81. Solomon Islands - Countrywatch.com solomon islands. CROSSCULTURAL ISSUES AND INFORMATION Crossing CulturalBarriers As the world becomes increasingly connected, people http://aol.countrywatch.com/aol_topic.asp?vCOUNTRY=157&SECTION=APP&TOPIC=CCIAI&T

82. Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel Activities - Solomon Islands - Premier Hotel Accomm at the solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel. The hotel itself has service shops, eveningcocktails, barbeques, with performances by island dancing and cultural groups. http://www.solomonairlines.com.au/accom/Mendana_activities.htm

Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel Pool Guests with leisurely pursuits in mind can enjoy a wide range of activities during their stay at the Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel. The hotel itself has service shops, evening cocktails, barbeques, with performances by island dancing and cultural groups. Guests can enjoy lounging around the swimming pool or making use of associated clubs to participate in games of golf, tennis and squash. Because of its central location and helpful tour desk, the hotel is a perfect base to explore the Solomon Islands. Everything from scenic inland tours to discovering some of the best scuba diving in the world can be arranged from the activities desk. From the hotel, it is possible to arrange flights to the outer islands where you can dive on pristine coral reefs and WWII wrecks, observe the diversity of Melanesian culture, fish and sightsee among the beautiful islands of the South Pacific. Home Timetable Route Maps Contact Us ... Email Solomon Airlines Limited Last updated 20 May, 2004

83. Solomon Islands Aggressor Live-Aboard Dive Charters: Solomon Islands, Pacific, S ever seen. Then topside, take part in the solomon islands’ fascinatingculture. Meet friendly, selfsufficient villagers. Examine http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/6024.html

You are here: Home Australia and Oceania Solomon Is. Trip Listing Service ... Home Categories Active Adventure Affinity Family Hobby ... Sports Destination Africa Asia Australia Caribbean ... Maps Weekend Getaways Backroad CityEscape Unique Stays Castle Hotel Eco Lodge Outdoors Fishing Lodge Guest Ranch Hunting Lodge Resorts Diving Golf Naturist Spa Are you interested? Want to learn more about this tour, order travel brochures, pose questions to the tour operator or book this tour? Click for details. Solomon Islands Aggressor Live-Aboard Dive Charters Live/Dive Pacific, Inc. Click here for info Just a stone’s throw east of Papua New Guinea and 1250 miles northeast of Australia awaits an unspoiled eden of 900 volcanic islands and atolls, home to the South Pacific’s most incredibly diverse diving. The breathtaking Solomon Islands offer the chance for discovery and adventure in one of earth’s last frontiers. And there's no better way to explore its unique wonders than from aboard the luxurious 16-passenger live-aboard dive yacht the Solomon Aggressor. Here’s the opportunity for an unforgettable dive adventure in incomparable style. Each week from July thru December, our luxury yacht sets off on an unforgettable voyage of discovery, wending its way through waters where few day-trippers seldom dive. Over the next six days, you’ll dive up to five times daily throughout the pristine Solomon Islands and its emerald lagoonsmostly from aboard our high-speed skiffwithout wasting valuable time shuttling back and forth to a resort for meals and sleep. Everything you need is right on board. Relax and try to remain calm, as the Solomon Islands’ fascinating underwater treasures unfold in 80° crystalline water with visibility up to 100 feet.

84. Jane Resture's Oceania Page Cook islands Traditions, Postcards from Samoa. Vanuatu Air Traffic Controllers, Solomonislands Postcards 3. Fiji Bure, Cook islands Economics of culture. http://www.janesoceania.com/

Jane Resture's Oceania Page was developed to present and highlight an extended range of material in conjunction with Jane's Oceania Home Page . In doing this, it will allow the visitor to readily access information about the Pacific Islands. As the sun rises over the vast expanse of Oceania, the daily lives of many of the people of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (including the Polynesian nation of Hawai'i ) go on as they have for thousands of years. The fishermen are already at sea; the toddy cutters are already at work and the men and women are working in their gardens. The singing of traditional and contemporary songs can be heard all around from the early morning, until the evenings come alive right through until late at night. It is this love of traditional singing passed from generation to generation that binds many islanders together and forms the basis of much of island cultural heritage and in particular dancing. Both the songs and the dance are unique and their performance tells the stories of life and love in a manner that consumes both the dancers and the audience. The traditional life of the people of Oceania is basically uncomplicated. They are normally happy, highly intelligent, kind, generous and loving people who have inherited a culture that is ancient, complex, diverse, very functional and beautiful. Let us hope that through these Web pages, visitors will be able to enjoy our relaxed and happy lifestyle as well as our rich and complex cultural heritage.

85. Alexa Web Search - Subjects > Regional > ... > Solomon Islands > Society And Cul Info. Japanese Account of the Third Battle of Savo Island Articleabout the Third Battle of Savo from the Japanese perspective. It http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?catid=26407&mode=general

86. Solomon Islands An important feature of solomon islands, as with Papua New Guineaand Vanuatu, is the tremendous range of cultural diversity. This http://www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wViewCountries/95B12726F023D8B0

www.idpproject.org Solomon Islands Section : Causes and Background of Displacement Sub-section : Background Solomon Islands menu List of sources Maps A great cultural diversity Great cultural diversity with 87 languages for 400,000 people, 94 percent Melanesians, 4 percent Polynesians, 2 percent Micronesian, Chinese, Europeans and others. Pidgin developed as a lingua franca and, although English is the official language of education, commerce, the media and government administration. Divisions along linguistic, regional and ethnic lines are real and influence public opinion and decisions about development. Among the main problems facing the country : rapid population growth, increasing urbanisation, unemployment, crime and social disintegration. About 47 per cent of the population are in the age group of -14 while 48 per cent are in the age group of 15-59, and 5 per cent 60 years old and over " An important feature of Solomon Islands, as with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, is the tremendous range of cultural diversity. This is exemplified by the fact that there are 87 distinct languages and numerous dialects shared by a population of about 400,000 people. This population is further divided by ethnicity - about 94 per cent are Melanesians, 4 per cent are Polynesians, with the other 2 per cent Micronesian, Chinese, European and other. Because of the diversity of languages, Pidgin ( Pijin as it is known in the Solomons), developed as a lingua franca and, although English is the official language of education, commerce, the media and government administration, Pidgin. is spoken by the majority of the population of Solomon Islands for everyday communications. Pijin is similar to Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin and Vanuatu Bislama.

87. Jasons South Pacific Travel Channel - South Pacific Accommodation & Travel Infor Currency The local currency is solomon Island dollars (SI$). One A$ is equalto about SI$3. culture The people are 95% Melanesian, with some Polynesian http://www.pi-travel.co.nz/dest_details.cfm?edid=1882&type=FE&country=pi®ioni

88. Jasons South Pacific Travel Channel - South Pacific Accommodation & Travel Infor Temotu Province The solomon s most easterly point, this remote culture Villagers referto traditional ways and beliefs and these may vary from island to island http://www.pi-travel.co.nz/dest_details.cfm?edid=1881&type=FO&country=pi®ioni

89. Scoop Archive: NZ Urged: Stop Shipment Of Solomon Island Dolphins licensing and regulation. Dolphins have long been a cherished partof the solomon islands cultural heritage. Many of the animals http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/archive/scoop/stories/5d/86/200307211416.6038a4aa.h

News Features Subscribe About Us ... Health NZ Urged: Stop Shipment of Solomon Island Dolphins 21 July 2003, 2:16 pm Press Release: World Society for the Protection of Animals Protests grow over expected shipment of Solomon Island dolphins New Zealand and Australia are being urged to intervene to prevent wild-caught dolphins from being exported from the Solomon Islands. It is estimated that up to 200 dolphins have been taken from the wild by local fishermen in response to a bounty of $400 per dolphin. To date, this is the largest capture of wild dolphins ever recorded. It is feared that the aircraft that will transport these dolphins has already landed in the Solomon Islands, and that shipment will commence shortly. With New Zealand and Australia on the verge of dispatching interventionist forces to the Solomon Islands, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is urging both governments to use their influence to ensure that immediate action is taken to return all the dolphins back to the wild, subject to any necessary health checks. According to local media reports, fisherman have been taking the dolphins from the water and holding them in small sea cages on the island of Gela, off the capital, Honiara. Once caught, dolphins may travel for hours by open boat before reaching these cages; journeys that are excruciating for these marine mammals, as their internal organs are susceptible to being damaged by their body weight once out of the water. A crocodile has already killed one captured dolphin and there have been reports of further deaths. WSPA fears that the death toll could rise significantly as stress-induced illness, improper care and malnutrition take their toll.

90. Scoop Archive: Solomon Islands Dolphin Trade Confirmed As Illegal not given their approval. Dolphins have long been a cherished partof the solomon islands cultural heritage. In certain areas, it http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/archive/scoop/stories/09/f9/200307231431.7ad9f333.h

News Features Subscribe About Us ... Health Solomon Islands Dolphin Trade Confirmed As Illegal 23 July 2003, 2:31 pm Press Release: World Society For The Protection Of Animals News Release For immediate release: Tuesday 22nd July 2003 Solomon Islands Dolphin Trade Confirmed As Illegal New evidence that the Guadalcanal Provincial government did not give approval for the export trade in wild dolphins confirms that the capture and subsequent import of the Solomon Islands dolphins to Mexico was illegal. Documents obtained by the World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA) also show that the government had grave concerns about the practice and called for a stop to export licences as far back as March this year. WSPA has forwarded the documents to the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as well as to other government departments in the Pacific region. "Twenty-eight dolphins arrived in Mexico overnight and there are up to another 170 still in sea cages in the Solomon Islands ," says WSPA Australia/New Zealand Regional Director Georgia Stephenson. "At least four dolphins have died as a direct result of being incarcerated in the makeshift sea cages and eyewitness accounts have confirmed that the dolphins still in captivity in the Solomons are not being fed enough or being given proper care." Any foreign venture in the Solomons must have approval from both the central and provincial government to carry out its business. This material verifies that a Provincial Business Licence from Guadalcanal Province - which makes up the main island, including Honiara, from where the majority of the dolphins have been caught -

91. Solomon Islands--Forest Crisis Documented By Australian Radio There is high opposition to having Asians in the camps because they know nothingabout solomon Island culture and customs of the place that they usually cause http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/029.html

History of Melanesia Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 02:07:44 GMT Subject: The Plundering of the South Pacific ** headlines: 113.0 **/ ** Topic: Read Transcript Concerning South Pacific Resource Plunder ** ** Written 6:23 AM Jan 29, 1996 by econet in cdp:headlines ** /Written 11:01AMJan 27,1996 by grbarry@students.wisc.edu in rainfor.genera/ WORLDWIDE FOREST/BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGN NEWS Solomon IslandsForest Crisis Documented by Australian Radio Solomon IslandsForest Crisis Documented by Australian Radio From Worldwide Forest/Biodiversity Campaign News. January 27, 1996 Following is an unofficial transcription of a Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio program concerning the resource plunder occurring in the South Pacific in general, and the Solomon Islands in particular. Forestry issues have been having a much higher profile in the region, with the Australian Government recently cutting off forest aid to the Solomon Islands on the basis of harvest rates twice the sustainable level, on a very small resource base. The following item was transcribed by an Australian journalist from the ABC radio program, and I am sending it on exactly as received. It is a SENSATIONAL article, and one you should take the time to read. For additional information on local and international efforts to conserve the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island rainforests check out the following URL's with your World Wide Web browser:

92. The South Pacific Tourism Organisation The South Pacific Conference provided a unique opportunity to meet and catchup with key tourism industry players from the South Pacific islands. http://www.tcsp.com/

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