Solomon Islands Account @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Guadalcanal militants retaliated and sought to drive Malaitan settlers from Guadalcanal, resulting in the closure of a large oil-palm estate and gold mine which were vital to exports.
		The main article for this category is Solomon Islands.
		United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
	www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Solomon_Islands (1897 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 (676 words)

	Share and Discover Solomon Islands Bio, Pictures, News at BlinkBits. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 2005 Solomon Islands government Audit Reports on Marine and Forestry resources show that corruption remains rife in these two major industries and provides the central text for this paper.
		HONIARA : Solomons Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has promised to clean up the handling of aid from Taiwan which was linked to devastating riots that razed parts of the capital two weeks ago.
		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.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/solomon_islands (1639 words)

	Australian troops dispatched to Solomon Islands to suppress local population \| Sydney Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 2003, the 2,500-strong Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) force was supposedly dispatched to protect the local population from rival ethnic gangs and gunmen.
		With a per capita GDP of US$340, the Solomon Islands — made up of some 900 islands inhabited by 552,000 people, 75% of whom are dependent on subsistence farming and fishing — is one of the world’s poorest countries.
		In the Solomons, political and economic power is gradually shifting from the public sector to the Chinese-dominated private sector, partly as a result of RAMSI's governance reforms.
	sydney.indymedia.org /node/36663 (5103 words)

	Solomon Islands PM resigns in wake of riots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Solomon Islands Prime Minister Snyder Rini, pictured, resigned amid public jubilation, a week after his election sparked two days of rioting in the impoverished South Pacific archipelago
		Solomon Islands Prime Minister Snyder Rini resigned amid public jubilation, a week after his election sparked two days of rioting in the impoverished South Pacific archipelago.
		The Solomon Islands is one of 26 countries that gives diplomatic recognition to Taiwan.
	archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=120617 (701 words)

	SOLOMON ISLANDS
		Eventful, because Solomon Islands was emerging into a very challenging era, following the social unrest of 1998 and the years thereafter and the Honiara riots of April 18 and 19, 2006.
		Solomon Islanders are looking forwards for the new Prime Minister to be elected, so that a new government can start plotting the country's future.
		Solomon Islands Chinese citizen, Patrick Leong is offering a reward for people who would help with information to convict those responsible for the destruction of his business.
	joeblog.blog.com (1968 words)

	Demographics of the Solomon Islands: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of its 496,000 persons, 93.3% are Melanesia (Melanesia: The islands in the southwestern part of Oceania) n, 4% Polynesia (Polynesia: The islands in the eastern part of Oceania) n, and 1.5% Micronesia (Micronesia: A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986) n.
		The capital city of Honiara (Honiara: National capital of Solomon Islands), situated on Guadalcanal (Guadalcanal: A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces), the largest island, has over 30,000 inhabitants.
		The other principal towns are Gizo, Auki (Auki: auki is the provincial capital of malaita province, solomon islands....
	absoluteastronomy.com /reference/demographics_of_the_solomon_islands (476 words)

	Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
		The Central Bank of Solomon Islands, CBSI, has reported that government had issued nine licences in 2005 to foreign companies to prospect for minerals in the country, especially on Guadalcanal and Choiseul provinces.
		The 2005 Annual Report of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, CBSI, says the commercial banks in the country remain safe, sound and profitable.
		Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Bernard Bata'anisia has thanked a Papua New Guinea contingent who had served with the Regional Assistant Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI.
	www.sibconline.com.sb /main.asp?offset=0 (492 words)

	Register of Roger M. Keesing Papers - MSS 0427
		Papers of Roger M. Keesing, a cultural and linguistic anthropologist whose area of specialization was the culture history and language of the Kwaio people of the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands.
		Keesing was a cultural and linguistic anthropologist whose primary research interest involved the culture, history and language of the Kwaio people of the Solomon Islands.
		There is substantial correspondence with various Solomon Island Ministries relating to Keesing's research efforts in the area, and there is a folder titled "Kwaio Correspondents" containing letters from Malaita denizens written in the Kwaio language.
	orpheus.ucsd.edu /speccoll/testing/html/mss0427a.html (5082 words)

	Pacific Islands: PINA and Pacific
		The Taiwanese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Antonio Chen has denied a media assertion that his Government is involved in Solomon Islands’ politics.
		Mr Chen said Taiwan does not involve itself in the politics of countries, which are recipients of Taiwanese aid, but it does give both financial and technical support to communities that run income-generating projects.
		But he says the pre-requisites to granting of funding assistance from the ROC are transparency and accountability — meaning it is a must that proposers must prove their commitment to ascertaining transparency and accountability when they submit their projects for funding consideration......
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=18631 (587 words)

	ipedia.com: Politics of the Solomon Islands Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Government The Solomon Islands is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth, with a unicameral Parliament and a ministerial system of government.
		Francis Billy Hilly was elected Prime Minister following the national elections in June 1993, and headed the government until November 1994 when a shift in parliamentary loyalties brought Solomon Mamaloni back to power.
		The mission, consisting of a policing effort, military support, and a large development component, has largely restored law and order to Honiara and the other provinces of Solomon Islands and has been seen as highly successful so far.
	www.ipedia.com /politics_of_the_solomon_islands.html (958 words)

	GOVERNMENT LAW SOLOMON ISLANDS POLITICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Britain declared a Protectorate over the group of Islands now known as the Solomon Islands in the middle of the 19th Century as part of the European competition for influence in the region.
		Solomon Islands adopted the WestMinster system of Parliamentary democracy with a unicameral Parliament headed by the Prime Minister and a Cabinet of Ministers.
		The system of government in Solomon Islands supports the separation of the legislature, judiciary and the executive government.
	www.villagenterprises.com /solomonislandspolitics.htm (224 words)

	Social Justice Incorporated-solomon islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Political parties and leaders: Association of Independents [Snyder RINI]; People's Alliance Party or PAP [Allan KEMAKEZA]; People's Progressive Party or PPP [Mannaseh Damukana SOGAVARE]; Solomon Islands Alliance for Change Coalition or SIACC [Bartholomew ULUFA'ALU]; Solomon Islands Labor Party or SILP [Joses TUHANUKU] note: in general, Solomon Islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions
		Telecommunications are threatened by the nonpayment of bills and by the lack of technical and maintenance staff many of whom have left the country.
		The disintegration of law and order left the economy in tatters by mid-2003, and on 24 July 2003 more than 2000 Australian soldiers entered the Solomon Islands to restore order and to facilitate the restoration of basic services.
	www.socialjusticeinc.com /blog/LDC/solomonislands.html (1127 words)

	Pacific Islands: PINA and Pacific
		An increasing number of women aged between 20 and 35 years are being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Solomon Islands.
		National Referral Hospital Gynaecology Ward medical officer Doctor Isana Zutu told Solomon Star that cervical cancer is among the prevalent forms of cancer seen at the national hospital.
		However, although the official figure is not available for release, Dr Zutu said most of the cervical cancer cases seen were of women in the provinces.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=20459 (715 words)

	The Navigators US International Ministries Group in... Solomon Islands
		Six major volcanic islands (Guadalcanal, Choiseul, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Malaita, San Cristobal) and a number of smaller coral atolls make up the Solomon Islands east of Papua New Guinea, northeast of Australia.
		The British Solomon Islands Protectorate became the self-governing Solomon Islands in 1976, granted independence in 1978.
		Once European explorers discovered the islands in the 16th century, explorers and traders came with increasing frequency.
	www.usimg.org /opps/countries/c.php?c=55 (290 words)

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