The Solomon Islands had to delay entry of a US Coast Guard ship earlier this month due to the late submission of information needed to approve access to the country, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said on Tuesday, according to the Government Communication Unit (GCU)

Having borne the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the world appeared to be entering the second year of the crisis well-armed with vaccines of all sorts, yet new and more contagious variants of the virus emerged one after another, and international tensions got in the way of mutual vaccine recognition and the global fight against the disease

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have received riot control equipment from China as part of the assistance provided by Beijing to enhance the ability of local law enforcement officers to confront future threats, the government said on Thursday