Solomon Islands

America sending high ranked diplomats to Solomon Islands; research shows Palau reef heavily polluted with plastics; Tonga shuts prison ward after suspected second suicide; and New Zealand Navy…

250 people a day in Samoa seeking help for flu, some voting early in Cook Islands election, and no new community Covid cases in Nauru in latest figures

Media coverage of Pacific Islands is slanted, researchers say; most venues ready for 2023 Pacific Games; NZ told to pause on deep-sea mining; and more.

It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress.

More people will begin using sign language every day if efforts from a new project in Solomon Islands come to fruition. Audio