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The heavens opened up and flooded parts of Honiara and Guadalcanal.

Dark Clouds Looms Over the Games

It is the monsoon season, with the weather bureau predicting unstable weather – perhaps into and during the Pacific Games. Some say it is not the government's fault since the Pacific Games Council determined the dates for the games. But, if the weekend's wild weather is anything to go by, authorities need to step up.
Albanese said it was important for "Pacific family" to look after the "security interests of the region".

Pacific Games Security Boosted With Arrival of 100 Australian Police Officers

The Australian Federal Police said it had sent 100 officers to the Solomon Islands to boost security for the Pacific Games which starts next week.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele presenting a gift to the Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E Dr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti.

Foreign Minister Meets OACPS General Secretary

Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele held a bilateral meeting with the visiting Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E Dr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, in Honiara this week.
The ACP- EU joint parliamentary assembly hosted in Honiara will be the first time Solomon Islands has hosted such an event.

Sogavare Opens 19th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP today officially opened the 19th African Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP- EU) joint parliamentary assembly at the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.
The vast Pacific Ocean is the Pacific Islands' greatest asset, prompting Pacific Leaders to push for the Blue Pacific, a blueprint on how best the region can manage shared challenges and problems.

The Pacific Islands at a Crossroad?

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has made clear that he is more comfortable dealing with countries that share similar values, values that are built on democratic systems - free speech, free and fair elections, and respect for human rights, to name a few.

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