The Solomon Islands has granted a multi-million-dollar contract to Chinese state-owned China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for the upgrade of an international port in Honiara. The project, funded by the Asian Development Bank, will also include the enhancement of two domestic wharves in the provinces. The Solomon Islands’ decision…

According to reports, a vocal critic of China and the leader of the Solomon Islands’ most populous province was removed from office following a no-confidence vote by the provincial legislature on Tuesday. The premier of the South Pacific nation’s Malaita province, Daniel Suidani, has long been a critic of the…

A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Friday at a depth of 15 kilometers, according to the EMSC. This is the second major earthquake to strike the islands in the same week; the first was a 7.0 on Tuesday.