Travel warnings

SOLOMON ISLANDS

March 17th, 2003

This Public Announcement is being issued to update information on safety and security in the Solomon Islands in light of continuing threats against members of the government and occurrences of lawless behavior in the capital region of Honiara and in Malaita Province. This replaces the December 20, 2002, Public Announcement and expires September 14, 2003.

The arrival of a new Police Commissioner in late January 2003 has brought some improvements in the security situation in Honiara. However, the status of the three-year old political, economic, and security crisis in the Solomon Islands remains largely unchanged. In February 2003, a member of the National Peace Council and former Police Commissioner was assassinated in Auki, Malaita Province.

The majority of lawless incidents are caused by police and militia bands seeking monetary compensation for their participation in police operations. Because the government has occasionally met these demands, we expect the incidents to continue.

Americans planning to visit the Solomon Islands should contact the U.S. Consular Agent in Honiara or the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, for updates on the security situation.

All Americans in the Solomon Islands should register with the U.S. Consular agent in Honiara, as there is no U.S. Embassy in the Solomon Islands. However, American citizens in the Solomon Islands with emergencies or needing updated security information may contact the U.S. Consular Agent, c/o BJS Agencies on Mendana Avenue in Honiara, telephone (677) 27429, fax (677) 23426. Alternatively, contact the U. S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, telephone (675) 321-1455, fax (675) 321-1593, e-mail consularportmoresby@state.gov.

Bureau of Consular Affairs of the United States of America

 

SOLOMON ISLANDS

February 24th, 2003

Canadians should defer tourist travel to the Solomon Islands. Ethnic unrest, acts of lawlessness, and armed criminal activity continue, mainly throughout Guadalcanal and Malaita. Occasional shootings have occurred in the town of Gizo, in Western Province. Although a peace agreement between rival militia groups was signed in October 2000, the security situation has not improved, and the possibility of further unrest continues. Canadians in the Solomon Islands should exercise caution, monitor local developments, avoid large crowds and demonstrations, and register and maintain close contact with the Australian High Commission in Honiara. Contact the Australian High Commission for updated security information prior to any travel to rural areas of Guadalcanal or other provinces.
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

 

SOLOMON ISLANDS

 January 30th, 2003

We advise against all holiday and other non-essential travel to rural Guadalcanal and the island of Malaita where violent incidents occur. Tourists and expatriates are not believed to be specific targets, but there is potential for civil unrest and you should exercise a high level of personal security and vigilance. There are no reports of any trouble in the rest of the Solomon Islands, where the bulk of the main tourist destinations are situated. The risk from terrorism is low.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office London

 

SOLOMON ISLANDS

January 10th, 2003

Das Auswärtige Amt rät von nicht unbedingt notwendigen Reisen auf die Salomonen ab.

Bei unvermeidbaren Reisen kann der deutsche Honorarkonsul in Honiara um eine aktuelle Einschätzung der Sicherheitsrisiken gebeten werden. In einer Notlage kann auch die britische High Commission in Honiara, die im Rahmen der Zusammenarbeit zwischen den EU-Staaten Hilfe gewähren kann, kontaktiert werden.

Das Land befindet sich in einer anhaltenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Krise. Zwischen und innerhalb von ethnischen Gruppen kommt es immer wieder zu gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen. Die allgemeine Lage ist zudem durch zerrüttete Staatsfinanzen, Streitigkeiten über Entschädigungszahlungen sowie weit verbreitete Korruption gekennzeichnet. Die Gefahr krimineller Überfälle durch bewaffnete Banden, vor der auch Ausländer nicht verschont sind, ist insbesondere im ländlichen Gebiet der Insel Guadalcanal, aber auch in der Hauptstadt Honiara und auf der Insel Malaita gegenwärtig. Die von internen Problemen betroffene Polizei ist nicht in der Lage, Schutz zu gewähren.

Deutsches Auswärtiges Amt

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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