SOLOMONS PM IN HIDING

[Nottingham]

SOLOMONS PM IN HIDING

The prime minister of the Solomon Islands has gone into hiding pending the arrival of an Australian-led peace-keeping force.

Allan Kemakeza's location will remain secret until the peacekeepers begin deploying in 24 hours' time in an attempt to restore order in the near-bankrupt South Pacific nation.


"There are fears there may be a last attempt" by former ethnic militia members to derail the intervention force, one government official was quoted as saying.

The Australian Broadcasting Corp reported that Kemakeza had left on a patrol boat amid fears of a kidnap attempt.
Solomon's media said a rebel group might have been planning to assassinate him.

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http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12382124,00.html

All I can say is Australia is turning into the PeaceKeeper of that part of the World. .....folowing in US footsteps :bounce:

[kskiska]

1. Weren't The Solomons on that long list

of the "Coalition of the Willing?" Are their troops in Iraq? What now that the PM is out of commission?

[inthecorneroverhere]

2. problem?

What is the problem in the Solomons? I heard something about this 2 weeks or so ago, but wasn't listening all that closely. Why are the gov't and services falling apart?

Am aware the Solomons are a developing country, but they're quite a small one, and I thought that it had been relatively successful as far as developing countries go, for 20 or more years.

What happened? Corruption? Internecine conflict? Political rivalry? Debt burden? Other?