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Australia had granted 3,000 visas to Solomon Island citizens under a labor scheme that allows Pacific islanders to work in rural areas

In a bid to ramp up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, Washington is set to host leaders from the region later this year, a senior US government official has said.

China’s police presence under a new security pact would boost the capabilities of the Solomon Islands, but they would not use techniques seen in Hong Kong, the Pacific island’s top diplomat to Australia said in a radio interview yesterday. Already on guard about the pact because of concerns it gives China’s military a strategic foothold in the Pacific, Western allies are also worried that Chinese police sent there might use the same “ruthless” techniques previously used to quell protests against the government in Hong Kong. The Solomon Islands is “beefing up their capability” aft...

Austal's 10th Guardian Class Patrol Boat goes to Solomon Islands According to the company, delivery of the second Guardian-class Patrol Boat to the Solomon Islands signifies the halfway mark in the delivery of the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project. The crew of the RSIPV Taro on board the vessel following the handover certificate signing. Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) (OTCMKTS:AUTLF) has delivered its tenth Austral Australia Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, the RSIPV Taro, was then gifted by the Australian Government to the Sol...

Australia hands over second Guardian-class patrol boat to Solomon Islands 10 May 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez Australia has handed over the second and final Guardian-class patrol boat built for the government of the Solomon Islands. The vessel, which has been named RSIPV Taro (pennant number 06), was formally accepted by the High Commissioner for Solomon Islands, Robert Sisilo, in a ceremony held on 7 May at the facilities of shipbuilder Austal in Henderson, Western Australia. The move follows the handover of the first boat, RSIPV Gizo (05), in November 2019. Taro is the 10th of the 21 boats ...